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Socio-cultural, environmental and behavioural determinants of obesity in black South African women
ABSTRACT: South Africa (SA) is undergoing a rapid epidemiological transition and has the highest prevalence of obesity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with black women being the most affected (obesity prevalence 31.8%). Although genetic factors are important, socio-cultural, environmental and behaviour...
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2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3896104/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24051701 http://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2013-069 |
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author | Micklesfield, Lisa K Lambert, Estelle V Hume, David John Chantler, Sarah Pienaar, Paula R Dickie, Kasha Goedecke, Julia H Puoane, Thandi |
author_facet | Micklesfield, Lisa K Lambert, Estelle V Hume, David John Chantler, Sarah Pienaar, Paula R Dickie, Kasha Goedecke, Julia H Puoane, Thandi |
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description | ABSTRACT: South Africa (SA) is undergoing a rapid epidemiological transition and has the highest prevalence of obesity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with black women being the most affected (obesity prevalence 31.8%). Although genetic factors are important, socio-cultural, environmental and behavioural factors, as well as the influence of socio-economic status, more likely explain the high prevalence of obesity in black SA women. This review examines these determinants in black SA women, and compares them to their white counterparts, black SA men, and where appropriate, to women from SSA. Specifically this review focuses on environmental factors influencing obesity, the influence of urbanisation, as well as the interaction with socio-cultural and socio-economic factors. In addition, the role of maternal and early life factors and cultural aspects relating to body image are discussed. This information can be used to guide public health interventions aimed at reducing obesity in black SA women. |
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spelling | pubmed-38961042014-01-31 Socio-cultural, environmental and behavioural determinants of obesity in black South African women Micklesfield, Lisa K Lambert, Estelle V Hume, David John Chantler, Sarah Pienaar, Paula R Dickie, Kasha Goedecke, Julia H Puoane, Thandi Cardiovasc J Afr Review Articles ABSTRACT: South Africa (SA) is undergoing a rapid epidemiological transition and has the highest prevalence of obesity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with black women being the most affected (obesity prevalence 31.8%). Although genetic factors are important, socio-cultural, environmental and behavioural factors, as well as the influence of socio-economic status, more likely explain the high prevalence of obesity in black SA women. This review examines these determinants in black SA women, and compares them to their white counterparts, black SA men, and where appropriate, to women from SSA. Specifically this review focuses on environmental factors influencing obesity, the influence of urbanisation, as well as the interaction with socio-cultural and socio-economic factors. In addition, the role of maternal and early life factors and cultural aspects relating to body image are discussed. This information can be used to guide public health interventions aimed at reducing obesity in black SA women. Clinics Cardive Publishing 2013-11 /pmc/articles/PMC3896104/ /pubmed/24051701 http://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2013-069 Text en Copyright © 2010 Clinics Cardive Publishing http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Articles Micklesfield, Lisa K Lambert, Estelle V Hume, David John Chantler, Sarah Pienaar, Paula R Dickie, Kasha Goedecke, Julia H Puoane, Thandi Socio-cultural, environmental and behavioural determinants of obesity in black South African women |
title | Socio-cultural, environmental and behavioural determinants of obesity in black South African women |
title_full | Socio-cultural, environmental and behavioural determinants of obesity in black South African women |
title_fullStr | Socio-cultural, environmental and behavioural determinants of obesity in black South African women |
title_full_unstemmed | Socio-cultural, environmental and behavioural determinants of obesity in black South African women |
title_short | Socio-cultural, environmental and behavioural determinants of obesity in black South African women |
title_sort | socio-cultural, environmental and behavioural determinants of obesity in black south african women |
topic | Review Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3896104/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24051701 http://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2013-069 |
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