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Perceptions of body size, obesity threat and the willingness to lose weight among black South African adults: a qualitative study

BACKGROUND: The obesity epidemic is associated with rising rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among adults, particularly in countries undergoing rapid urbanisation and nutrition transition. This study explored the perceptions of body size, obesity risk awareness, and the willingness to lose weigh...

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Autores principales:	Okop, Kufre Joseph, Mukumbang, Ferdinand C., Mathole, Thubelihle, Levitt, Naomi, Puoane, Thandi
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2016
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4850665/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27129700 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3028-7

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