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dc.contributor.advisor | Rusford, Emmanuel | - |
dc.contributor.author | Somers, Avril | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-07T13:49:25Z | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-09-15T09:28:00Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2016-06-07T13:49:25Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2016-09-15T09:28:00Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2004 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2242 | - |
dc.description | Thesis (MTech (Biomedical Technology))--Peninsula Technikon, 2004. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The prevalence of obesity amongst both the adult and paediatric population has assumed almost epidemic proportions in many developed and developing countries. A recent study by the Medical Research Council found that a disturbing 20% of all South African children could be categorized as being obese. Limited data is currently available on the prevalence of obesity in South African children, particularly from the previously disadvantaged population. Given the global epidemic of paediatric obesity, hypertension and type-2-diabetes and the limited available data relating to obese South African children, further studies to enhance the understanding of the risk factors associated with the epidemic are imperative. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Peninsula Technikon | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/za/ | en |
dc.subject | Obesity in children -- South Africa -- Western Cape | en_US |
dc.subject | Obesity in adolescence -- South Africa -- Western Cape | en_US |
dc.subject | Children -- Nutrition -- South Africa -- Western Cape | en_US |
dc.subject | Children -- Health and hygiene -- South Africa -- Western Cape | en_US |
dc.title | The prevalence of obesity amongst learners attending the schools in Belhar, Delft and Mfuleni in Cape Town, South Africa | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
Appears in Collections: | Biomedical Technology - Masters Degrees |
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