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The Sackler Institute for nutrition science report: adolescent girl-adult women comparison study: the nutritional status and metabolic disease risk profile of South African women (15+ years)

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The prevalence of malnutrition (under- and overweight, and nutrient deficiencies) in SA has consistently been reported to have risen, albeit variably, across regions and populations. Ethnicity differentiates malnutrition in the country, with adult women and girls, the poorer and those living in disadvantaged communities being the most vulnerable groups. Malnutrition is a serious risk factor for ill health and contributes substantially to the burden of disease, metabolic disease risk, in particular. As such, early identification of those individuals at risk for the development of malnutrition in relatively diverse geographic/cultural populations through suitable determinants is essential.

Source: Figshare

DOI: 10.14749/29371250

Author: Human Sciences Research Council

Language: English

Topic: Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Zero hunger, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funder: Human Sciences Research Council

OpenAlex ID: W6942378670

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