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1. Tryptophan depletion in context of the inflammatory and general nutritional status of a low-income South African HIV-infected population
Priyesh Bipath, Peter F. Levay, Margaretha Viljoen
Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition  vol: 35  issue: 1  year: 2016  
doi: 10.1186/s41043-016-0042-4

2. Prevalence of adolescent obesity at a high school in the City of Tshwane
Nomusa A. Ngwenya, Tendani S. Ramukumba
Curationis  vol: 40  issue: 1  year: 2017  
doi: 10.4102/curationis.v40i1.1662

3. Cardiorespiratory fitness levels and body composition of adolescent learners from low and middle socioeconomic backgrounds in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa
Patrick M. Zimu, Hendrik J. Van Heerden, Jeanne M. Grace
African Journal for Physical Activity and Health Sciences (AJPHES)  vol: 29  issue: 4  first page: 446  year: 2023  
doi: 10.37597/ajphes.2023.29.4.9

4. Blood pressure profile of primary school children in Eastern Cape province, South Africa: prevalence and risk factors
Howard Gomwe, Eunice Seekoe, Philemon Lyoka, Chioneso Show Marange
BMC Pediatrics  vol: 22  issue: 1  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1186/s12887-022-03221-5

5. The Influence of a 9-Week Movement Program on the Body Composition of 7- to 8-Year-Old Schoolchildren in the Eastern Cape of South Africa
Mere Idamokoro, Anita E. Pienaar, Barry Gerber, Maria M. van Gent
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health  vol: 20  issue: 3  first page: 1762  year: 2023  
doi: 10.3390/ijerph20031762

6. Prevalence of overweight and obesity among primary school children in a developing country: NW-CHILD longitudinal data of 6–9-yr-old children in South Africa
Anita E Pienaar
BMC Obesity  vol: 2  issue: 1  year: 2015  
doi: 10.1186/s40608-014-0030-4

7. Childhood adiposity trajectories are associated with late adolescent blood pressure: birth to twenty cohort
Richard J. Munthali, Juliana Kagura, Zané Lombard, Shane A. Norris
BMC Public Health  vol: 16  issue: 1  year: 2016  
doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3337-x

8. Early Life Growth Predictors of Childhood Adiposity Trajectories and Future Risk for Obesity: Birth to Twenty Cohort
Richard J. Munthali, Juliana Kagura, Zané Lombard, Shane A. Norris
Childhood Obesity  vol: 13  issue: 5  first page: 384  year: 2017  
doi: 10.1089/chi.2016.0310

9. Randomized Trial to Improve Body Composition and Micronutrient Status Among South African Children
Kurt Z. Long, Johanna Beckmann, Christin Lang, Harald Seelig, Siphesihle Nqweniso, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Uwe Pühse, Peter Steinmann, Rosa du Randt, Cheryl Walter, Jürg Utzinger, Markus Gerber
American Journal of Preventive Medicine  vol: 66  issue: 6  first page: 1078  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2024.01.017

10. Body Image Perception and Nutritional Status Among Schoolchildren in Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Study
Sarah Twum, Justina S. Owusu, Agartha N. Ohemeng, Hannah Wesley
Advances in Public Health  vol: 2026  issue: 1  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1155/adph/9010989

11. Development of an Index for Drop-Foot Severity of DPN Patients
Albert K. Chong, Suhad K. R. Al-Magsoosi
Journal of Biosciences and Medicines  vol: 07  issue: 05  first page: 61  year: 2019  
doi: 10.4236/jbm.2019.75009

12. High prevalence of overall overweight/obesity and abdominal obesity amongst adolescents: An emerging nutritional problem in rural high schools in Limpopo Province, South Africa
Sego Debeila, Perpetua Modjadji, Sphiwe Madiba
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine  vol: 13  issue: 1  year: 2021  
doi: 10.4102/phcfm.v13i1.2596

13. Association between mental well-being, body composition, and physical activity among adolescents in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Zizipho Siduli, Maya Maria van Gent, Rudolph Leon van Niekerk
Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health  first page: 1  year: 2026  
doi: 10.2989/17280583.2026.2730332

14. Stories of Challenge in South Africa: changes in the enabling environment for nutrition among young children (1994–2021)
Scott Drimie, Mara van den Bold, Lisanne du Plessis, Laura Casu
Food Security  vol: 15  issue: 6  first page: 1629  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1007/s12571-023-01396-y

15. The mediating effect of physical fitness on long term influences of overweight in primary school girls' academic performance
Xonné Haywood, Anita E. Pienaar
The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness  vol: 61  issue: 1  year: 2020  
doi: 10.23736/S0022-4707.20.10192-0

16.

Contribution of Home and School Environment in Children’s Food Choice and Overweight/Obesity Prevalence in African Context: Evidence for Creating Enabling Healthful Food Environment

Renatha Pacific, Haikael Martin, Kissa Kulwa, Pammla Petrucka
Pediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics  vol: Volume 11  first page: 283  year: 2020  
doi: 10.2147/PHMT.S257549

17. Rapidly increasing body mass index among children, adolescents and young adults in a transitioning population, South Africa, 2008–15
B Sartorius, K Sartorius, M Taylor, J Aagaard-Hansen, N Dukhi, C Day, N Ndlovu, R Slotow, K Hofman
International Journal of Epidemiology  vol: 47  issue: 3  first page: 942  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1093/ije/dyx263

18. Relationship between High Blood Pressure and Microalbuminuria in Children Aged 6–9 Years in a South African Population
Edna Ngoakoana Matjuda, Constance R. Sewani-Rusike, Samuel Nkeh Chungag Anye, Godwill Azeh Engwa, Benedicta Ngwechi Nkeh-Chungag
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19. Prevalence of Hypertension and Pre-hypertension in 13-17 Year Old Adolescents Living in Mthatha - South Africa: a Cross-Sectional Study
Benedicta N. Nkeh-Chungag, Anna M. Sekokotla, Constance Sewani-Rusike, Ambrose Namugowa, Jehu E. Iputo
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20. Young adults’ consideration of their food choices a propos consequences for their future health
Hennie Fisher, Alet C. Erasmus, Annemarie T. Viljoen
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doi: 10.1111/ijcs.12273

21.

Insulin Resistance is Associated with Gut Permeability Without the Direct Influence of Obesity in Young Adults

Lusikelelwe Mkumbuzi, Mvuyisi MO Mfengu, Godwill A Engwa, Constance R Sewani-Rusike
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doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S256864

22. Association between physical fitness and anthropometric, cardiovascular and socioeconomic risk factors in primary schoolchildren in KwaZulu‑Natal Province, South Africa
O M Olagbegi, S B Khosa, T Nadasan, P Govender
South African Journal of Child Health  first page: 225  year: 2022  
doi: 10.7196/SAJCH.2022.v16i4.1896

23. Food consumption, lifestyle patterns, and body mass index of a group of white South African students
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24. Nyakaza-Move-for-Health: A Culturally Tailored Physical Activity Intervention for Adolescents in South Africa Using the Intervention Mapping Protocol
Patrick M. Zimu, Hendrik J. Van Heerden, Jeanne M. Grace
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doi: 10.1177/21501319241278849

25. Infant feeding practices in a South African birth cohort—A longitudinal study
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doi: 10.1111/mcn.12371

26. (Un)sweetened deal? Young people’s views on the South African Health Promotion Levy and food in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
Hannah Graff, Namhla Sicwebu, Janet Seeley, Benjamin Hawkins, Alison Swartz, Julia Robinson
PLOS Global Public Health  vol: 6  issue: 1  first page: e0005901  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0005901

27. Revisiting the importance of childhood activity
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doi: 10.1080/20786204.2013.10874345

28. Prevalence of overweight and obesity among selected schoolchildren and adolescents in Cofimvaba, South Africa
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South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition  vol: 34  issue: 3  first page: 97  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1080/16070658.2020.1733305

29. Spatial-temporal trends and risk factors for undernutrition and obesity among children (<5 years) in South Africa, 2008–2017: findings from a nationally representative longitudinal panel survey
Benn Sartorius, Kurt Sartorius, Rosemary Green, Elizabeth Lutge, Pauline Scheelbeek, Frank Tanser, Alan D Dangour, Rob Slotow
BMJ Open  vol: 10  issue: 4  first page: e034476  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034476

30. Analysing the contribution of trees and green spaces to household nutrition security in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2024.1451656

31. Validation of mid-arm circumference for surveillance of obesity in African adolescent girls and adult women
Hilde L. Nashandi, Makama A. Monyeki, John J. Reilly
British Journal of Nutrition  vol: 130  issue: 8  first page: 1437  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1017/S0007114523000387

32. Foot Loading Pattern Variations between Normal Weight, Overweight, and Obese Adults Aged 24 to 50 Years
Suhad K. R. Al-Magsoosi, Albert K. Chong
Journal of Biosciences and Medicines  vol: 07  issue: 05  first page: 34  year: 2019  
doi: 10.4236/jbm.2019.75007

33. Adolescent obesity: An emerging public health crisis in an urban city in South-South Nigeria
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doi: 10.4081/acbr.2021.148

34. Association of Hypertension and Obesity with Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Diseases in Children Aged 6–9 Years Old in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
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35. Determinantes del desarrollo integral infantil en Colombia (2010-2016)
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doi: 10.25100/sye.v0i50.12534

36. Evidence of nutrition transition in Southern Africa
Maria S. Nnyepi, Namo Gwisai, Malebogo Lekgoa, Tumelo Seru
Proceedings of the Nutrition Society  vol: 74  issue: 4  first page: 478  year: 2015  
doi: 10.1017/S0029665115000051

37. Nutritional Challenges Among Children Under Five in Limpopo Province, South Africa: Complementary Feeding Practices and Dietary Diversity Deficits
Tshilidzi Mafhungo, Lindiwe Priscilla Cele, Mmampedi Mathibe, Perpetua Modjadji
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doi: 10.3390/nu17111919

38. Physical activity of children from a small rural town, South Africa
E Minnaar, CC Grant, L Fletcher
South African Family Practice  vol: 58  issue: 2  first page: 68  year: 2016  
doi: 10.1080/20786190.2015.1120935

39. A qualitative analysis of community health worker perspectives on the implementation of the preconception and pregnancy phases of the Bukhali randomised controlled trial
Larske M. Soepnel, Shane A. Norris, Khuthala Mabetha, Molebogeng Motlhatlhedi, Nokuthula Nkosi, Stephen Lye, Catherine E. Draper, Hannah Hogan Leslie
PLOS Global Public Health  vol: 4  issue: 3  first page: e0002578  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002578

40. Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents with obesity: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Annalie Wentzel, Sihle E. Mabhida, Musawenkosi Ndlovu, Haskly Mokoena, Bevan Esterhuizen, Machoene D. Sekgala, Phiwayinkosi V. Dludla, André P. Kengne, Zandile J. Mchiza
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41. Differential prevalence and associations of overweight and obesity by gender and population group among school learners in South Africa: a cross-sectional study
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