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To review data on the prevalence, causes, and health consequences of obesity in South Africa and outline multi-level strategies for prevention and clinical management.

August 1, 2005Public Health NutritionOpen Access

Obesity in South Africa: challenges for government and health professionals

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HKHerculina S. KrugerMedical Council of Canada TPThandi PuoaneUniversity of the Western Cape MSMarjanne SenekalUniversity of Cape Town

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Literature review reveals rising obesity driven by dietary shifts and metabolic risks in South Africans, highlighting the urgent need for multi-sectoral public health interventions.

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To review data on the prevalence, causes, and health consequences of obesity in South Africa and outline multi-level strategies for prevention and clinical management.
Reviewed published literature on nutritional transitions, physical activity patterns, urbanization, and globalization in South Africa.
Evaluated cultural perceptions of body size and synthesized evidence on physiological mechanisms linked to obesity-related comorbidities.
Shifts toward higher dietary fat intake and reduced physical activity are driving increased obesity prevalence, compounded by cultural beliefs associating thinness with illness.
Insulin resistance fueled by glucose and lipid toxicity accelerates comorbid disease development, with elevated free fatty acids increasing vulnerability to type 2 diabetes.

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Kruger et al. (2005) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1749b65c24d7ef898d7fc4 https://doi.org/10.1079/phn2005785

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Literature review reveals rising obesity driven by dietary shifts and metabolic risks in South Africans, highlighting the urgent need for multi-sectoral public health interventions.

Obesity in South Africa: challenges for government and health professionals

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Obesity in South Africa: challenges for government and health professionals

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