ArticleGlobal health action2017
Maternal and early life nutrition and physical activity: setting the research and intervention agenda for addressing the double burden of malnutrition in South African children.
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- Evaluation of a Text Messaging Intervention to Promote Preconception Micronutrient Supplement Use: Feasibility Study Nested in the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative Study in South Africa.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Double-duty solutions for optimising maternal and child nutrition in urban South Africa: a qualitative study.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- The roles of men and women in maternal and child nutrition in urban South Africa: A qualitative secondary analysis.Maternal & child nutrition · 2021Article
- Food insecurity, diet quality and body composition: data from the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) pilot survey in urban Soweto, South Africa.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- Cross-sectional associations of physical activity and gross motor proficiency with adiposity in South African children of pre-school age.Public health nutrition · 2019Article
- Describing objectively measured physical activity levels, patterns, and correlates in a cross sectional sample of infants and toddlers from South Africa.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2017Article
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Abstract
Early life is important for later health outcomes, yet there are few studies which adequately address all of the potential early life insults that may affect later life health and growth trajectories. This is particularly evident in low- to middle-income countries such as South Africa, where women of childbearing age are particularly vulnerable to high levels of physical inactivity, malnutrition, and obesity. Pregnancy may therefore be an opportune time to change behaviours and improve maternal and offspring health outcomes, and decrease the inter-generational transfer of risk. We show clear evidence that physical activity and nutrition are important target areas for intervention during pregnancy and in the early years of life, yet that current literature in Africa, and specifically South Africa, is limited. We have outlined the available literature concerning the impact of maternal and early life nutrition and physical activity on the health status of South African children, and have provided some recommendations for future research and policy.
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