Cross-country comparison of dietary patterns and overweight and obesity among adult women in urban Sub-Saharan Africa.

Lilia BliznashkaGoodarz DanaeiGünther FinkValerie L FlaxChrissie ThakwalakwaGodfather D Kimaro

Published in: Public health nutrition (2020)

Higher quintiles of the protein DP were associated with higher BMI and odds of overweight or obesity among women in urban Ghana, but not in Malawi or Tanzania. Further research is needed to understand how DP influence overweight and obesity among adult women in urban SSA.

Keyphrases

polycystic ovary syndrome
pregnancy outcomes
weight gain
weight loss
insulin resistance
cervical cancer screening
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
breast cancer risk
pregnant women
small molecule
high fat diet induced