Carbohydrate-dense snacks are a key feature of the nutrition transition among Ghanaian adults: findings from the RODAM study

Background: African populations in sub-Saharan Africa and African migrants in Europe are facing a rapid upsurge in obesity. This trend has been related to urbanization, migration and associated shifts in lifestyle, including dietary habits. Whether changes in eating patterns contribute to the rising...

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Hauptverfasser: Assmus, Frauke (VerfasserIn) , Galbete, Cecilia (VerfasserIn) , Knueppel, Sven (VerfasserIn) , Schulze, Matthias B. (VerfasserIn) , Beune, Erik (VerfasserIn) , Meeks, Karlijn (VerfasserIn) , Nicolaou, Mary (VerfasserIn) , Amoah, Stephen (VerfasserIn) , Agyemang, Charles (VerfasserIn) , Klipstein-Grobusch, Kerstin (VerfasserIn) , Bahendeka, Silver (VerfasserIn) , Spranger, Joachim (VerfasserIn) , Mockenhaupt, Frank P. (VerfasserIn) , Smeeth, Liam (VerfasserIn) , Stronks, Karien (VerfasserIn) , Danquah, Ina (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 6 May 2021
In: Food & nutrition research
Year: 2021, Jahrgang: 65, Pages: 1-12
ISSN:1654-661X
DOI:10.29219/fnr.v65.5435
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.29219/fnr.v65.5435
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Verfasserangaben:Frauke Assmus, Cecilia Galbete, Sven Knueppel, Matthias B. Schulze, Erik Beune, Karlijn Meeks, Mary Nicolaou, Stephen Amoah, Charles Agyemang, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Silver Bahendeka, Joachim Spranger, Frank P. Mockenhaupt, Liam Smeeth, Karien Stronks and Ina Danquah

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