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South Africa (SA) is undergoing a rapid epidemiological transition and has the highest
prevalence of obesity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with black women being the most …

Background Accurate assessment of energy expenditure (EE) is important for the study of
energy balance and metabolic disorders. Combined heart rate (HR) and acceleration (ACC) …

Background Physical activity (PA) plays a role in the prevention of a range of diseases
including obesity and cardiometabolic disorders. Large population-based descriptive …

This scoping review identified observational studies of adults that utilized accelerometry to
assess physical activity and sedentary behavior. Key elements on accelerometry data …

Background Physical inactivity is a growing public health problem, and the fourth leading
risk factor for global mortality. Conversely, indigenous populations living traditional lifestyles …

Background Gut microbiota from individuals in rural, non-industrialized societies differ from
those in individuals from industrialized societies. Here, we use 16S rRNA sequencing to …

Objectives To determine the effects of lipid based nutritional supplements with either whey
or soy protein in patients with HIV during the first three months of antiretroviral treatment …

Objectives Abdominal fat has been identified as a risk marker of cardiometabolic disease
independent of overall adiposity. However, it is not clear whether there are ethnic disparities …

Background Ethnic variation in abdominal fat distribution may explain differences in
cardiometabolic risk between populations. However, the ability of anthropometric measures …