Adolescents’ Knowledge of Diet-Related Chronic Diseases and Dietary Practices in Ghana
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Adolescents’ Knowledge of Diet-Related Chronic Diseases and Dietary Practices in Ghana
Diet-related chronic diseases constitute public health and developmental challenges in Ghana. The Ghana Health Service in 2007 reported a national prevalence of diabetes of 11.6%, 27.8% for hypertension and 25% of women were reported to be overweight. Adolescents usually adopt lifestyles that negatively affect their nutritional and health status and increase their risk for development of diet-r...
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عنوان ژورنال: Food and Nutrition Sciences
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2157-944X,2157-9458
DOI: 10.4236/fns.2012.311199