Association between food intake and obesity in pregnant women living with and without HIV in Cape Town, South Africa: a prospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Hlengiwe P. Madlala (Author), Nelia P. Steyn (Author), Emma Kalk (Author), Mary-Anne Davies (Author), Dorothy Nyemba (Author), Thokozile R. Malaba (Author), Ushma Mehta (Author), Gregory Petro (Author), Andrew Boulle (Author), Landon Myer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although global nutrition/dietary transition resulting from industrialisation and urbanisation has been identified as a major contributor to widespread trends of obesity, there is limited data in pregnant women, including those living with HIV in South Africa. We examined food-ba...