Skip to content
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Menu
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Menu
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Diet and overweight and obesity in populations of African origin: Cameroon, Jamaica and the UK
Public Health Nutrition, Volume 10, No. 2, Year 2007
Notification
URL copied to clipboard!
Description
Objectives: To determine the relationship of diet to overweight and obesity among populations of African origin. Design and setting: Cross-sectional data were obtained from adults aged 25-74 years in rural Cameroon (n = 686), urban Cameroon (n = 975), Jamaica (n = 924) and Afro-Caribbeans in the UK (n = 257). Dietary data were collected using food-frequency questionnaires specifically designed for each site. Body mass index (BMI) was used as a measure of overweight. Results: The expected gradient in the distribution of overweight across sites was seen in females (rural Cameroon, 9.5%; urban Cameroon, 47.1%; Jamaica, 63.8%; UK, 71.6%); however, among males overweight was less prevalent in Jamaica (22.0%) than urban Cameroon (36.3%). In developing countries increased risks of overweight (BMI ≥ 25 kg m-2) were influenced by higher energy (urban Cameroonian men) and protein (Jamaican women) intakes. No dietary variables were associated with obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg m-2) in Cameroon or Jamaica. In the UK, energy intakes were inversely related with overweight whereas increased risks of being overweight were associated with higher protein (men) and fat (women) intakes. Similarly, whereas higher protein and fat intakes in UK men and women were associated with obesity, carbohydrate intakes were associated with decreased risks of obesity in men. Conclusions: Diet and overweight were associated in the UK but few dietary variables were related to overweight in Jamaica and the Cameroon. These findings suggest that associations between diet and overweight/obesity are not generalisable among populations. © 2007 The Authors.
Authors & Co-Authors
Jackson, Maria Delores
Jamaica, Kingston
The University of the West Indies
Walker, Susan P.
Jamaica, Kingston
Caribbean Institute for Health Research
Cruickshank, J. Kennedy
United Kingdom, Manchester
School of Medical Sciences
Sharma, Sangita
United States, Honolulu
University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center
Cade, Janet Elizabeth
United Kingdom, Leeds
University of Leeds
Mbanya, J. C.
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Younger-Coleman, Novie O.M.
Jamaica, Kingston
Caribbean Institute for Health Research
Forrester, Terrence E.
Jamaica, Kingston
Caribbean Institute for Health Research
Wilks, Rainford J.
Jamaica, Kingston
Caribbean Institute for Health Research
Statistics
Citations: 41
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1017/S1368980007246762
e-ISSN:
14752727
Research Areas
Food Security
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Cameroon
Participants Gender
Male
Female