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Prevalence of overweight and obesity among selected schoolchildren and adolescents in Cofimvaba, South Africa

Olufunmilola Otitoolaa Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Nigeria;b Centre for Sustainable Livelihoods, Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa

Wilna Oldewage-Theronb Centre for Sustainable Livelihoods, Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa;c Department of Nutritional Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, United States

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Abdul Egalb Centre for Sustainable Livelihoods, Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0303-6319

Pages 97-102 | Received 28 Nov 2018, Accepted 15 Feb 2020, Published online: 23 Apr 2020

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