Anjina Saddul

Nutrition transition in Mauritius

A perspective of dietary patterns and changing prevalence of Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Nested in the Indian Ocean, Mauritius hosts a multi- cultural population, consisting of Asian Indians, Creoles - predominantly of African ancestry - and Sino-Mauritians of Chinese descent. Following its independence, the country gradually flourished from a low income, agricultural-based economy to an export-oriented upper-middle income nation which boasts one of the most remarkable economic track record in sub-Saharan Africa. Beyond economic prosperity, these changes also triggered shifts in dietary patterns and levels of nutrition-related chronic diseases reached unprecedented highs. Indeed, with its large population of Asian descent, Mauritius has one of the highest incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in the World. This book contemplates the nutrition transition ("Westernisation of diet") that Mauritius has been undergoing as a consequence of rapid modernisation. Dietary patterns and concurrent changes in prevalence of chronic diseases - Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes - typically associated with such a transition are examined.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 68
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 119g
• ISBN-13: 9783843362924
• ISBN-10: 3843362920
• Artikelnr.: 32385798

Autorenporträt

With one of the highest incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in the World and its multicultural heritage, the fast developing island of Mauritius offers a unique problematic to study the link between changes in dietary patterns and nutrition-related diseases.