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Dietary change, noncommunicable disease and local knowledge: results of a small-scale study of the views of older Malawians

2018-12-11

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Interviews were conducted with a small group of Malawians over the age of 60 in rural Karonga district and in Area 25 of the capital, Lilongwe. We asked their views on the changes in diet that had taken place over their lifetimes and also on the causes of 'noncommunicable' diseases, such as Type 2 diabetes and hypertension in their communities. Their answers generally confirmed research showing that dietary divers...

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DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.14887.1

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