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Table 3 Participants’ weight-loss practices

From: Perceptions of body size, obesity threat and the willingness to lose weight among black South African adults: a qualitative study

 

Actions taken to lose weight

Group

Obese

Overweight

Normal

Men

• Reduce intake of starchy food, and fatty meat

• Moderate exercises

• Consider moderate physical exercise, brisk walk

• Reduce consumption of unhealthy food

• Involved in active work-related physical activity

• Some exercises—walk to shops, bust/train stations

Women

• Mild physical exercise, street walk and work, house chores

• Voiding sleep immediately after meals

• Reduce food portion taken

• Walking, smoking, and use of slimming medications

• Avoidance of fatty/junk food

• Stop sleeping after meal,

• Vigorous exercise/work

• Physical exercise

Both

• Self-weighting at home is uncommon

• Visit clinic for check-up, not in connection with weight check

• No self-weighing at home

• Never visit clinic for weight check.