Knowledge, attitudes and practices in relation to obesity and coronary artery disease. Results of a baseline study conducted among white parents and potential parents in the south-western Cape Province.

: A baseline survey to determine the existing knowledge, attitudes and customs concerning different aspects of nutrition was conducted among adults in the south-western Cape Province. This was the first phase in a long-term research project launched with a view to developing a nutritional guidance programme in order to combat the high mortality rate attributed to coronary heart disease.