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Browsing Human Nutrition by Issue Date
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Kruger, Rozanne
(University of Pretoria, 1999)
Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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Wenhold, Friedeburg Anna Maria
(University of Pretoria, 2006-11-03)
Background Risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases have been shown to track from childhood into adulthood. Cost-effective intervention starts with valid screening. The aim of this research was development and ...
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Faber, Mieke; Wenhold, Friedeburg Anna Maria
(Water Research Council, 2007-06)
In South Africa, both under- and over-nutrition exist. At national level, more than half of the females are either overweight or obese, while children suffer from under-nutrition. Childhood malnutrition starts early in ...
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Jansen van Rensburg, W.S.; Van Averbeke, W.; Slabbert, R.; Faber, Mieke; Van Jaarsveld, P.; Van Heerden, I.; Wenhold, Friedeburg Anna Maria; Oelofse, Andre
(Water Research Council, 2007-06)
In this article the term 'African leafy vegetables' was adopted to refer to the collective of plant species which are used as leafy vegetables and which are referred to as morogo or imifino by African people in South Africa. ...
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Wenhold, Friedeburg Anna Maria; Faber, Mieke; Van Averbeke, W.; Oelofse, Andre; Van Jaarsveld, P.; Jansen van Rensburg, W.S.; Van Heerden, I.; Slabbert, R.
(Water Research Council, 2007-06)
Promoting household food security and reducing malnutrition rates of a growing population with the same amount of water is a challenge facing South African nutritionists and agriculturalists alike. Apart from non-food ...
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Merlin, T.; Gericke, Gerda J.; Bekker, P.J.
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2008)
BACKGROUND: Faced with an extensive array of various children’s multi-nutrient supplements, all with their ‘unique’ properties and formulation, mothers are expected to select one that best meets their children’s needs. ...
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Delport, Elizabeth
(University of Pretoria, 2008-04-24)
Please read the abstract in the dissertation
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Symington, Elizabeth A.; Gericke, Gerda J.
(University of Johannesburg, 2008-06)
Please refer to abstract in article
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Venter, E.; Gericke, Gerda J.; Bekker, P.J.
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2008-09)
OBJECTIVE: To determine if there was a relationship between CD4 cell count, nutritional status and self-reported quality of life (QoL) in HIV-infected adults.
DESIGN: Descriptive study in the quantitative research ...
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Van Wyk, Elmarie Charlotte
(University of Pretoria, 2009)
Background: Morphological changes of Human Immunodeficiency Virus lipodystrophy syndrome (HIV LDS) are said to be the new face of HIV / Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) which may negatively influence the adherence ...
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Wenhold, Friedeburg Anna Maria; Faber, Mieke
(Water Research Council, 2009-01)
This paper gives an overview of human water requirements (Part 1) and water quality for nutritional health (Part 2). A balance between water input and water output is needed to maintain a normal hydration status. Water ...
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Hanekom, Lizette M.; Gericke, Gerda J.; Becker, Piet J.
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2011)
BACKGROUND: South African dietitians are confronted with the challenge of effectively marketing themselves as a sound source of information on nutrition to both the public and other health professionals. The marketing ...
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Kotze, Vanessa
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2011)
Surgery patients are at risk for iatrogenic malnutrition and subsequent deleterious effects. The benefits of nutrition support on patient
outcomes have been demonstrated and the possible benefit of perioperative nutrition ...
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Kemp, Johanna Elizabeth
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2011-03)
The patient, a full-term male infant, was born during a normal
vaginal delivery on 7 August, 2010, and admitted to the Paediatric
Intensive Care Unit (PICU) with gastroschisis. He was the second
child of a 20-year-old ...
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MacIntyre, Una Elizabeth; Venter, C.S.; Kruger, A.; Serfontein, M.
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2012)
OBJECTIVE: The objective was to investigate the absolute micronutrient intake and the possibility of micronutrient dilution of added sugar in the
diets of an African population in nutritional transition.
DESIGN: A ...
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Muchiri, Jane Wanjiku; Gericke, Gerda J.; Rheeder, Paul
(OpenJournals Publishing, 2012)
Diabetes self-management education is crucial in diabetes care. Education that is tailored to the needs of the patient is considered the most effective in improving health outcomes. Diet, a critical element of diabetes ...
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Nieuwoudt, Christina H.
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2012)
The case study has been adapted from the original case discussion at the South African Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (SASPEN) 2011 Congress held at Diep-in-die-Berg, Pretoria. A summarised discussion of the ...
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Madondo, A.; MacIntyre, Una Elizabeth; Ntuli, B.
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2012-11)
BACKGROUND. Although Botswana is a middle-income country, undernutrition among children younger than 5 years of age is still seen in
various parts of the country. There is little information on the clinical and anthropometric ...
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Muchiri, Jane Wanjiku
(University of Pretoria, 2013)
Background: Diabetes self-management education, including nutrition education (NE) is an essential component of diabetes management. Effective NE can assist individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) in resource limited ...
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Kotze, Vanessa; Van Schalkwyk, N.
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2013)
No abstract available.