Munialo, Sussy; Gasparatos, Alexandros; Ludidi, Ndiko; Ali, Ali Elnaeim Elbasheir; Keyster, Eden; Akanbi, Musa Oyebowale; Emmambux, Mohammad Naushad(MDPI, 2024-07)
Neglected and Under-utilized plant Species (NUS) can contribute to food system transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa, but many are understudied. Here, we conducted a systematic review of 37 empirical studies to synthesize ...
Understanding the motivation behind consumers’ packaging choices is crucial to providing insights for achieving environmental sustainability outcomes. Here, we examined the influence of product attributes (packaging type, ...
PURPOSE :
The original aim of the study was to determine, in a double-blind 3-arm crossover human trial (n = 7), the effect of supplemental levels of iron (25 mg) and zinc (30 mg) on β-carotene (synthetic) bioavailability ...
Recently, the assimilation of pH-sensitive natural pigments into biopolymers has shown promising prospects for pH-reactive based smart packaging material. Unlike synthetic pigments, which have potential safety problems due ...
In Mozambique, about 500,000 cases of diarrhoea were caused by foodborne pathogens in 2018. A review of the epidemiology of diarrhoea in children under five showed a high disease burden. This study aimed to identify ...
Diedericks, Lizette; Erasmus, Alet C. (Aletta Catharina); Donoghue, Sune(Wiley, 2024-07)
Multi-method research was conducted in South Africa to explore the personal values that shape millennial men's clothing retail store choices when purchasing semi-formal/smart workwear for themselves. The qualitative phase ...
Vitamin A deficiency is prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa and is considered a serious problem of public health significance. The use of bio-fortified staple foods is an intervention strategy to address vitamin A deficiency ...
Sonnenberg, Nadine Cynthia; Labuschagne, Marlien; De Klerk, Helena Maria(Academic Conferences International Limited, 2024-03)
Travelling mostly involves expenditure on products beyond daily consumables (i.e. tourism shopping), but sometimes tourists visit a country with the specific intention of acquiring goods unique to that particular context, ...
Gichure, Josphat Njenga; Coorey, Ranil; Njage, Patrick Murigu Kamau; Dykes, Gary A.; Muema, Esther K.; Buys, E.M. (Elna Maria)(MDPI, 2023-03-20)
The high organic content of abattoir-associated process water provides an alternative for
low-cost and non-invasive sample collection. This study investigated the association of microbial
diversity from an abattoir ...
Agyei-Amponsah, Joyce(University of Pretoria, 2019-11)
The increasing rate of obesity and its related diseases (cancers, heart disease and diabetes) has become a global health issue. Dietary fat is highlighted as one of the critical risk factors contributing to this problem. ...
Jumat, Malory; Duodu, Kwaku Gyebi; Van Graan, Averalda(MDPI, 2023-05)
Comprehensively compiled dietary polyphenol data is required to compare polyphenol
content between foods, calculate polyphenol intake and study its association with health and disease.
The purpose of this review was to ...
Appropriate feeding practices are protective against malnutrition and poor growth. We compared feeding practices and growth in HIV-exposed-uninfected (HEU) and HIV-unexposeduninfected (HUU) between 6-12 months of age in ...
Taylor, John R.N.; Rehm, Colin D.; De Kock, Henrietta Letitia; Donoghue, Sune; Johnson, Andrew; Thompson, Chanelle; Berezhnaya, Yulia(MDPI, 2023-08-10)
Evidence indicates that whole-grain food consumption reduces the risk of cardiovascular
disease, type-2 diabetes, and some cancers. Increasing whole-grain consumption in developing
countries is likely to significantly ...
Egbune, Olisemeke U.; Egbune, Egoamaka O.; Orororo, Osuvwe C.; Ezedom, Theresa; Onojakpor, Ogheneyoma Suzan; Sabo, Ahmed M.; Amadi, Kemakolam(Springer, 2023-09)
OBJECTIVE :
This study evaluated the effect of chronic cassava meals on some reproductive parameters of male albino rats.
METHODS :
Twenty-four sexually mature albino rats were divided into four groups which received ...
BACKGROUND : The consumption of green banana flour (GBF) products has been linked to reduced glycemic index (GI) and low
risk of type 2 diabetes and obesity. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of ...
Food choices are driven by an array of motives that have been approached, determined and quantified in a number of ways, mainly in developed countries. The objective of this study was to better understand the motives behind ...
Sihlobo, Sinqobile; Mbatha, Sipho(NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group), 2023)
This paper explores the university, industry and government (UIG) research and development (R&D) collaborations that academia in South African higher education institutions (HEIs) with clothing-related programmes engage ...
BACKGROUND :
Diarrheal diseases substantially affect public health impact in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), particularly in Africa, where previous studies have indicated a lack of comprehensive data. With a ...
Background: South Africa is burdened with a high prevalence of HIV infection in pregnant women (30.0%). Nevertheless, access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) has greatly increased, leading to an expanding population of ...