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Research Articles (Human Nutrition): Recent submissions
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(MDPI, 2021-06)Lower resting energy expenditure (REE) may partially explain the disproportionate prevalence of overweight/obesity among black African women. As no previous studies have investigated the REE of Southern African (South. ...
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(Elsevier, 2021-06)INTRODUCTION: Globally, length of stay of patients in emergency departments remains a challenge. Remaining in the emergency department for >12 h increases health care costs, morbidity and mortality rates and leads ...
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(MedPharm Publications, 2019)OBJECTIVE : To inform the adaptation of an intervention from a primary healthcare setting to a tertiary setting, the dietary and related self-management challenges and education programme preferences of adults with type ...
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(BioMed Central, 2020-09)BACKGROUND: Very little has been researched about the efficacy, effectiveness, feasibility, sustainability and impact of food-based approaches on the diets and nutritional status of populations at risk of hunger and food ...
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(Elsevier, 2020-01)Bone remodelling in a healthy body is in constant balance, maintaining an adaptive and robust skeletal system. In osteoporosis this balance is disrupted with the rates of osteoclastic bone resorption exceeding osteoblastic bone ...
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(MDPI Open Access Journals, 2019-08)Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a practical alternative to dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for determining body composition in children. Currently, there are no population specific equations available ...
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(NISC (Pty), Medpharm Publications, and Informa UK Limited, 2021)OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to adapt a diabetes nutrition education programme (NEP) developed for a primary healthcare setting for implementation in a tertiary healthcare setting. This manuscript describes ...
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(African Scholary Science Communications Trust, 2019-06)This paper describes households’ perceptions of hunger and adequacy of dietary intake by caregivers. A descriptive cross-sectional study in the quantitative research paradigm was conducted to collect data from caregivers ...
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Bone health, body composition, and vitamin D status of black preadolescent children in South Africa (MDPI Publishing, 2019-05-31)Optimal bone health is important in children to reduce the risk of osteoporosis later in life. Both body composition and vitamin D play an important role in bone health. This study aimed to describe bone health, body ...
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(Frontiers Media, 2019-09-18)BACKGROUND : Evaluating the impact of a nutrition education program could provide insight into the effectiveness of an intervention. Researchers tested the hypothesis that a theory-based contextual nutrition education ...
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(Wiley, 2020-03)OBJECTIVE : This study investigated associations between anthropometric measures and physical performance in black South African adults. It was hypothesized that noninvasive, simple anthropometric measurements, such as ...
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(Cambridge University Press, 2019-05-14)OBJECTIVE : The focus of interventions for adults living with HIV (ALH) in Nigeria has been mostly on prevention and provision of antiretroviral therapy (ART) with little consideration to nutrition-related matters. ...
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(Frontiers Media, 2018-05-29)BACKGROUND : A theory-based contextual nutrition education manual (NEM) may enhance effective teaching of nutrition in schools. School nutrition education should lead to the realization of such benefits as improved health, ...
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(Elsevier, 2019-06)Mineral deficiencies remain high in Africa, especially in rural communities subsisting on monotonous cereal-based diets. The effects of adding locally available plant foodstuffs rich in minerals, namely moringa leaf powder ...
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(Frontiers Media, 2019-03-12)INTRODUCTION : Healthy diets play a role in the management and care for adults living with HIV/AIDS (ALH). Appropriate nutrition education (NE) is necessary to equip ALH with relevant knowledge and skills for healthy ...
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(NISC (Pty) Ltd, Medpharm Publications, and Informa UK Limited, 2019)OBJECTIVE : The aim was to describe the anthropometry, bone mineral content (BMC), bone mineral density (BMD), dietary calcium intake and 25(OH)D3 levels in 11- and 12-year-old children in a peri-urban area. DESIGN : A ...
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(Taylor and Francis, 2019)The research supervisory role is becoming increasingly complex due to issues such as diversity of students; mismatched expectations between the student, supervisor and higher education institution and shorter and specific ...
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(Elsevier, 2019-03)Bone is a dynamic tissue that is constantly remodelled by bone resorbing osteoclasts and bone forming osteoblasts, respectively. A breakdown in the remodelling process underlies several bone diseases such as osteoporosis. ...
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(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2018-05)Rooibos tea is a naturally sweet and aromatic tea that is native to the Western Cape province of South Africa. Rooibos is usually fermented to produce the traditional reddish brown colour and has been found to have numerous ...
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(LAM Publications Limited, 2017-10)This study assessed management of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) by healthcare professionals using WHO guidelines in children 6-59 months of age. The study used a quantitative approach and a descriptive design to assess ...
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