Browsing Health Sciences by UP Author "Oelofse, Andre"

Browsing Health Sciences by UP Author "Oelofse, Andre"

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  • African leafy vegetables in South Africa 
    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. ...
  • Food variety, dietary diversity and perceived hunger among lactating women (0-6 months postpartum) in a low socio-economic area in Nairobi, Kenya 
    Ongosi, Anita Nyaboke; Gericke, Gerda J.; Mbuthia, E.; Oelofse, Andre (African Scholary Science Communications Trust, 2014-04)
    Breastfeeding has profound benefits for the child and has always been the gold standard for infant feeding. It is also an integral part in the physiologic completion of the reproductive cycle of mammals, including humans ...
  • Linking smallholder agriculture and water to household food security and nutrition 
    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 ...