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Browsing Research Articles (Human Nutrition) by UP Author "Becker, Piet J."
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Bone health, body composition, and vitamin D status of black preadolescent children in South Africa White, Zelda; White, Samantha; Dalvie, Tasneem; Kruger, Marlena C.; Van Zyl, Amanda; Becker, Piet J. (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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Kupolati, Mojisola D.; MacIntyre, Una Elizabeth; Gericke, Gerda J.; Becker, Piet J. (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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Tshikovhi, M.P.; Gericke, Gerda J.; Becker, Piet J. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015)OBJECTIVE : The objective of the study was to identify and categorise factors that influence the choice behind the purchase of an infant formula brand by mothers and/or caregivers, and the reasons for their choice. DESIGN ...
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Nel, Sanja; Feucht, Ute Dagmar; Nel, Andre L.; Becker, Piet J.; Wenhold, Friedeburg Anna Maria (Wiley Open Access, 2022-07)Weight‐for‐age (WFA) growth faltering often precedes severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in children, yet it is often missed during routine growth monitoring. Automated interpretation of WFA growth within electronic ...
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Bello, Temitope K.; Gericke, Gerda J.; MacIntyre, Una Elizabeth; Becker, Piet J. (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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Pretorius, Adeline; Wood, Paola Silvia; Becker, Piet J.; Wenhold, Friedeburg Anna Maria (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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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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Kühn, Lizette; MacIntyre, Una Elizabeth; Kotze, Carla; Becker, Piet J.; Wenhold, F.A.M. (Friedeburg Anna Maria) (Springer, 2022-02)INTRODUCTION : Dietary omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) may reduce the risk of dementia. Many studies have investigated PUFA supplementation in high-income countries, yet food-based randomized control trials using ...
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