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The use and interpretation of the nutrition information on the food label of selected fat spreads by female consumers aged 25-45 years, living in Pietermaritzburg.
(2006)
Aim: To determine the use and interpretation of the nutrition information on the food label of selected fat spreads by female consumers aged 25 to 45 years, living in Pietermaritzburg.
Objectives: This study set out to ...
Nutritional quality and consumer acceptability of provitamin A-biofortified maize.
(2011)
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a major public health problem in developing countries, including South Africa. The potential of provitamin A-biofortified maize for use as a complementary strategy to alleviate vitamin A ...
Nutritional composition and acceptance of a complimentary food made with provitamin A-biofortified maize.
(2014)
Introduction: Micronutrient malnutrition has been identified as a serious health problem globally and is on the rise in South Africa. This is evident from the escalating burden of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in South Africa. ...
The hydration status, fluid and carbohydrate intake of male adolescent soccer players during training in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2012)
Adolescent athletes of this era are more pressurized than adolescents of previous generations to
perform at an optimum level (Micheli & Jenkins 2001, p49). The importance of winning can result
in adolescent athletes ...
Food gardens, household food security status, socio-economic status and perceived barriers to cultivating : Embo Community, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2015)
Aim: To determine whether food gardens have an impact on household food security status in the Embo community, whether there is a relationship between socio-economic status and cultivating a food garden as well as barriers ...
Food security status and related factors of undergraduate students receiving financial aid at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg Campus.
(2014)
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of food insecurity and related factors among
undergraduate recipients of financial aid at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg
Campus (UKZN- PMB) and whether there is ...
The prevalence and practice of geophagia in Mkhanyakude District of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2014)
Geophagia is defined as the practice of eating soil and occurs in the whole world. Literature suggests that there are potential advantages and disadvantages of geophagia, including nutritional benefits and harm to human ...
An assessment of the effect of a peanut based ready-to-use nutritional supplement on HIV positive adults on antiretroviral therapy, attending the 1000 Hills Community Helpers Centre, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2014)
Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess the nutritional effect of a peanut based ready-to-use food supplement (RUSF) [Sibusiso®] on HIV positive adults on antiretroviral therapy (ART).
Objectives: (1) To determine ...
Dietary intake, diet-related knowledge and metabolic control of children with type 1 diabetes mellitus, aged 6-10 years attending the paediatric diabetic clinics at Grey's Hospital, Pietermaritzburg and Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2007)
The aim of this study was to assess the dietary intake, diet-related knowledge and
metabolic control in children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus between the ages of 6-10 years
attending the Paediatric Diabetic Clinics at ...
The effectiveness of a food based dietary guideline nutrition education game and educator's support material as a supplement to improve retention of knowledge in rural Grade 5 learners, living in Sweetwaters, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2013)
Aim: To determine the effectiveness of a Food Based Dietary Guideline (FBDG) nutrition education game and educator’s support material (ESM) as a supplement to improve retention of knowledge in rural Grade 5 learners, living ...