Objectives. To determine national food security (availability) from national food production and consumption data and to compare 'available' consumption data with actual consumption data obtained from dietary surveys in ...

The acute phase response (APR) is accompanied by major changes in micronutrient status. It is important to be able to quantitate the degree of APR, which can then be related to the accompanying alterations in micronutrient ...

In the last decade, it has become apparent that vitamin A, apart from its function in vision, is also essential for child health and survival.

We congratulate Van Niekerk and Van Heerden on their excellent study on the nutritional composition of South African eggs,' in which they show that the cholesterol content of South African eggs is 23,5% lower than the ...

Report on the South African Nutrition Congress 1992.