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Plasma glutamine levels in relation to intensive care unit patient outcome
(MDPI, 2020)Low and high plasma glutamine levels are associated with increased mortality. This study aimed to measure glutamine levels in critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), correlate the glutamine values ... -
Probiotic effect and dietary correlations on faecal microbiota profiles in irritable bowel syndrome
(Medpharm Publications, 2019)Objective: Probiotics and nutrient intakes modulate gastrointestinal (GIT) microbiota and symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The extent to which these factors influence the microbiota is relatively unknown. The ... -
The development of a single health-endorsement logo for South Africa
(Cambridge University Press, 2018)Objective: To develop health-endorsement logos (HEL) for food products indicating healthy choices based on the South African nutrient profile model and to pilot test these logos with consumers. Design: Multistage mixed-methods ... -
Two consecutive episodes of severe delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction in a sickle cell disease patient
(Hindawi, 2020-04-15)Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) suffer from anemia and painful vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) and sometimes need blood transfusions. Delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction (DHTR) is a rare life-threatening complication ... -
Nutritional supplements for people being treated for active tuberculosis : a technical summary
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2018)Tuberculosis and nutrition are intrinsically linked in a complex relationship. Altered metabolism and loss of appetite associated with tuberculosis may result in undernutrition, which in turn may worsen the disease or delay ... -
Conventional indicators of the burden of young child malnutrition : time for a rethink?
(MedPharm Publications, 2018)The world has moved on from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) era to the next phase in global development, namely, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs have multiple targets and indicators, among which ... -
Opinions of South African dietitians on fistuloclysis as a treatment option for intestinal failure patients
(MedPharm Publications, 2018)Introduction: Intestinal failure is the consequence of diverse aetiologies and pathophysiological causes. Fistuloclysis is an effective means of nutritional support to selected intestinal failure patients. This study aimed ... -
Nutritional management of the vegan with end-stage kidney disease
(MedPharm Publications, 2018)Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with nutritional complications such as anaemia, electrolyte imbalances, bone-mineral disorders, malnutrition and cardiovascular disease.1 The nutritional management in CKD is very ... -
Hospital malnutrition in children : what are the challenges?
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Treatment interventions for diarrhoea in HIV-infected and HIV-exposed children : a systematic review
(African Field Epidemiology Network, 2018)Introduction : seventy percent of an estimated 10 million children less than five years of age in developing countries die each year of acute respiratory infections, diarrhoea, measles, malaria, malnutrition or a combination ... -
Staff and student health and wellness at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University : current status and needs assessment
(MedPharm Publications, 2017)Background: Emphasis is currently placed on the importance of employee and student wellness initiatives. The aim was to assess staff and student health status at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), Stellenbosch ... -
Dietary patterns and food behaviours of pregnant youth : a survey in the Polokwane Local Municipality of Limpopo Province, South Africa
(Avens Publishing Group, 2018)Youth pregnancy continues to be a public health concern in South Africa, while nutrition during the first thousand days has become a focus of child and maternal focus and interventions. The study aimed to determine the ... -
The problem of hospital malnutrition in the African continent
(MDPI, 2019)This study aims to determine the prevalence of risk of malnutrition on admission and discharge in African hospitals, and to identify the association with selected indicators. In this multi-center prospective cohort study, ... -
Engagement of dietetic students and students with hearing loss : experiences and perceptions of both groups
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018)Background. Final-year dietetic students from Stellenbosch University (SU) present selected training sessions during their Rural Clinical School (RCS) rotation to professional cookery students of the National Institute for ... -
Pesticide usage and occupational hazards among farmers working in small-scale tomato farms in Cameroon
(SpringerOpen (part of Springer Nature)SpringerOpen (part of Springer Nature), 2019-06-18)Background: Agriculture is undoubtedly the backbone of the Cameroonian economy, and other economic activities thrive only if production in this sector is assured. It has been estimated that approximately 25 million ... -
Development of a roadmap for mainstreaming nutrition-sensitive interventions in Anambra and Kebbi States, Nigeria
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Malnutrition, though on a slight decline, has continued to be a problem in developing countries. The role of nutrition-sensitivity sectors as a linkage between immediate causes and basic causes of ... -
Field-testing of the revised South African Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines among mothers/caregivers of children between the ages of 3-5 years in the Northern Metropole, City of Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : INTRODUCTION: While child underweight and wasting in South Africa decreased in early 2000, overweight and obesity are on the rise and stunting has not declined significantly and remains a public health ... -
Exploring the obesogenic environment and behaviour in adolescents : a qualitative study, in the Cape Town Metropole of the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Obesity is now seen as a global pandemic in adults and children. There are many factors that are understood to have an impact on the obesogenic environment for adolescents including those ... -
Plasma glutamine concentration among critically ill children
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Glutamine is considered conditionally essential during critical illness and supplementation of the nutrient has become commonplace among adult ICU populations. However, recent concern over ... -
The prevalence and impact of malnutrition in hospitalized adult patients in Mbagathi District Hospital, Nairobi – Kenya
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: Malnutrition is a public health problem that is affecting both the developed and developing world, and in Africa, little focus has been placed on the presence of malnutrition in hospitalized ...
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