Research Articles (Human Nutrition)
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Use of intravenous fat emulsions in adult critically ill patients : does omega 3 make a difference?
(Medpharm Publications, 2017)Critical illness is a multisystem process that can result in significant morbidity and mortality. In most patients, critical illness is preceded by a physiological deterioration, characterized by a catabolic state and ... -
The impact of a nutrition education programme on feeding practices of caregivers with children aged 3 to 5 years in rural Limpopo Province, South Africa
(Co-published by Medpharm Publications, NISC (Pty) Ltd and Taylor & Francis Group, 2017)Objective: To determine the impact of nutrition education on feeding practices of caregivers with children aged 3 to 5 years at baseline and post intervention. Methodology: A pre-test–post-test control group design was ... -
Indigenous foods and their contribution to nutrient requirements
(Medpharm Publications, 2017)Indigenous plants grow spontaneously in natural ecosystems and have been serving human kind as food and medicine in almost all societies for generations.¹´² It is recognised³ that indigenous foods and dietary diversity ... -
Enteral formula : selecting the right formula for your patient
(Medpharm Publications, 2017)The availability of various enteral formulae on the market assists in the individualized management of patients. It provides variety in terms of macronutrient content, fluid options and the addition or omission of certain ... -
Malnutrition in older persons : underestimated, underdiagnosed and undertreated
(Medpharm Publications, 2017)The right of older persons to enjoy optimal health and live in a dignified manner is protected in various international documents and national legislation.¹⁻⁴ The South African government embraced this obligation by embedding ... -
Are the attitudes and practices of foodservice managers, catering personnel and students contributing to excessive food wastage at Stellenbosch University?
(Co-published by Medpharm Publications, NISC (Pty) Ltd and Taylor & Francis Group, 2017)Objective: The aim was to investigate factors contributing to food wastage by Stellenbosch University (SU) students in selected residences, and to determine the attitudes and practices of students and catering personnel ... -
Implementation of the Road-to-Health-Booklet health promotion messages at primary health care facilities, Western Cape Province, South Africa
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2017)Background: Age-specific health promotion messages appear in the Road-to-Health-Booklet, an assessment and monitoring tool for child health in South Africa. Healthcare workers should communicate health promotion messages ... -
Assessing the utilization of a child health monitoring tool
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2017)Objective: The study assessed the implementation of growth monitoring and promotion, immunisation, vitamin A supplementation, and deworming sections of the Road-to-Health Booklet. Caregivers and health care workers knowledge, ... -
The barriers that women face when choosing food for their primary school children : a case study in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2017)Background. Unhealthy food choices made by mothers can impact negatively on child health and may lead to unhealthy eating behaviours that persist into adulthood. Choosing food is a complex process influenced by many ... -
An anti-inflammatory approach to the dietary management of multiple sclerosis : a condensed review
(Co-published by Medpharm Publications and Taylor & Francis, 2017)Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, inflammatory, neurodegenerative demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS). Inflammation is increased by high-energy Western-style diets, typically high in salt, animal ... -
The provision of healthy food in a school tuck shop : does it influence primary-school students’ perceptions, attitudes and behaviours towards healthy eating?
(Cambridge University Press, 2017)Objective: To investigate students’ tuck shop buying behaviour, choices of lunchbox items and healthy eating perceptions and attitudes at a school with a nutritionally regulated tuck shop and a school with a conventional ... -
Iodine concentration in breastmilk and urine among lactating women of Bhaktapur, Nepal
(MDPI, 2016-04-28)Adequate iodine concentration in breastmilk (BMIC) is essential for optimal neonatal thyroid hormone synthesis and neurological development in breastfed infants. For many decades, iodine deficiency has been a public health ... -
Capacity-building for a strong public health nutrition workforce in low-resource countries
(World Health Organization -- WHO, 2017-4)INTRODUCTION: Neglected for several decades, nutrition is now firmly on the development agenda. Important landmarks are the initiation of the Scaling Up Nutrition movement in 2010; the adoption by the World Health ... -
Compliance with the consumption of iron and folate supplements by pregnant women in Mafikeng local municipality, North West province, South Africa
(Makerere University, Faculty of Medicine, 2017-11)Compliance with the consumption of iron and folate supplements by pregnant women in Mafikeng local municipality, North West province, South Africa Xikombiso Mbhenyane, Matodzi Cherane Abstract Background: Anaemia ... -
Realization of the right to adequate food and the nutritional status of land evictees : a case for mothers/caregivers and their children in rural Central Uganda
(2018-05-24)Background: In developing countries like Uganda, the human right to adequate food (RtAF) is inextricably linked to access to land for households to feed themselves directly through production or means for its procuremen ... -
Examination of the roles and capacities of duty bearers responsible for protecting the human rights to adequate food, nutritional health and wellbeing in Ugandan children’s homes
(BioMed Central, 2018-04-17)Background: The majority of Ugandan children face vulnerability and malnutrition. As a State Party to international human rights treaties, Uganda has legal obligations of guaranteeing the fundamental rights and the best ... -
What does an enabling environment for infant and young child nutrition look like at implementation level? Perspectives from a multi-stakeholder process in the Breede Valley Sub-District, Western Cape, South Africa
(BioMed Central, 2018-02-13)Background: Breede Valley is a sub-district of the Cape Winelands district, Western Cape Province, South Africa. The administrative capital of the district is situated in the semi-rural town Worcester. Findings of a baseline ... -
Effects of rising food prices on household food security on femaleheaded households in Runnymede Village, Mopani District, South Africa
(MedPharm Publications, 2016)Background: Rising food prices can have a devastating effect on the health of poor households by making it more difficult for them to afford basic food baskets. Although South Africa is food secure as a nation, it does not ... -
Food and nutrition labelling : the past, present and the way forward
(MedPharm Publications, 2016)Current global mortality from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) remains unacceptably high and is increasing. A major reduction in the burden of NCDs should come from population-wide interventions, including the promotion of ... -
Diet and childhood asthma : review
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Childhood asthma is the most common chronic inflammatory childhood disease with almost 20% children and adolescents reporting asthma symptoms in South Africa. Associations between asthma and dietary antioxidants (vitamin ...
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