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  • Synbiotics, probiotics or prebiotics in infant formula for full term infants : a systematic review 
    Mugambi, Mary N.   Musekiwa, Alfred   Lombard, Martani   Young, Taryn   Blaauw, Renee (BioMed Central, 2012-10)
    Background: Synbiotics, probiotics or prebiotics are being added to infant formula to promote growth and development in infants. Previous reviews (2007 to 2011) on term infants given probiotics or prebiotics focused on ...
  • Probiotics, prebiotics infant formula use in preterm or low birth weight infants : a systematic review 
    Mugambi, Mary N.   Musekiwa, Alfred   Lombard, Martani   Young, Taryn   Blaauw, Renee (BioMed Central, 2012-08)
    Background: Previous reviews (2005 to 2009) on preterm infants given probiotics or prebiotics with breast milk or mixed feeds focused on prevention of Necrotizing Enterocolitis, sepsis and diarrhea. This review assessed ...
  • Food security in South Africa : first steps toward a transdisciplinary approach 
    Drimie, S.   McLachlan, M. (SpringerLink, 2013-02)
    The Stellenbosch University Food Security Initiative provides a platform on which a range of research projects has been developed, spanning different faculties and departments, including the health sciences, ...
  • Vitamin D and calcium status in South African adolescents with alcohol use disorders 
    Naude, Celeste E.   Carey, Paul D.   Laubscher, Ria   Fein, George   Senekal, Marjanne (MDPI, 2012-08)
    Adequate vitamin D and calcium are essential for optimal adolescent skeletal development. Adolescent vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency and poor calcium intake have been reported worldwide. Heavy alcohol use impacts ...
  • Job satisfaction of a selected group of hospital dietitians 
    Van Heernden, Leonie (AOSIS OpenJournals, 1976-11)
    Research on the job satisfaction of a selected group of hospital dietitians is reported in an attempt to explain the interrelationship of various aspects contributing to such satisfaction. General job satisfaction, ...
  • Growth and weight status in treatment-naive 12-16 year old adolescents with Alcohol Use Disorders in Cape Town, South Africa 
    Naude, Celeste E.   Senekal, Marjanne   Laubscher, Ria   Carey, Paul D.   Fein, George (BioMed Central, 2011)
    Abstract: Background Heavy alcohol consumption during adolescence has many known harmful health and social consequences and is strongly associated with numerous health risk behaviours. The consequences of heavy alcohol use ...
  • How diverse is the diet of adult South Africans? 
    Labadarios, Demetre   Steyn, Nelia Patricia   Nel, Johanna (BioMed Central, 2011-04)
    Abstract. Background. The objective of the current study was to measure dietary diversity in South Africans aged 16 years and older from all population groups as a proxy of food security. Methods. A cross-sectional study ...
  • Dietary management of people with diabetes mellitus : Association for Dietetics in Southern Africa (ADSA) 
    Badenhorst, A. M.   Badham, J.   Blaauw, R.   Dannhauser, A.   Du Toit, W.   Herbert, C.   Johnson, J.   Joubert, P. A.   Menssink, E.   Peberdy, C.   Silvis, N.   Slabber, M.   Wilson, R. (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 1997-10)
    AIM: The aim of these recommendations is to encourage a uniform approach to the nutritional management of diabetes in South Africa. Although the implementation of these recommendations will vary according to intake of ...
  • Estimating the burden of disease attributable to iron deficiency anaemia in South Africa in 2000 
    Nojilana, B.   Norman, R.   Dhansay, M. A.   Labadarios, D.   Van Stuijvenberg, M.E.   Bradshaw D. (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2007-08)
    Objectives. To estimate the extent of iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) among children aged 0 - 4 years and pregnant women aged 15 - 49 years, and the burden of disease attributed to IDA in South Africa in 2000. Design. The ...
  • Micronutrients : do small things matter? 
    Visser, J. (MedPharm Publications, 2010)
    Despite the major developments on the importance of micronutrient status in health and disease, understanding of the exact role of the latter in critical illness remains elusive and ill defined, complicating decision-making ...
  • The use of specialised enteral formulae for patients with diabetes mellitus 
    Blaauw, R. (MedPharm Publications, 2010)
    The majority of enteral nutrition products for diabetes mellitus have a carbohydrate content of 30-45% and fat between 40-49%, mainly monounsaturated fat, with a mix of soluble and insoluble fibre (total of 14-24 g/l). ...
  • Estimating the burden of disease attributable to vitamin A deficiency in South Africa in 2000 
    Nojilana, Beatrice   Norman, Rosana   Bradshaw, Debbie   Van Stuijvenberg, Martha E.   Dhansay, Muhammad A.   Labadarios, Demetre   South African Comparative Risk Assessment Collaborating Group (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2007-08)
    Objectives. To estimate the burden of disease attributable to vitamin A deficiency in children aged 0 - 4 years and pregnant women aged 15 - 49 years in South Africa in 2000. Design. The framework adopted for the most ...
  • Rifampin pharmacokinetics in children, with and without human immunodeficiency virus infection, hospitalized for the management of severe forms of tuberculosis 
    Schaaf, Hendrik Simon   Willemse, Marianne   Cilliers, Karien   Labadarios, Demetre   Maritz, Johannes Stephanus   Hussey, Gregory D.   McIlleron, Helen   Smith, Peter   Donald, Peter Roderick (2009-04)
    Background: Rifampin is a key drug in antituberculosis chemotherapy because it rapidly kills the majority of bacilli in tuberculosis lesions, prevents relapse and thus enables 6-month short-course chemotherapy. Little is ...

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