How diverse is the diet of adult South Africans?

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dc.contributor.authorLabadarios, Demetre
dc.contributor.authorSteyn, Nelia Patricia
dc.contributor.authorNel, Johanna
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-17T06:52:25Z
dc.date.available2011-05-17T06:52:25Z
dc.date.issued2011-04
dc.date.updated2011-05-13T08:22:28Z
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.nutritionj.com/content/10/1/33en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAbstract. 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 representative of adults from all specified ages, provinces, geographic localities, and socio-economic strata in South Africa was used (n = 3287). Trained interviewers visited participants at their homes during the survey. Dietary data was collected by means of a face validated 24 hour recall which was not quantified. A dietary diversity score (DDS) was calculated by counting each of 9 food groups. A DDS <4 was regarded as reflecting poor dietary diversity and poor food security. Results The provinces with the highest prevalence of poor dietary diversity (DDS <4) were Limpopo (61.8%) and the Eastern Cape (59.6%). By contrast, only 15.7% of participants in Western Cape had a low score. Participants in tribal areas (63.9%) and informal urban areas (55.7%) were by far the worst affected. There were significant differences in DDS by Living Standards Mean (LSM) analysis (p < 0.05) with the lowest LSM group having the lowest mean DDS (2.93).The most commonly consumed food groups were cereals/roots; meat/fish; dairy and vegetables other than vitamin A rich. Eggs, legumes, and vitamin A rich fruit and vegetables were the least consumed. Conclusion. Overall the majority of South Africans consumed a diet low in dietary variety. The tribal areas and informal urban areas were worst affected and eggs, legumes and vitamin A rich fruit and vegetables, were the least consumed.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublishers' versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent11 p.
dc.identifier.citationLabadarios, D, Steyn, NP & Nel, J 2011, 'How diverse is the diet of adult South Africans?', Nutrition Journal, 10(1):33.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1475-2891
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-10-33
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/14626
dc.language.isoen_USen_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.publisherBioMed Centralen_ZA
dc.rights.holderLabadarios et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.en_ZA
dc.subjectFood habikts -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectNutrition -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectDietary diversity -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectFood security -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.titleHow diverse is the diet of adult South Africans?en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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