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Intersectoral (in)activity: Towards an understanding of public sector department links between water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and childhood undernutrition in South Africa
(Oxford University Press, 2020)
Associations between different forms of malnutrition and environmental conditions, including water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), contribute to poor child health, nutritional status and physical growth. The primary ...
Effect of pomegranate (Punica granatum L) peel powder meal dietary supplementation on antioxidant status and quality of breast meat in broilers
(Elsevier, 2020)
This study examined the antioxidant status and quality of breast meat in broiler birds fed diets supplemented with pomegranate peel powder meal (PPPM). During the 35-d feeding trial, broiler birds were fed six experimental ...
Nutrition management in the adult Crohn's disease patient
(MedPharm Publications, 2012)
Malnutrition, nutrient deficiencies and osteoporosis are common in Crohn’s disease patients regardless of disease activity. While the role of diet in the pathogenesis of the disease remains inconclusive, upon diagnosis ...
Nutritional management after colonic interposition
(MedPharm Publications, 2011)
During oesophagal reconstruction adequate nutrition must be maintained. The article provides an account of the feeding programme and procedures followed in the case of a patient that had an emergency gastrectomy, splenectomy ...
Retail cost and energy adjusted cost are associated with dietary diversity and nutrient adequacy for diets of 6–24 months children
(MDPI, 2022)
Poor nutrition during the first two years of life has long term consequences, but resourcepoor
households often do not have the means to access nutrient-dense and diverse diets. Pooled data
of 24-h dietary recalls (n = ...
Dietary diversity and its association with nutritional status, cardiometabolic risk factors and food choices of adults at risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus in Cape Town, South Africa
(MDPI, 2022)
In South Africa, the nutrition transition has led to unhealthy diets lacking variety, contributing
to the rise in overweight, obesity and diet-related noncommunicable diseases. Using baseline
screening data of the South ...
Nutrition, oral health and the young child
(Wiley Open Access, 2007)
Oral health is integral to general health and essential to well-being and quality of life. Socio-behavioural and environmental factors play a significant role in oral disease and oral health.Dental caries is a global disease ...
Exploring the affordances of e-learning technologies for dietetics education and training
(South African Medical Association, 2019)
Lecturers in health science education programmes wear many hats. Their
undergraduate training prepares them to deliver healthcare services as
clinicians. They may enter academia as clinical educators and then advance
to ...