Search
Now showing items 1-6 of 6
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 ...
Use of social media platforms by manufacturers to market breast-milk substitutes in South Africa
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2020)
In South Africa (SA), exclusive breast feeding remains rare, with breast-milk substitutes (BMS) commonly being used in ways that are detrimental to infant and young child nutrition, health and survival. The use of internet, ...
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 ...
Comparison of the ability of anthropometric indices to predict the risk of diabetes mellitus in South African males: Sanhanes-1
(MDPI, 2022)
This study aimed to assess the sensitivity of body mass index (BMI) to predict the risk of
diabetes mellitus (DM) and whether waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip (WHR) and waist-toheight
(WHtR) ratios are better ...
Determining food industry compliance to mandatory sodium limits: Successes and challenges from the South African experience
(Cambridge University Press, 2023)
To provide an update on the compliance to the Na reduction regulation
(R.214) and to highlight some challenges and successes experienced by South
Africa in the implementation of a mandatory Na regulation. The study design ...
Sociodemographic and lifestyle factors and the risk of metabolic syndrome in taxi drivers: A focus on street food
(Frontiers Media, 2023)
In South Africa, similar to other populous countries, the taxi
industry is an important form of transportation that contributes to the country’s
development. As a result, minibus taxi driving is an occupation characterized ...