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Results from South Africa's 2016 report card on physical activity for children and youth
(Human Kinetics Publishers Inc., 2016)
Background: We present results of the 2016 Healthy Active Kids South Africa (HAKSA) Report Card on the current status of physical activity (PA) and nutrition in South African youth. The context in which we interpret the ...
The New Alliance on Food Security and Nutrition: What are the Implications for Africa’s Youth?
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2016)
The ‘New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition’ (hereafter the ‘New Alliance’) is a partnership which was established between selected African countries, G8 members, and the private sector to ‘work together to accelerate ...
The humble sardine (small pelagics): fish as food or fodder
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2016)
Background: The group of small pelagic fish is the largest species group landed globally. A significant proportion of
this nutrient-rich food is processed and lost to livestock feed, fish feed, fish oil, pet food and ...
Child poverty and children’s rights of access to food and basic nutrition in South Africa : A contextual, jurisprudential and policy analysis
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2009)
The rights to food and basic nutrition have been implemented rather
unsystematically in South Africa through a hodgepodge of policies
and indirectly by legislation. In view of the dearth of jurisprudence, this paper ...
Dietary patterns, food insecurity, and their relationships with food sources and social determinants in two small island developing states
(MDPI, 2022)
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have high burdens of nutrition-related chronic
diseases. This has been associated with lack of access to adequate and affordable nutritious foods
and increasing reliance on imported ...
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 ...
Urban agriculture and the sustainability nexus in South Africa: Past, current, and future trends
(Springer, 2023)
Urban agriculture remains a topical issue that needs to be better understood in striving
for sustainable cities, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Through a literature
review, this article examines urban agriculture ...
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 ...