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“Drink lots of clean, safe water”: a food-based dietary guideline for South Africa
South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2013In recognition of its importance the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa states that as a basic human right, each individual has the right to access clean, safe water. However, the country is faced with the challenge of supplying high-quality drinking water to all its people.Document“Have milk, maas or yoghurt every day”: a food-based dietary guideline for South Africa
South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2013The first set of food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) for South Africa, published in 2001, did not include a separate FBDG for milk and other dairy products. At the time, the rationale focused on cost and affordability by a large section of the population. Milk and dairy products were part of the FBDG on animal foods, which included meat, chicken, fish and eggs.Document“Eat dry beans, split peas, lentils and soya regularly”: a food-based dietary guideline
South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2013Legumes are plants with seed pods that split into two halves. These include alfalfa, clover, lupin, green beans, peas, peanuts, soybeans, dry beans, broad beans, chickpeas and lentils. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, pulses are a type of legume that are exclusively harvested for dry grain.Document“Make starchy foods part of most meals”: a food-based dietary guideline for South Africa
South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2013A national working group, convened by the Directorate Nutrition in the Department of Health, recently revised the set of South African food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs).Document“Be active!” Revisiting the South African food-based dietary guideline for activity
South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2013South Africans have diverse origins, but everybody faces the challenges of addressing the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and associated risk factors. As in other developing countries, there is potential to prevent and control NCDs, in spite of limited resources.DocumentAn introduction to the revised food-based dietary guidelines for South Africa
South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2013The perception that “people eat foods and not nutrients” led nutrition scientists to replace nutrient-based recommendations for the public with food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs), which are dietary recommendations based on local food and eating patterns.DocumentEffects of a multi-micronutrient-fortified beverage, with and without sugar, on growth and cognition in South African schoolchildren: a randomised, double-blind, controlled intervention
British Journal of Nutrition, 2013The most recent South African National Food Consumption Survey-Fortification Baseline (NFCS-FB) in 2005 reported that almost 14% of South African children aged 1–5 years were vitamin A deficient (serum retinol (SR) concentration, <100 μg/l) and 27·9 % were anaemic (Hb concentration, 110 g/l).DocumentDieticians in South Africa require more competencies in public health nutrition and management to address the nutritional needs of South Africans
2013Nutrition-related disorders, which range from low energy intake and micronutrient deficiencies to over-nutrition associated with an energy-dense diet and the development of non-communicable diseases, contribute substantially to the burden of diseases experienced in South Africa (SA). Many of these disorders can, to a large degree, be treated or even prevented.DocumentField-testing of guidance on the appropriate labelling of processed complementary foods for infants and young children in South Africa
2012There is a lack of formal guidance from international normative bodies on the appropriate marketing of processed complementary foods. Such guidance is necessary to protect and promote optimal infant and young child feeding practices.DocumentOverweight impairs efficacy of iron supplementation in iron-deficient South African children: a randomized controlled intervention
International Journal of Obesity, 2013Countries in the ‘nutrition transition’ are undergoing rapid dietary and lifestyle changes that produce a double burden of malnutrition: their populations suffer from increasing over-consumption (for example, obesity, diabetes) but continue to have high rates of micronutrient deficiencies (for example, iron deficiency anemia (IDA)).Pages