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  Adverse social, nutrition and health conditions in rural districts of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape provinces, South Africa

  South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2010

  Through a cross-sectional survey this study determined the socio-demographic, nutritional and health status of children and their caregivers in two rural districts in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and one rural district in the Eastern Cape (EC), South Africa.
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  Primary health care facility infrastructure and services and the nutritional status of children 0-71-months-old and their caregivers attending these facilities in four rural districts in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces, South Africa

  South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2010

  The objective of this study is to assess primary health care (PHC) facility infrastructure and services, and the nutritional status of 0 to 71-month-old children and their caregivers attending PHC facilities in the Eastern Cape (EC) and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) provinces in South Africa. The design used is a cross-sectional survey.
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  Dietary Assessment Methodology for Adolescents: A Review of Reproducibility and Validation Studies

  South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2010

  The aim of this review is to explore the validity and/or reproducibility of dietary assessment methods used to assess food and nutrient intakes of adolescents.
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  Risk factors of poor anthropometric status in children under five years of age living in rural districts of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces, South Africa

  South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2010

  In this study factors associated with children’s anthropometric status were determined. Secondary analysis was done using data from a cross-sectional survey including children under five years of age (n = 2 485) and their mothers in rural districts of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces, South Africa. Conclusion:
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  Using different approaches to assess the reproducibility of a culturally sensitive quantified food frequency questionnaire

  South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2011

  The objective of this article was to report on the use of different approaches to assess the reproducibility of a culturally sensitive quantified food frequency questionnaire (QFFQ) used for assessment of the habitual dietary intake of Setswana-speaking adults in the North West Province of South Africa.
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  A Micronutrient Powder with Low Doses of Highly Absorbable Iron and Zinc Reduces Iron and Zinc Deficiency and Improves Weight-For-Age Z-Scores in South African Children

  Journal of Nutrition, 2011

  Micronutrient powders (MNP) are often added to complementary foods high in inhibitors of iron and zinc absorption. Most MNP therefore include high amounts of iron and zinc, but it is no longer recommended in malarial areas to use untargeted MNP that contain the Reference Nutrient Intake for iron in a single serving.
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  Iron status and cardiovascular disease risk in black South African women: the PURE study

  South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2011

  The objective of this study was to examine the associations between measures of iron status and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in South African women.
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  Measuring micronutrient intakes at different levels of sugar consumption in a population in transition: the Transition and Health during Urbanisation in South Africa (THUSA) study

  South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2012

  The objective of this study was to investigate the absolute micronutrient intake and the possibility of micronutrient dilution of added sugar in the diets of an African population in nutritional transition.
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  Right to Food and Nutrition Watch

  The Right to Food and Nutrition Watch is a consortium whose work solely focuses on publishing an annual publication. Members include FIAN, WABA and Dan Church Aid.
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  Effects of iron and n−3 fatty acid supplementation, alone and in combination, on cognition in school children: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled intervention in South Africa

  American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2012

  Little is known about the combined effects of iron and n−3 (omega-3) fatty acid (FA) supplementation on cognitive performance. The provision of either DHA/EPA or iron alone in rats with combined iron and n−3 FA deficiency has been reported to exacerbate cognitive deficits associated with deficiency.

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