Browsing by Subject "Diet"
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Associations between specific ApoE genetic variants and their interactions with environmental factors in relation to the lipid profile of black South Africans
(2014)Introduction: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of global mortality and its prevalence is increasing among black South Africans in spite of their favourable lipid profile. Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is a ... -
Die belewing van stres en die gebruik van cope-vaardighede deur departementshoofde van skole : riglyne vir ondersteuning
(North-West University, 2006)An investigation into stress experience and the use of coping skills by departemental heads of schools: guidelines for support. Stress occurs when one's perception of demands exceeds his perception of his abilities to meet ... -
Diet and sedentary behaviour in relation to cancer survival. A report from the national health and nutrition examination survey linked to the U.S. mortality registry
(Elsevier, 2020)Background & aims Cancer is the second most common chronic disease and cause of death in the United States. Our aim was to evaluate the associations of sedentary behavior and nutrient intakes with total and cancer-specific ... -
Diet and sedentary behaviour in relation to mortality in US adults with a cardiovascular condition: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey linked to the US mortality registry
(Cambridge Univ Pess, 2020)CVD is the most common chronic condition and the highest cause of mortality in the USA. The aim of the present work was to investigate diet and sedentary behaviour in relation to mortality in US CVD survivors. The National ... -
Ecomorphological guilds and diet of exotrophic anuran tadpoles
(North-West University (South Africa), 2014)To test the applicability of anuran tadpole functional ecology with regards to diet as a tool to determine ecosystem function of aquatic habitats, all the presently known as southern Africa anuran species’ tadpoles were ... -
Energy expenditure, dietary intake and nutritional knowledge of elite, school-aged gymnasts
(North-West University, 2005)Objective. To compare energy balance and nutrient intake of elite and non-elite school-aged gymnasts, as well as to evaluate their nutritional knowledge and eating attitude and its effect on dietary intake and practices. Methods. ... -
Fatty acid status and dietary intake of children and their caregivers from three distinct communities
(2013)Background: Dietary fat intake particularly of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids play an important role in growth and development and influence the risk of nutrition related non communicable diseases. These dietary intakes ... -
Metabolic energy management and cancer
(North-West University, 2007)This study examined the energy dependence of cancer cells. Glucose was found to be their main energy source. It seems possible to use this dependence to advantage in the fight against cancer. A novel experiment to reduce ... -
Prevalence of zinc deficiency among primary school children in a poor peri-urban informal settlement in South-Africa
(AOSIS, 2010)This cross-sectional study assessed the risk of zinc deficiency in randomly selected children, aged between 7 and 11 years, living in a poor, peri-urban informal settlement in South Africa. Dietary intake of 149 respondents ... -
Various dietary risk markers of hypertension in black South Africans : the THUSA and THUSA BANA study
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2002)Motivation: Hypertension is one of the most important causes of mortality and morbidity in South Africa. An alarming and rapid development of cardiovascular disease is now flowing through developing countries according ...