Browsing Research Output by Author "10055355 - Vorster, Hester Hendrina"
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Accelerated nutrition transition in the North West Province of South Africa: results from the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE-NWP-SA) cohort study, 2005 to 2010
Wentzel-Viljoen, Edelweiss; Lee, Sarie; Vorster, Hester H.; Laubscher, Ria (Cambridge Univ Press, 2018)Objective: South Africa (SA) is in the midst of a health transition characterized by a quadruple burden of diseases and a nutrition transition. The existing nutrition transition in SA, accompanied by the coexistence of ... -
Added sugar intake in South Africa: findings from the Adult Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology cohort study1-4
Vorster, Hester H.; Kruger, Annamarie; Wentzel-Viljoen, Edelweiss; Kruger, H. Salome; Margetts, Barrie, M. (American Society for Nutrition (ASN), 2014)Background: Obesity and other noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors are increasing in low- and middle-income countries. There are few data on the association between increased added sugar intake and NCD risk in these ... -
Alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease risk in an African population in transition: the prospective urban and rural epidemiology (PURE) study
Pisa, P.T.; Kruger, A.; Vorster, H.H.; Margetts, B.M.; Loots, D.T. (Medpharm Publications, 2010)Objective: There is evidence showing a cardioprotective effect of light to moderate alcohol consumption in many populations. Whether alcohol consumption reduces cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in an African population ... -
Association of alcohol consumption with specific biomarkers: a cross-sectional study in South Africa
Pisa, Pedro T.; Vorster, Hester H.; Kruger, Annamarie; Margetts, Barrie; Loots, D.T. (BioMed Central, 2015)Alcohol consumption plays an important role in the health transition associated with urbanization in developing countries. Thus, reliable tools for assessing alcohol intake levels are necessary. We compared two biological ... -
Association of HIV and ART with cardiometabolic traits in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Dillon, David G.; Fourie, Carla M.; Kruger, Annamarie; Schutte, Aletta E.; Vorster, Este H. (Oxford University Press, 2013)Background: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the highest burden of HIV in the world and a rising prevalence of cardiometabolic disease; however, the interrelationship between HIV, antiretroviral therapy (ART) and cardiometabolic ... -
Beneficial effect of physical activity on linear growth rate of adolescents in a South African shanty town
Doak, Colleen; Kruger, Herculina Salome; Margetts, Barrie Maxwell; Stegman, Inge; Vorster, Hester Hendrina (Sabinet, 2012)It is not known if nutritional and/or other interventions could improve linear growth in adolescents. The purpose of this study was to assess the role of physical activity in promoting linear growth velocity of black ... -
Cardiovascular disease and nutrition: the use of food-based dietary guidelines for prevention in Africa
Pisa, Pedro; Vorster, Hester Hendrina; Nishida, C. (South African Heart Association, 2011)There is no doubt that morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD) are increasing in many African countries. Research and implementation of public health nutrition programmes in the developed world have shown ... -
Changes in food intake from 2005 to 2010 by a cohort of black rural and urban African men and women in the North West Province of South Africa: the PURE-NWP-SA study
Wentzel-Viljoen, Edelweiss; Vorster, Hester H.; Laubscher, R. (Cambridge Univ Press, 2018)Objective We have shown that nutrient intakes of rural and urban black Africans in the North West Province (NWP) of South Africa (SA) followed the typical nutrition transition pattern upon urbanization and modernization. ... -
Coping mechanisms, perception of health and cardiovascular dysfunction in Africans
Malan, Leoné; Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth; Malan, Nicolaas Theodor; Wissing, Maria Philipina; Vorster, Hester Hendrina; Steyn, Hendrik Stefanus; Van Rooyen, Johannes Marthinus; Huisman, Hugo Willem (Elsevier, 2006)The purpose of this study was to compare active and passive coping strategies of Africans with perception of own health and cardiovascular data. The subjects included 236 apparently healthy Africans (men = 109; women = 127). ... -
Die voedingsoorgang in Suid-Afrika: ’n uitdaging vir verbeterde voeding en die verligting van armoede
Vorster, Hester Hendrina (AOSIS, 2011)Suid-Afrika, soos ander ontwikkelende lande in Sub-Sahara Afrika, bly in gebreke om die Verenigde Nasies se Millennium Ontwikkelingsdoelwitte te haal. In hierdie artikel word daar verduidelik dat hierdie onvermoë waarskynlik ... -
Dietary intake and breast cancer risk in black South African women: the South African Breast Cancer study
Jacobs, Inarie; Taljaard-Krugell, Christine; Ricci, Cristian; Vorster, Hester; Van Zyl, Tertia (Cambridge Univ Press, 2019)Incidence rates of breast cancer (BC) are increasing in South Africa. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between dietary intake and BC risk in black South African women. The study population included ... -
Eat dry beans, split peas, lentils and soya regularly: a food–based dietary guideline
Venter, C.S.; Vorster, H.H.; Ochse, R.; Swart, R. (MedPharm Publications, 2013)The objective of this paper is to review recent scientific evidence to support the food-based dietary guideline (FBDG): “Eat dry beans, split peas, lentils and soya regularly”. In this review, legumes are synonymous with ... -
The effect of ethanol and its metabolism on fibrinolysis
Pieters, Marlien; Vorster, Hester H.; Jerling, Johann C.; Venter, Christine S.; Kotze, Retha C.M.; Bornman, Elsabe (Thieme, 2010) -
Have milk, maas or yoghurt every day: a food–based dietary guideline for South Africa
Vorster, H.H.; Wenhold, F.A.M.; Wright, H.H.; Wentzel-Viljoen, E.; Venter, C.S.; Vermaak, M. (MedPharm Publications, 2013)A national working group recently reached consensus that a guideline message for milk consumption should form part of the set of revised food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) for South Africa. The message was formulated ... -
An introduction to the revised food-based dietary guidelines for South Africa
Vorster, Hester H.; Badham, J.B.; Venter, C.S. (MedPharm Publications, 2013)Food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) are short, positive, science-based messages that aim to change the eating behaviour of the general population towards more optimal diets that meet energy and nutrient requirements, ... -
Inventory on the dietary assessment tools available and needed in Africa: a prerequisite for setting up a common methodological research infrastructure for nutritional surveillance, research, and prevention of diet-related non-communicable diseases
Pisa, Pedro T.; Vorster, Hester H.; Jerling, Johann; Covic, Namukolo; Kruger, Annamarie; Landais, Edwige (Taylor & Francis, 2018)Objective: To carry out an inventory on the availability, challenges, and needs of dietary assessment (DA) methods in Africa as a pre-requisite to provide evidence, and set directions (strategies) for implementing common ... -
Iron status and cardiovascular disease risk in black South African women: the PURE study
Aderibigbe, Olaide Ruth; Pisa, Pedro T.; Mamabolo, Ramoteme L.; Kruger, Salome H.; Vorster, Hester H.; Kruger, Annamarie (MedPharm Publishers, 2011)Objective: To examine the associations between measures of iron status and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in South African women. Method: In a cross-sectional study, demographic information and health history ... -
The link between poverty and malnutrition: a South African perspective
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Make starchy foods part of most meals: a food-based dietary guideline for South Africa
Vorster, H.H. (MedPharm Publications, 2013)A 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). The objective of this technical review paper ... -
Nutrient adequacy
Vorster, H.H. (Karger, 2015)Key Messages "Nutrient adequacy, a result of consumption of sufficient amounts of all essential nutrients and energy to meet individual requirements, is a prerequisite for normal growth, development and health. " ...