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    • A review of dietary surveys in the adult South African population from 2000 to 2015 

      Mchiza, Zandile J.; Steyn, Nelia P.; Hill, Jillian; Kruger, Annamarie; Schönfeldt, Hettie; Nel, Johanna; Wentzel-Viljoen, Edelweiss (Mdpi Ag, 2015)
      One serious concern of health policymakers in South Africa is the fact that there is no national data on the dietary intake of adult South Africans. The only national "dietary study was done in children in 1999. Hence, it ...
    • What is the nutritional status of children of obese mothers in South Africa? 

      Kruger, Herculina Salome; Labadarios, Demetre; Nel, Johanna; Steyn, Nelia; Maunder, Eleni M.W. (Elsevier, 2011)
      Objective To evaluate the anthropometric status of children of obese (body mass index [BMI] ≥30 kg/m2) mothers who participated during the 2005 National Food Consumption Study. Methods The survey population consisted ...
    • Which dietary diversity indicator is best to assess micronutrient adequacy in children 1 to 9 y? 

      Steyn, N.P.; Kruger, H. Salome; Nel, Johanna; Labadarios, Demetre; Maunder, Eleni Maria Winifred (Open Access, 2014)
      Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the best dietary diversity indicator to measure dietary diversity and micronutrient adequacy in children. Methods A national representative cross-sectional survey of ...