Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Subject "Health"
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Consumers’ snack choices: current factors contributing to obesity
(Emerald, 2018)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to indicate the need for and create an insightful understanding of the current factors contributing to consumer’s obesity levels due to their snack choices. Design/methodology/approach ... -
Consumers’ snack choices: current factors contributing to obesity
(Emerald, 2019)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to indicate the need for and create an insightful understanding of the current factors contributing to consumer’s obesity levels due to their snack choices. Design/methodology/app ... -
Evidence-informed decision making for nutrition: African experiences and way forward
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2017)Although substantial amount of nutrition research is conducted in Africa, the research agenda is mainly donor-driven. There is a clear need for a revised research agenda in Africa which is both driven by and responding to ... -
Exposures during industrial 3-D printing and post-processing tasks
(Emerald, 2018)Purpose This paper aims to measure exposures to airborne contaminants during three-dimensional (3-D) printing and post-processing tasks in an industrial workplace. Design/methodology/approach Contaminant concentrations ... -
The health benefits and constraints of exercise therapy for wheelchair users: a clinical commentary
(AOSIS, 2017)Background: There are approximately 1 billion people living with chronic lower limb disability, many of whom are wheelchair users. Objectives: Review cardiometabolic and neuromuscular risk profiles of wheelchair ... -
Results, meta-analysis and a first evaluation of UNOxR, the urinary nitrate-to-nitrite molar ratio, as a measure of nitrite reabsorption in experimental and clinical settings
(Springer, 2018)We recently found that renal carbonic anhydrase (CA) is involved in the reabsorption of inorganic nitrite (NO2−), an abundant reservoir of nitric oxide (NO) in tissues and cells. Impaired NO synthesis in the endothelium ... -
South African metropolitan consumers’ response to health-related messages regarding fresh vegetables
(SAAFECS, 2016)The high prevalence of nutrition-related conditions and diseases in South Africa and scientific evidence regarding the health benefits offered by vegetables, guided this nationally representative study among South African ... -
What motivates consumers to choose sugared dairy products? A cross-sectional, online survey
(SAAFECS, 2018)Too much sugar is known to have a negative effect of consumers’ health, however the intake of added sugars has risen steadily over the years, resulting in a less healthy diet. A constant high intake of sugar-rich foods can ...