Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Subject "Stunting"
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Anthropometric nutritional status of children (0–18 years) in South Africa 1997–2022: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(Cambridge University Press, 2023-10)Objective: To conduct a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of the available literature on the anthropometric nutritional status of South African infants and children, 0–18 years old and to report on trends ... -
The association between under-nutrition, school performance and perceptual motor functioning in first-grade South African learners: the North-West Child Health Integrated with Learning and Development study
(AOSIS, 2019)Background: Early childhood is characterised by an immense spurt of growing and learning where under-nutrition can have adverse effects on the neuro-developmental health and school performance of children. A full ... -
Beneficial effect of physical activity on linear growth rate of adolescents in a South African shanty town
(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 ... -
Effect of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements on growth, psychomotor development, iron status, and morbidity among 6- to 12-mo-old infants in South Africa: a randomized controlled trial
(Oxford Univ Press, 2019)Background Evidence on the effect of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNSs) on early child growth and development is mixed. Objective This study assessed the effect of daily consumption of 2 different ... -
Effects of iodized salt and iodine supplements on prenatal and postnatal growth: a systematic review
(Oxford Univ Press, 2018)Hypothyroidism due to iodine deficiency can impair physical development, most visibly in the marked stunting of myxedematous cretinism caused by severe in utero iodine deficiency. Whether iodine repletion improves growth ... -
Lipid-based nutrient supplements and linear growth in children under 2 years: a review
(Cambridge University Press, 2017)The prevalence of stunting remains high in low- and middle-income countries despite adoption of comprehensive nutrition interventions, particularly in low-income countries. In the present paper, we review current evidence ... -
The prevalence and factors associated with stunting among infants aged 6 months in a peri-urban South African community
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2017)Objective: To determine the prevalence and factors associated with stunting in 6-month-old South African infants. Design: This cross-sectional study was part of the baseline of a randomized controlled trial. Weight-for-length, ... -
A proposed cutoff point of waist-to-height ratio for metabolic risk in African township adolescents
(Elsevier, 2013)Objective: A waist:height ratio (WHtR) higher than 0.5 has been proposed as a cutoff point for abdominal obesity in both sexes and at all ages. It is unknown if this cutoff point is appropriate for previously undernourished ... -
What is the nutritional status of children of obese mothers in South Africa?
(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 ...
