Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Author "Faber, Mieke"
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Anthropometric nutritional status of children (0–18 years) in South Africa 1997–2022: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Kruger, Herculina Salome; Visser, Marina; Malan, Linda; Zandberg, Lizelle; Wicks, Mariaan; Ricci, Cristian; Faber, Mieke (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 ... -
Associations of plasma total phospholipid fatty acid patterns with feeding practices, growth, and psychomotor development in 6‐month‐old South African infants
Siziba, Linda P.; Baumgartner, Jeannine; Ricci, Cristian; Jacobs, Adriaan; Rothman, Marinel; Matsungo, Tonderayi M.; Faber, Mieke; Smuts, Cornelius M. (Wiley, 2019)The objective of this study was to assess plasma fatty acid (FA) patterns of 6‐month‐old South African infants and to determine their association with feeding practices, growth, and psychomotor development. Plasma total ... -
Contribution of commercial infant products and fortified staple foods to nutrient intake at ages 6, 12, and 18 months in a cohort of children from a low socio-economic community in South Africa.
Swanepoel, Eloïse; Havemann-Nel, Lize; Rothman, Marinel; Matsungo, Tonderayi M.; Smuts, Cornelius M.; Faber, Mieke (Wiley, 2019)Fortification of two staple foods, maize meal and wheat flour (bread), is mandatory, and commercial infant products are widely available in South Africa. Using a 24 ‐ hr recall, we determined the contribution of these ... -
Dietary patterns of 6-24‐month‐old children are associated with nutrient content and quality of the diet
Faber, Mieke; Smuts, Cornelius M.; Rothman, Marinel; Laubscher, Ria (Wiley, 2019)We determined the associations of dietary patterns with energy/nutrient intakes and diet quality. Previously collected single 24‐hr dietary recalls for children aged 6–11 months (n = 1,585), 12–17 months (n = 1,131), and ... -
Dietary practices and adolescent obesity in secondary school learners at disadvantaged schools in South Africa: urban-rural and gender differences
Okeyo, Alice P.; Faber, Mieke; Seekoe, Eunice; De Villiers, Anniza; Nel, Johanna H. (MDPI, 2020)South Africa has a high prevalence of obesity in black female adolescents and a paucity of knowledge regarding contributing dietary practices. The aim of this study was to assess the dietary practices and weight status of ... -
Effect of African leafy vegetables on the micronutrient status of mildly deficient farm-school children in South Africa: a randomized controlled study
Van der Hoeven, Marinka; Osei, Jennifer; Kruger, Annamarie; Smuts, Cornelius M.; Faber, Mieke (Cambridge Univ Press, 2016)A randomized controlled trial was conducted to assess the effect of African leafy vegetable (ALV) consumption on Fe, Zn and vitamin A status in children. Children were randomly allocated to receive either a 300 g cooked ... -
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
Smuts, Cornelius M.; Matsungo, Tonderayi M.; Malan, Linda; Kruger, Herculina S.; Rothman, Marinel; Covic, Namukolo; Joosten, Karen; Lombard, Carl J.; Faber, Mieke (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 egg as an early complementary food on growth of 6- to 9-month-old infants: a randomised controlled trial
Ricci, Hannah; Faber, Mieke; Ricci, Cristian; Kruger, Herculina S.; Malan, Linda; Nakiranda, Regina; Visser, Marina; Smuts, Cornelius Marius (Cambridge University Press, 2023)Objective: To assess the effect of daily egg consumption for six months on linear growth (primary outcome), weight-for-age, weight-for-length, mid-upper arm circumference-for-age, head circumference-for-age Z-scores, ... -
Evaluation of community-based growth monitoring in rural districts of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa
Smuts, Marius Cornelius; Faber, Mieke; Schoeman, Serina; Adams, Vera; Ford-Ngomane, Thando (MedPharm Publications, 2009)Background: The Health Systems Trust implemented a community-based growth-monitoring intervention project that fits into the Integrated Nutrition Programme focus areas and commissioned an evaluation of this project. ... -
Indigenous and traditional plants: South African parents’ knowledge, perceptions and uses and their children’s sensory acceptance
Van der Hoeven, Marinka; Osei, Jennifer; Greeff, Minrie; Kruger, Annamarie; Faber, Mieke; Smuts, Cornelius M. (BioMed Central, 2013)Background: The dietary shift from indigenous and traditional plants (ITPs) to cash crops and exotic plant food sources increases the risk of malnutrition and other nutrition-related non-communicable diseases, especially ... -
Infant development at the age of 6 months in relation to feeding practices, iron status, and growth in a peri-urban community of South Africa
Rothman, Marinel; Faber, Mieke; Covic, Namukolo; Matsungo, Tonderayi M.; Cockeran, Marike; Smuts, Cornelius M. (MDPI, 2018)Background: Evidence on the association between feeding practices, iron deficiency, anaemia, stunting, and impaired psychomotor development during infancy is limited. This study assessed the association between psychomotor ... -
Nutrition research in rural communities: application of ethical principles
Faber, Mieke; Kruger, H. Salome (Wiley, 2013)This narrative review focuses on ethics related to nutrition-specific community-based research, within the framework of science for society, and focusing on the rights and well-being of fieldworkers and research participants. ... -
Presentation and interpretation of food intake data: factors affecting comparability across studies
Faber, Mieke; Wenhold, Friede A.M.; MacIntyre, Una E.; Wentzel-Viljoen, Edelweiss; Steyn, Nelia P. (Elsevier, 2013)Non-uniform, unclear, or incomplete presentation of food intake data limits interpretation, usefulness, and comparisons across studies. In this contribution, we discuss factors affecting uniform reporting of food intake ... -
A proposed cutoff point of waist-to-height ratio for metabolic risk in African township adolescents
Kruger, H. Salome; Faber, Mieke; Schutte, Aletta E.; Ellis, Suria M. (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 ...