Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Author "Labadarios, Demetre"
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Added sugar, macro- and micronutrient intakes and anthropometry of children in a developing world context
Maunder, Eleni M.W.; Nel, Johanna H.; Steyn, Nelia P.; Kruger, H. Salome; Labadarios, Demetre (Public Library of Science, 2015)Objective The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between added sugar and dietary "diversity, micronutrient intakes and anthropometric status in a nationally representative" "study of children, 1 8.9 ... -
Overweight among children decreased, but obesity prevalence remained high among women in South Africa, 1999-2005
Kruger, Herculina S.; Steyn, Nelia P.; Swart, Elizabeth C.; Maunder, Eleni M.W.; Nel, Johanna H.; Moeng, Lynn; Labadarios, Demetre (Cambridge University Press, 2012)Objective: The aim of the present study was to assess anthropometric status in South African children and women in 2005 in order to document temporal trends in selected anthropometric parameters. Design: Heights and ... -
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 ...