Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Author "MacIntyre, Una E."
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Measuring micronutrient intakes at different levels of sugar consumption in a population in transition: the Transition and Health during Urbanisation in South Africa (THUSA) study
MacIntyre, Una E.; Venter, Christine S.; Kruger, Annamarie; Serfontein, Marita (MedPharm Publications, 2012)Objective: The objective was to investigate the absolute micronutrient intake and the possibility of micronutrient dilution of added sugar in the diets of an African population in nutritional transition. Design: A ... -
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 ... -
Prevalence of selected intermediate risk factors for non-communicable diseases in an apparently healthy Indian community in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Naicker, Ashika; Venter, Christine S.; Ellis, Suria; MacIntyre, Una E. (Springer, 2017)South Africa, burdened with the emerging chronic diseases, is home to one of the largest migrant Indian population, however, little data exists on the risk factors for non-communicable diseases in this population. The aim ...