Browsing by Author "Faber, Mieke"
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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 ... -
Comparison of waist circumference distribution of South African black children from different study populations
Motswagole, Boitumelo Stokie (North-West University, 2010)Studies in both children and adults indicate that waist circumference (WC), a measure of abdominal obesity is closely related to cardiovascular risk factors. The accurate identification of abdominally obese children in ... -
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 intake in relation to iron status in 5-12 year old primary school children and estimated cost of a nutrient rich diet
Visser, Marina Victorovna (North-West University (South-Africa). Potchefstroom Campus, 2019)Background: Poor nutrition is one of the main causes of nutritional anaemia, with half of the cases estimated to be due to iron deficiency (ID). School-age children are at high risk of these nutritional disorders due to ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding amongst a cohort of mothers with infants aged 0-8 weeks in Tlokwe, North West Province
Olifant, B.B. (North-West University (South Africa), 2020)The rate of Exclusive Breastfeeding (EBF) is low in South Africa. Furthermore, the EBF rate decreases as infants get older. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of EBF and breastfeeding practices of mothers with ... -
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 ...