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The effects of a high walnut and unsalted cashew nut diet on the antioxidant status of subjects with diagnosed metabolic syndrome
(North-West University, 2005)
Motivation: Metabolic syndrome is a constellation of risk factors predisposing to coronary heart disease (CHD) and is classified as a "disease of modern civilization". Characteristics of the metabolic syndrome include ...
Body composition, physical activity and C-reactive protein in children : the PLAY study
(North-West University, 2006)
Obesity is currently the most common and costly nutritional problem in developed countries and ten percent of the world's school-aged children are estimated to be overweight to some extent. Low-grade systemic inflammation ...
The influence of HIV infection on vascular function in an African population
(North-West University, 2010)
The prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, is marginalized in South Africa by the overwhelming prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV infection and/or the ...