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Drink lots of clean, safe water: a food–based dietary guideline for South Africa
(MedPharm Publications, 2013)
The purpose of this review is to summarise the literature that supports the importance of the food-based dietary guideline
on water consumption. General recommendations for total daily water intake are between 2 and 3.7 ...
An introduction to the revised food-based dietary guidelines for South Africa
(MedPharm Publications, 2013)
Food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) are short, positive, science-based messages that aim to change the eating
behaviour of the general population towards more optimal diets that meet energy and nutrient requirements, ...
Have milk, maas or yoghurt every day: a food–based dietary guideline for South Africa
(MedPharm Publications, 2013)
A national working group recently reached consensus that a guideline message for milk consumption should form part
of the set of revised food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) for South Africa. The message was formulated ...
Use salt and foods high in salt sparingly: a food–based dietary guideline for South Africa
(MedPharm Publications, 2013)
Increased salt intake leads to an increase in blood pressure and decreased sodium intake relative to the usual or increased
intake results in lowered blood pressure in adults, with or without hypertension. Blood pressure ...
Eat dry beans, split peas, lentils and soya regularly: a food–based dietary guideline
(MedPharm Publications, 2013)
The objective of this paper is to review recent scientific evidence to support the food-based dietary guideline (FBDG): “Eat
dry beans, split peas, lentils and soya regularly”. In this review, legumes are synonymous with ...
The importance of the quality or type of fat in the diet: a food–based dietary guideline for South Africa
(MedPharm Publications, 2013)
The aim of this paper is to review the latest total fat intake data for South Africa, as well as scientific evidence on the
effect of the total amount and quality or type of fat in the diet. The total fat intake of South ...
Make starchy foods part of most meals: a food-based dietary guideline for South Africa
(MedPharm Publications, 2013)
A national working group, convened by the Directorate Nutrition in the Department of Health, recently revised the set
of South African food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs). The objective of this technical review paper ...
Be active! Revisiting the South African food–based dietary guideline for activity
(MedPharm Publications, 2013)
The objective of this paper was to review current evidence on physical activity for health in order to support the foodbased
dietary guideline (FBDG) “Be active!”. Physical activity, defined as at least 30 minutes of ...