Browsing Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Author "Faber, Mieke"
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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 ... -
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 ...