Browsing Health Sciences by Subject "Iron status"
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The association between black tea consumption and iron status of African women in the North West Province : THUSA study
(North-West University, 2005)Motivation: A variety of factors including food shortage, poor hygiene and low education levels affects the nutritional status of black women. Women also have a high risk for the development of iron deficiency because ... -
Associations between biological alcohol consumption markers, reported alcohol intakes, and biological health outcomes in an African population in transition
(North-West University, 2008)BACKGROUND Alcohol consumption probably plays an important role in the transition associated with urbanisation in developing countries. The World Health Organisation recently stated that alcohol consumption is the fifth ... -
Iron status in relation to morbidity when considering iron supplementation among urban pregnant women in South Africa
(North-West University, 2018)Background: Anaemia is a common and challenging nutritional problem worldwide and iron deficiency (ID) contributes to about half of all anaemia. In 2002, ID anaemia was considered to be one of the most important contributing ... -
Iron status, anthropometric status and cognitive performance of black African school children aged 6–11 years in the Klerksdorp area
(North-West University, [2011])AIM Poor iron status and under–nutrition among children are of concern not only in South Africa but worldwide. Both independent and combined associations between poor iron status, under–nutrition and cognitive development ... -
The relationship of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid status with blood pressure in pregnant African women : the NuPED study
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)Introduction - Globally, hypertensive disorders affect 10% of pregnancies and are the most common risk factors for maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Between 2011 and 2013, 14.8 % of maternal mortalities ...