Digest of recent articles from the SAJCN in 2001

MAY 2001

The National food consumption survey, 1999 - Alexander R P Walker
An overview of this outstanding survey of nutrition in South African children aged 1 to 9 years.
In the "open debate" section we also discuss controversies surrounding the Food-Based Dietary Guidelines published in a recent issue.

The National Food Consumption Survey (NFCS) - Children aged 1 - 9 years, South Africa, 1999
Editor: D Labadarios. Supported by: N Steyn, E Maunder, U MacIntyre, R Swart, G Gericke, J Huskisson, A Dannhauser, H H Vorster, A E Nesamvuni
The report in summary.

Fortifying SA Maize with Vitamin A - A feasibility study! - MK Hendricks et al.
Although fortification is feasible, the food vehicle is open to debate .. or is it?

Hygiene and health-seeking behaviours of households as predictors of nutritional insecurity among preschool children in urban slums in Ethiopia - the case of Addis Ababa - Gugsa Abate, Wambui Kogi-Makau, Nelson M Muroki

FEBRUARY 2001

South African food-based dietary guidelines - guidelines for whom?
An editorial by - D Labadarios, N P Steyn

South African food-based dietary guidelines: Testing of the preliminary guidelines among women in KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape - P Love, E Maunder, M Green, F Ross, J Smale-Lovely, K Charlton
Do the SA dietary guidelines make sense?

The effect of exercise on bone mineral density in premenopausal female athletes compared with non- athletes - H Voster jun., C S Venter, G J A Beetge, H S Steyn
Is vigorous exercise (and loss of fat) bad for bones?

Recommendations for an educational programme to improve consumer knowledge of and attitudes towards nutritional information on food labels - D J Anderson, D J Coertze
Do consumers know what they are reading on food labels?

Last updated: 17-Feb-2004