Research Article

Dietary fat intake and nutritional status indicators of primary school children in a low-income informal settlement in the Vaal region

Published in: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume 24 , issue 2 , 2011 , pages: 99–104

DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2011.11734357

Author(s): W. Oldewage-Theron Director of the Research Centre of Sustainable Livelihoods, , C Napier Department of Food and Nutrition, , A Egal Centre of Sustainable Livelihoods,

Keywords: child nutrition , dietary fat intake , nutritional status

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Abstract

Background: The objective of this study was to examine growth indicators, serum cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and triglyceride levels, as well as dietary fat intakes usually associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in healthy primary school children.

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