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Gastropod distribution in Lakes George and Edward, Uganda, relative to copper and cobalt levels
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: RD Holmberg --- Chemicals Division, Danish Environmental Protection Agency, Denmark H Madsen --- DBL Centre for Health Research and Development, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Denmark TK Kristensen --- DBL Centre for Health Research and Development, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Denmark A Jørgensen --- DBL Centre for Health Research and Development, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, DenmarkPublished data show that Lake George, Uganda, has a poorer gastropod fauna than Lake Edward, to which it is connected through the Kazinga Channel. We conducted a study in 2001 to test whether this could be linked to copper (Cu)... -
What health professionals should know about omega-3 fatty acid supplements
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: M Opperman --- Department of Agriculture and Food Science,Omega-3 (n-3) fatty acids are essential to maintain satisfactory human health and need to be consumed in the diet. Western diets are often deficient in n-3 fatty acids because of an insufficient intake of cold water oily fish. The main... -
Bioaccumulation of trace metals in the ocypodid burrowing crab, Paratylodiplax blephariskios, in Richards Bay Harbour, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JI Izegaegbe --- , South Africa L Vivier --- , South Africa HMM Mzimela --- , South AfricaBioaccumulation of metals in an endemic ocypodid burrowing mud crab, Paratylodiplax blephariskios, was investigated in contaminated mudflats of the subtropical Richards Bay Harbour (RBH), South Africa. Following sampling of water, sediment and mud crabs from three sites (Bhizolo, Mzingazi and... -
Increasing resilience to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and other health threats in food-insecure communities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Karen Morris --- , South Africa Thandi Puoane --- , South AfricaThe health of the majority of South Africa’s population is seriously threatened by hunger and micronutrient deficiency, with impaired immune response a real threat, which the current SARSCoV-2 virus pandemic has highlighted. Traditional household food-processing techniques can, amongst other advantages,... -
Early growth and development of maize on sandy soils fertilised with zinc sources at different application rates
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: LF van Straaten --- , South Africa CF Wessels --- , South Africa GM Ceronio --- , South Africa CC du Preez --- , South AfricaThe grain yield and quality of maize is often negatively influenced by zinc (Zn) deficiencies during early growth and development. Application of Zn to soil is therefore a necessity, especially when it is sandy. Glasshouse experiments were carried out to... -
Why traditional diets are more relevant than ever today
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Karen Cheryl Morris --- Naturopath, South Africa Thandi Puoane --- University of the Western Cape, SAThe current epidemic of obesity and its co-morbidities reflect an urgent need to reform our modern eating patterns. This commentary proposes the reclamation of our traditional diets of the precolonial, preindustrial era, which are argued to be more sustainable, in...