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Variasie in lipied- en proteïeninhoud van sonneblomsaad en oliekoekmele in Suid-Afrika
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: G.A. Smith --- Departement Veekunde, Republiek van Suid-Afrika J.P. Hayes --- Departement Pluimveekunde, Republiek van Suid-Afrika Naomi Smith --- Navorsingsinstituut vir Vee- en Suiwelkunde, Republiek van Suid-AfrikaDie variasie in die chemiese samestelling van sonneblom- saad, wat uit verskillende areas aan oliepersers gelewer is, en die invloed daarvan op die samestelling van die geproduseerde oliekoekmele is in die studie ondersoek. Die ontleding van die sade het 'n... -
A review of orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus fisheries, estimation methods, biology and stock structure
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: T. A. BranchOrange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus are unusual fish. They form dense aggregations that have fuelled lucrative fisheries at great depths (600–1 400 m), especially off Namibia, New Zealand and Australia. They are thought to be very long-lived (>100 years, maturity at... -
Fatty acids of polar lipids in heart tissue are good taxonomic markers for tropical African freshwater fish
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: J Kwetegyeka --- Department of Chemistry, Uganda J Masa --- Department of Chemistry, Uganda BT Kiremire --- Department of Chemistry, Uganda GB Mpango --- Department of Chemistry, Uganda O Grahl-Nielsen --- Department of Chemistry, NorwayThe fatty acid profiles in total, neutral and polar lipids in the heart tissues of five freshwater fish species (Nile perch Lates niloticus, Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus, marbled lungfish Protopterus aethiopicus, Bagrus docmak and African catfish Clarias gariepinus) from Lakes... -
Toxicity of four pharmaceuticals from different classes to isolated plankton species
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: RA El-Bassat --- Faculty of Applied Science, Biology Department, Saudi Arabia HE Touliabah --- Biology Department, Saudi Arabia GI Harisa --- Department of Pharmaceutics, Saudi ArabiaFour drugs, erythromycin, fluoxetine, naproxen and gemfibrozil, belonging to different therapeutic classes, were chosen to examine their toxicity to selected plankton organisms from different trophic levels: algae (Chlorella vulgaris and Ankestrodesmus falcatus), protozoa (Paramecium caudatum), rotifera (Brachionus calyciflorus) and cladocera... -
Effect of Protein Level and Varying Protein – Lipid Concentrations on Growth Characteristics of Juvenile Spotted Grunter Pomadasys Commersonnii (Haemulidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: T. Hecht A. Irish J. SalesA 60-day feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary crude protein level on growth, feed conversion and protein efficiency ratio of juvenile (3–6 g) spotted grunter Pomadasys commersonnii. In the experiment, six semi-purified diets containing casein and... -
Life strategies, energetics and growth characteristics of Calanoides carinatus (Copepoda) in the Angola-Benguela frontal region
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: HM Verheye W Hagen H Auel W Ekau N Loick I Rheenen P Wencke S JonesRates of daily egg production, moulting and egg hatching success, as well as total lipid content and composition of Calanoides carinatus, were measured in the region of the southern Angola Curre nt SAC), the Angola-Benguela Front (ABF) and the coastal... -
Application of a fat staging technique to examine temporal and spatial variability in lipid content of southern Benguela sardine Sardinops sagax
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: J de Goede CD van der LingenA recently developed technique to estimate the lipid content of pelagic fish, using macroscopic visual assessment of their mesenteric fat, was applied to samples of southern Benguela sardine Sardinops sagax collected from commercial catches over the period 1996–2004. The data... -
Effect of dietary protein to energy ratio on growth and nitrogenous waste production of cultured dusky kob Argyrosomus japonicus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: LD Woolley --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa CLW Jones --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa PJ Britz --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South AfricaThe effect of dietary protein to energy ratio (P:E) on the growth of dusky kob Argyrosomus japoni-cus was investigated as a first step towards formulating a practical diet for this potential mariculture species in South Africa. The effects of dietary... -
Liver lipids of Indian and Atlantic Ocean spinner Carcharhinus brevipinna and blacktip Carcharhinus limbatus sharks
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: B Davidson --- , Netherlands Antilles M Zayed --- , Netherlands Antilles S Zayed --- , Netherlands Antilles G Cliff --- , South AfricaShark liver oils are rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially the n3 moieties. Data on the liver fatty acids of sharks from African waters, however, are limited. Liver samples from sharks from the western Indian Ocean off the east coast... -
Enzymatic and genetic polymorphisms of paraoxonase-1 in the Gabonese population: the relation to lipid parameters in patients with diabetes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: FA Abessolo --- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Gabon MJ Bruno --- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Centre of Libreville, Gabon MA N'negue --- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Gabon M Yangou --- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Gabon E Ngou-Milama --- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, GabonBackground: The objective was to study the relationship between the paraoxonase-1 activity, genetic polymorphisms and lipid parameters in a black patient population. -
Do heavy metals counter the potential health benefits of wine?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: AD Marais --- Division of Lipidology, Department of Internal Medicine, DM Blackhurst --- Division of Lipidology, Department of Internal Medicine, -
Lipid rescue: the use of lipid emulsions to treat local anaesthetic toxicity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: CJ Kruger --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa PC Marwick --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa AI Levin --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, South AfricaDespite increasing safety of regional anaesthesia, the growth in the popularity therof implies that local anaesthetic toxicity will occur occasionally. Local anaesthetic cardiotoxicity, even when using “safer” modern local anaesthetics, is notoriously resistant to standard resuscitation. The aim of this... -
Anaesthetic implications of a parturient with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: T Singh --- Department of Anaesthesia, India SM Ghosh --- Department of Anaesthesia, India R Agarwala --- Department of Anaesthesia, India K Rahul --- Department of Anaesthesia, India -
Improving the Use of Lipid-lowering Drugs at Brits Hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: C Van Deventer --- Brits Hospital, C Mokhlele --- Brits Hospital, J Hugo --- Family Medicine, Medunsa,Background When it was found by the Brits Hospital Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee (PTC) in 2000 that simvastatin was responsible for extremely high costs in a district hospital, it was decided to undertake a quality improvement study to assess and,... -
Healthy lifestyle interventions in general practice Part 8: Lifestyle and dyslipidaemia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MP Schwellnus --- Department of Sports Medicine and Exercise Science, DN Patel --- Vitality Wellness, C Nossel --- Vitality Wellness, M Dreyer --- Vitality Wellness, S Whitesman --- Institute for Mindfulness South Africa, EW Derman --- Department of Sports Medicine and Exercise Science,Dyslipidaemia, in particular raised plasma concentrations of total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglycerides as well as reduced plasma concentrations of high density lipoprotein (HDL-C) concentration is one of the major risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD),... -
Secondary dyslipidaemia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: DJ Blom --- Division of Lipidology, Department of Medicine,Plasma lipid levels are determined by the interplay of environmental and genetic factors. Occasionally environmental factors may alter lipid levels significantly, resulting in secondary dyslipidaemia. The lipid phenotype in secondary dyslipidaemia is very variable (e.g. predominant hypercholesterolaemia, hypertriglyceridaemia or changes... -
Cardiovascular risk factors in a treatment-naïve, human immunodeficiency virus-infected rural population in Dikgale, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Felistas Mashinya --- Department of Medical Science, Public Health and Health Promotion, School of Health Sciences, Marianne Alberts --- Department of Medical Science, Public Health and Health Promotion, School of Health Sciences, Robert Colebunders --- International Health Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Belgium Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden --- International Health Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, BelgiumObjective: The objective was to determine lipid levels and cardiovascular risk factors in treatment-naïve, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected rural African people in Limpopo province. -
Nutritional condition of fish larvae in South African estuaries: an appraisal of three biochemical methods
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: D Costalago --- Department of Zoology, South Africa N Strydom --- Department of Zoology, South Africa C Frost --- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, South AfricaEstuaries are exposed to a number of threats and many South African estuarine systems are functionally and structurally altered. The extent to which fish are affected by these alterations is not fully understood. The estuarine round herring Gilchristella aestuaria is... -
Labour epidural analgesia audit in a teaching hospital in a developing country
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: G.G. Jacobs-Martin --- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa J.L. Burke --- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa A.I. Levin --- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa A.R. Coetzee --- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, South AfricaBackground: Neuraxial analgesia is currently considered to be the most effective method of intrapartum analgesia, causing little maternal and foetal sedation. While epidural analgesia has been well studied in developed countries, it is uncertain whether or not the results, particularly... -
Lipid emulsion therapy: non-nutritive uses of lipid emulsions in anaesthesia and intensive care
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: M Buys --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa PA Scheepers --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa AI Levin --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, South AfricaLipid emulsions were introduced into clinical practice more than five decades ago as a calorically dense, non-glucose-based energy source for parenteral nutrition. Recently, intravenous lipid emulsions have been used as rescue for systemic local anaesthetic toxicity. However, the non-nutritive, therapeutic... -
The half-yellow man
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: BJ Merwitz --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism Research Unit, South Africa FJ Raal --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism Research Unit, South Africa -
Multiple cardiovascular disease risk factors in rural Kenya: evidence from a health and demographic surveillance system using the WHO STEP-wise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: PM Chege --- Department of Family Medicine, KenyaBackground: To describe the distribution of obesity, hypertension, dysglycaemia and dyslipidaemia (which are risk factors for cardiovascular disease) using a Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) site in western Kenya. -
The metabolic profiles of HIV-infected and non-infected women in Mangaung, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Z. Hattingh --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, C. Walsh --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Fj Veldman --- Fibrinogen Unit, Cj Bester --- Department of Biostatistics,Objective: To determine the biochemical nutritional status of HIV-infected women in Mangaung. -
Lipid emulsions in parenteral nutrition: does one size fits all?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: A. Laviano --- Department of Clinical Medicine, F. Rossi Fanelli --- Department of Clinical Medicine,Dietary lipids significantly contribute to preserve the efficiency of human metabolism and restore it during disease. Therefore, in the absence of absolute contraindications, it would not appear reasonable to exclude lipid emulsions when prescribing parenteral nutrition (PN). The metabolic role... -
Prevalence of and contributing factors to dyslipidaemia in low-income women aged 18-90 years in the peri-urban Vaal region
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Wh Oldewage-Theron --- Centre of Sustainable Livelihoods, Aa Egal --- Centre of Sustainable Livelihoods,Objective: Determining the prevalence of dyslipidaemia and examining dietary and other contributing factors, namely hypertension, overweight and obesity, as well as abnormal blood lipid levels in women aged 18-90 years. -
The acceptability and intake of lipid-based pastes as a food supplement in a South African context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: L Steenkamp --- HIV and AIDS Research Unit, R Lategan --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences,This descriptive study included 103 children aged 12-60 months, 39 older children and 291 adults, and was performed to assess the sensory acceptability of a lipid-based food supplement. Lipid-based pastes were found to be highly acceptable, although concern exists regarding... -
The 2012 University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences centenary debate
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Td Noakes --- University of Cape Town,Our human ancestors thrived on a diet high in fat and protein of animal or fish origin for at least 2.5 million years. Foods with a high-energy content and nutritional density were required for the development of the large, energy-expensive... -
The diet-heart hypothesis, obesity and diabetes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Je Rossouw --- Women’s Health Initiative Branch, Program for Population Science and Prevention Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, USAHuman feeding studies show that dietary fat quality, but not total fat intake, influences levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Meta-analyses indicate an association with reduced coronary heart disease (CHD) risk when saturated fatty acid is replaced with polyunsaturated fatty... -
Effect of cultivar, season and locality on lipid content and fatty acid composition of cactus pear seed oil
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Maryna de Wit --- Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, South Africa Arno Hugo --- Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, South Africa Nokuthula Shongwe --- Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, South Africa Rouxlene van der Merwe --- Department of Plant Sciences, South AfricaOpuntia ficus-indica (cactus pear) seeds are rich in linoleic acid and have beneficial properties for nutritional, industrial and pharmaceutical purposes. The total lipid content and fatty acid composition depends on various factors, including cultivar, degree of maturity, climate, harvesting season... -
Prevalence and pattern of dyslipidaemia in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at a tertiary care hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: R Daya --- Division of Endocrinology, Internal Medicine, South Africa Z Bayat --- Division of Endocrinology, Internal Medicine, South Africa FJ Raal --- Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, South AfricaBackground: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common secondary cause of dyslipidaemia, particularly if glycaemic control is poor, which in turn is an important risk factor for atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease. -
Relationship between magnesium and lipids in patients with diabetes mellitus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: JM Jansen van Vuuren --- Northdale Hospital, South Africa S Pillay --- Edendale Hospital, South Africa CJ Jansen van Vuuren --- uMgungundlovu Health District, South AfricaIntroduction: Non-communicable diseases, especially cardiovascular diseases (CVD), have become more prevalent across the world, more so in developing countries. Novel methods in the management of CVD risks in patients with diabetes mellitus, type 2 (DM2) requires constant attention and an... -
Pattern of dyslipidaemia in relation to statin use in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending a tertiary care hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: S Naidoo --- Private Practice, South Africa FJ Raal --- Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaIntroduction: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients. Strict goal-directed lipid control in patients with diabetes is associated with better cardiovascular outcomes. -
Nematode assemblages and soil microbial communities in soils associated with glyphosate-resistant soybean
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Chantelle Girgan --- Nematology Unit, Biosystematics Division, Agricultural Research Council-Plant Health and Protection, South Africa Sarina Claassens --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa Hendrika Fourie --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South AfricaThe introduction of genetically modified glyphosate-resistant (GR) crops led to increased use of glyphosate, with potential long-term effects on biological soil communities. Abundance and diversity of plant-parasitic and non-parasitic nematodes, as well as microbial community structure in the rhizosphere of... -
Diet of albacore Thunnus alalunga from the waters of Mauritius (western Indian Ocean) inferred from stomach contents and fatty acid analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: Z Dhurmeea --- , Mauritius H Pethybridge --- , Australia EV Romanov --- , Réunion C Appadoo --- , Mauritius N Bodin --- , SeychellesThe diet of albacore Thunnus alalunga from their spawning ground in the waters of Mauritius was investigated. The stomach contents of 249 albacore individuals, caught by industrial longliners and artisanal fishers, was analysed, and the dominant prey taxa were selected... -
Defaulters. Are they worse off? Analysing reasons for this phenomenon amongst patients with diabetes with and without HIV infection
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Somasundram Pillay --- , South AfricaBackground: Ideal control of diabetes mellitus (DM) remains elusive globally. Identifying defaulting reasons in diabetes clinics can provide potential interventional areas. -
Mobilisation and dynamics of energy reserves in different tissues of Donax trunculus (Bivalvia: Donacidae) in the Gulf of Tunis (eastern Mediterranean Sea, Tunisia)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: D Boussoufa --- , Tunisia H Chalouati --- , Tunisia N Ghazali --- , Tunisia JC Navarro --- , Spain M El Cafsi --- , TunisiaSeasonal changes in condition index and the biochemical components (proteins, lipids and glycogen) of the gonad/digestive gland, foot, labial palp, mantle, gills and adductor muscles of Donax trunculus Linnaeus, 1758 from the Gulf of Tunis were monitored seasonally, from November... -
Hypertension and diabetes mellitus: a collision of two heavyweight non-communicable diseases
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: S Pillay --- , South AfricaIntroduction: Patients living with type 2 diabetes mellitus (PLWD) are at an increased risk of developing hypertension (HPT). The presence of HPT in PLWD (PLWDH) accelerates diabetes-related complications (DRC). Scarce data exist from South Africa on the impact of HPT... -
Is vitamin D status associated with non-communicable disease risk in children? A cohort study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Machuene A Poopedi --- , South Africa; Shane A Norris --- , South Africa; John M Pettifor --- , South Africa; -
Validation of lipid extraction and correction methods for stable isotope analysis of freshwater food webs in southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: A van der Merwe --- , South Africa A Myburgh --- , South Africa G Hall --- , South Africa A Kaiser --- , South Africa S Woodborne --- , South AfricaStable isotope analysis is ubiquitous as a method to investigate food-web dynamics at various scales in aquatic ecology. Most studies make use of dorsal muscle tissue, which involves lethal sampling of the fish. The sampling of muscle tissue is often... -
Lipid profiles of HIV-infected diabetic patients
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Clive Sydney --- Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, Louansha Nandlal --- Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, Firoza Haffejee --- Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa Jamila Kathoon --- Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa Thajasvarie Naicker --- Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, -
Lipid profile of patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus at a tertiary South African hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: A Parak --- Helen Joseph Hospital, South Africa R Daya --- Helen Joseph Hospital, South Africa Z Bayat --- Helen Joseph Hospital, South Africa