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   Reaction of potatoes to calcium and phosphate levels as affected by wind

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: R. Barnard --- Department of Agronomy, Republic of South Africa N. J.J. Combrink --- Department of Agronomy, Republic of South Africa

   In an attempt to increase the number of mini tubers produced per potato plant, the effect of calcium and phosphorus nutrition was investigated. It is believed that high phosphorus (P) and low calcium (Ca) levels stimulate tuberization. Three nutrient solution...

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   Risk factors of poor anthropometric status in children under five years of age living in rural districts of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces, South Africa

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Ms Lesiapeto --- Centre for Excellence in Nutrition, South Africa Cm Smuts --- Centre for Excellence in Nutrition, South Africa Sm Hanekom --- Centre for Excellence in Nutrition, South Africa J Du Plessis --- Department of Statistics, South Africa M Faber --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, South Africa

   Objectives: Factors associated with children’s anthropometric status were determined.

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   Household market participation and stunting in preschool children in Lilongwe, Malawi

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Al Howard --- Department of Global and Community Health, Mk Komwa --- Department of Environmental Science and Policy, R. Yohane --- Kanengo AIDS Support Organization, Kh Jacobsen --- Department of Global and Community Health,

   Background: Stunting among Malawian preschool children continues to be a concern.

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   Body composition in stunted, compared to non-stunted, black South African children, from two rural communities

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Bs. Motswagole --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, Hs Kruger --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, M. Faber --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, Kd Monyeki --- Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle Unit,

   Background: The objective was to compare the body composition of black stunted, and non-stunted, children, from two rural communities in South Africa, and investigate whether increased total and central adiposity is found in stunted children. The design was a cross-sectional...

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   Maternal waist circumference as a prediction of children’s stunted status

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Aa Egal --- Senior Researcher, Vaal University of Technology, Wh Oldewage-Theron --- Director, Vaal University of Technology,

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   Under- and overnutrition and evidence of metabolic disease risk in rural black South African children and adolescents

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Tm Pedro --- MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit Department of Paediatrics, K. Kahn --- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), Jm Pettifor --- MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit Department of Paediatrics, Sm Tollman --- MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), Sa Norris --- MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit Department of Paediatrics,

   Objectives: The objective was to determine the prevalence of under- and overnutrition, as well as evidence of metabolic disease risk in rural black South African children and adolescents.

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   Moderate malnutrition in children aged five years and younger in South Africa: are wasting or stunting being treated?

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: L Steenkamp --- Department of Dietetics, R Lategan --- Head Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, J Raubenheimer --- Department of Biostatistics,

   Objectives: The objective of the study was to describe wasting and stunting in children aged 12–60 months, admitted to targeted supplementary feeding programmes for the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) in South Africa.

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   Agreement between measured height, and height predicted from ulna length, in adult patients in Bloemfontein, South Africa

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Louise van den Berg --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, South Africa Mariëtte Nel --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistics, South Africa Desiré Brand --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, South Africa Jessica Bosch --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, South Africa Wieda Human --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, South Africa Shannon Lawson --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, South Africa Corinna Walsh --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, South Africa

   Objective: To assess the agreement between measured height, and height predicted from ulna length using the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) equations, in adult patients admitted to government hospitals in Bloemfontein, South Africa.

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   Undernutrition among children under five in the Bandja village of Cameroon, Africa

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Léonie Dapi Nzefa --- Department of Public Health, Cameroon Francisca Monebenimp --- Department of Public Health, Cameroon Christofer Äng --- Department of Clinical Medicine, Umeå, Sweden

   Background: Sub-Saharan Africa has a long history of struggling with child undernutrition. The prevalence of undernutrition is still high and knowledge about this public health problem and the underlying causes is essential for children’s health.

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    Nutritional status of children aged 0–60 months in two drought-prone areas of Ethiopia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Shimelis Beyene --- , USA Mary S Willis --- , USA Martha Mamo --- , USA Belaineh Legesse --- , Ethiopia Teshome Regassa --- , USA Tsegaye Tadesse --- , USA Yitbarek Wolde-Hawariat --- , Ethiopia Nur Firyal Roslan --- , USA

    Objectives: A study was undertaken to assess the prevalence of undernutrition and associated factors among children under five in two drought-prone areas in Ethiopia.

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    Nutritional status and psychomotor development in 12–18-month-old children in a post-intervention study

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Idah P Rikhotso --- , South Africa Mieke Faber --- , South Africa Marinel Rothman --- , South Africa Tonderayi M Matsungo --- , South Africa Carl Lombard --- , South Africa Cornelius M Smuts --- , South Africa

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    Risk of zinc deficiency among children aged 0–59 months in sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative review

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Mavis P Dembedza --- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Prosper Chopera --- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Tonderayi M Matsungo --- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

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    Understanding the factors associated with child malnutrition in rural Burundi: experiences from the Muyinga and Ngozi provinces

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Willy Désiré Emera --- Ghent University, Belgium Marijke D’Haese --- Ghent University, Belgium Wannes Slosse --- Ghent University, Belgium Carl Lachat --- Ghent University, Belgium

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