South African Journal of Clinical NutritionSteenkamp, L., Lategan, R., & Raubenheimer, J. (2016). Moderate malnutrition in children aged five years and younger in South Africa: are wasting or stunting being treated? South African Journal of Cl...
SOUTH AfricaWORLD Health OrganizationSTUNTED growthMALNUTRITION in childrenCANCER prognosisNUTRITIONAL statusLENGTH of stay in hospitalsMALNUTRITIONBackground. Malnutrition in children with cancer is a common problem, especially in developing countries. Determination of nutritional stat...
According to the report, South Africa's children and adolescents-especially the school-going ones - are increasingly consuming more of the less nutritious - unhealthy foods and sugar-sweetened beverages. The greatest burden of malnutrition in all its forms is shouldered by children and adolescents fr...
In an attempt to throw more light on the situation regarding African schoolchildren, studies have been made on series of pupils, aged 10-12 years, at three rural schools in North West Province, South Africa. Of 396 pupils, 126 (31.8%) were below, and 270 (68.2%) above the 5th centile...
Higher numbers of malnourished children suffering from stunting and wasting are found in poorer households in East and Southern Africa, while more overweight children live in the richest homes, a new study reveals. Researchers are now calling for an integrated approach in the region to tackling the...
Millions of children in South Africa are affected. This study examines the key factors associated with malnutrition among children aged six months to five years in a semi-rural area of the Western Cape, South Africa. A quantitative research approach was employed by using a descriptive and ...
The main forms of childhood malnutrition occur predominantly in children <5 years of age living in low-income and middle-income countries and include stunting, wasting and kwashiorkor, of which severe wasting and kwashiorkor are commonly referred to a
Malnutrition in children: South Africa's present scenario NUTRITION/in West AfricaAt a time when problems of food supply are prominent in all parts of the world, a clinical account of malnutrition in young ... M Anwar 被引量: 0发表: 2018年 Double burden of malnutrition in africa NUTRITION/...
Although over 50% of South Asian children are underweight compared to 30% in Africa the problem of child malnutrition continues to be associated with sub-Saharan Africa. Key among the factors underlying the higher prevalence of malnutrition in South Asia than in Africa are low birth weight poor ...