Browsing by Author "Steyn, N.P."

Added sugar, macro- and micronutrient intakes and anthropometry of children in a developing world context

Maunder, E.M.W.; Nel, J.H.; Steyn, N.P.; Kruger, H.S.; Labadarios, D. (Public Library Science, 2016-01-13)

The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between added sugar and dietary diversity, micronutrient intakes and anthropometric status in a nationally representative study of children, 1-8.9 years of age ...

The association between nutrition and physical activity knowledge and weight status of primary school educators

Dalais, L.; Abrahams, Z.; Steyn, N.P.; De Villiers, A.; Fourie, J.M.; Hill, J.; Lambert, E.V.; Draper, C.E. (2015-08-25)

The purpose of this study was to investigate primary school educators' health status, knowledge, perceptions and behaviour regarding nutrition and physical activity. Thus, nutrition and physical activity knowledge, attitudes, ...

Challenges for efficient health service delivery: experiences of dieticians completing their compulsory community service year in South Africa

Parker, W.; Steyn, N.P.; Mchiza, Z.; Wentzel-Viljoen, E.; Dannhauser, A.; Mbhenyane, X.; Nthangeni, G.; Moeng, L. (2015-08-25)

Objective: To evaluate the successes and shortcomings of the community service programme implemented by the Department of Health (DOH) in South Africa by evaluating community service dietitians 'experiences and challenges ...

Characteristics and factors influencing fast food intake of young adult consumers in Johannesburg, South Africa

Van Zyl, M.K.; Steyn, N.P.; Marais, M.L. (2015-08-25)

Objectives: To determine fast food consumption patterns, socio-economic characteristics and other factors that influence the fast food intake of young adults from different socio-economic areas in Johannesburg, South Africa. ...

Community service dieticians delivering an effective nutrion service: what are the policy options?

Steyn, N.P. (2015-08-25)

This policy brief deals with an opportunity to improve the delivering of nutrition services to patients attending healthcare services in South Africa by utilising dieticians and/or newly registered nutritionists who are ...

Content analysis of television food advertisements aimed at adults and children in South Africa

Mchiza, Z.J.; Temple, N.J.; Steyn, N.P.; Abrahams, Z.; Clayford, M. (2015-08-25)

Objective: To determine the frequency and content of food-related television (TV) advertisements shown on South African TV. Design: Four national TV channels were recorded between 15.00 and 21.00 hours (6 h each day, for ...

The cost of a healthy diet: a South African perspective

Temple, N.J.; Steyn, N.P. (2015-08-25)

Energy-dense foods are relatively cheap sources of energy but typically have a low nutrient density. People with a low income may therefore select a relatively less healthy diet. The high energy density of such diets helps ...

Cost of a healthy diet: most South Africans cannot afford to eat well

Temple, N.J.; Steyn, N.P. (2015-08-25)

The cost and inaccessibility of healthier food choices are forcing the greater majority of South Africans into an unhealthy lifestyle, find NORMAN J TEMPLE and NELIA P STEYN.

Development of a reliable and valid nutritional knowledge questionnaire of urban South African adolescents

Whati, L.H.; Senekal, M.; Steyn, N.P.; Nel, J.H.; Lombard, C.; Norris, S. (2015-08-25)

A nutritional knowledge questionnaire with construct, face and content validities and internal consistency was developed for use in South African adolescents to evaluate their nutritional knowledge. Internal consistency ...

Diet and mortality rates in sub-Saharan Africa: stages in the nutrition transition

Abrahams, Z.; Mchiza, Z.; Steyn, N.P. (2015-08-25)

During the last century we have seen wide-reaching changes in diet, nutritional status and life expectancy. The change in diet and physical activity patterns has become known as the nutrition transition. At any given time, ...

Diet and the prevention of type 2 diabetes

Temple, N.J.; Steyn, N.P. (Humana Press, 2015-08-25)

Dietary sugar: public health perspective

Steyn, N.P.; Temple, N.J. (Elsevier, 2015-08-25)

This article surveys the latest evidence available on sugar and disease. Our focus here is on the direct health effects of sugar (sucrose). There has been much speculation regarding the specific role of fructose and whether ...

Dietary, social, and environmental determinants of obesity in Kenyan women

Steyn, N.P.; Nel, J.H.; Parker, W.; Ayah, R.; Mbithe, D. (2015-08-25)

Aim: To assess the determinants of overweight and obesity in Kenyan women considered to be undergoing the nutrition transition. Methods: A nationally representative sample of women (n?1008) was randomly drawn. Weight, ...

Dietitians in South Africa require more competencies in public health nutrition and management to address the nutritional needs of South Africans

Parker, W.; Steyn, N.P.; Mchiza, Z.; Nthangeni, G.; Mbhenyane, X.; Dannhauser, A.; Moeng, L.; Wentzel-Viljoen, E. (2015-08-25)

The aim of this study was to determine whether dieticians in South Africa are competent to meet the requirements of working in a health care setting during a compulsory one year community service (CS) program immediately ...

The dilemma of sugar-sweetened beverages

Steyn, N.P.; Temple, N.J. (2015-08-25)

Much recent evidence has shown that sugar-sweetened beverages are of serious concern in the etiology of obesity and diabetes and possible cardiovascular diseases. While the great bulk of the evidence comes from highly ...

Evidence to support a food-based dietary guideline on sugar consumption in South Africa

Steyn, N.P.; Temple, N.J. (2015-08-25)

Background: To review studies undertaken in South Africa (SA) which included sugar intake associated with dental caries, non-communicable diseases, diabetes, obesity and/or micronutrient dilution, since the food-based ...

Factors which influence the consumption of street foods and fast foods in South Africa: a national survey

Steyn, N.P.; Labadarios, D.; Nel, J.H. (2015-08-25)

Very little is known about street food and fast food consumption patterns in South Africa despite this being a large sector of the national economy in terms of employment provided and sales of food. The objective of this ...

Food security in South Africa: a review of national surveys

Labadarios, D.; Mchiza, Z.J.; Steyn, N.P.; Gericke, G.; Maunder, E.M.W.; Davids, Y.D.; Parker, W. (2015-08-25)

Objective: To assess the status of food security i.e. access to food, food availability and food utilization in South Africa. Methods: A systematic search of national surveys that used the Community Childhood Hunger ...

Health promotion services for patients having non-communicable diseases: feedback from patients and health care providers in Cape Town, South Africa

Parker, W.; Steyn, N.P.; Lombard, C.J.; Levitt, N.S. (2015-08-25)

Due to a paucity of data regarding the availability and efficacy of equipment, health promotion methods and materials currently used by health professionals for the management of patients with non-communicable diseases ...

"Healthkick": formative assessment of the health environment in low-resource primary schools in the Western Cape province of South Africa

De Villiers, A.; Steyn, N.P.; Draper, C.E.; Fourie, J.M.; Barkhuizen, G.; Lombard, C.J.; Dalais, L.; Abrahams, Z.; Lambert, E.V. (2015-08-25)

This study evaluated the primary school environment in terms of being conducive to good nutrition practices, sufficient physical activity and prevention of nicotine use, with the view of planning a school-based health ...

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