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Estimating the changing burden of disease attributable to childhood stunting, wasting and underweight in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012 by Nannan, N, Laubscher, R, Nel, J H, Neethling, I, Dhansay, M A, Turawa, E B, Labadarios, D, Pacella, R, Bradshaw, D, Pillay van-Wyk, V

“…Background. National estimates of childhood undernutrition display uncertainty; however, it is known that stunting is the most prevalent deficiency. Child…”
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Estimating the changing disease burden attributable to iron deficiency in South Africa, 2000, 2006 and 2012 by Awotiwon, O F, Cois, A, Pacella, R, Turawa, E B, Dhansay, M A, Stuijvenberg, L, Labadarios, D, Roomaney, R A, Neethling, I, Nojilana, B, Abdelatif, N, Bradshaw, D, Pillay-van Wyk, V

“…Background. Worldwide, iron deficiency, and consequent iron-deficiency anaemia, remains the most common nutritional disorder. Iron-deficiency anaemia mostly…”
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Factors affecting body composition in preterm infants: Assessment techniques and nutritional interventions by Strydom, K., Van Niekerk, E., Dhansay, M.A.

“…Limited research has been conducted that elucidates the growth and body composition of preterm infants. It is known that these infants do not necessarily…”
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The effect of a biscuit with red palm oil as a source of β-carotene on the vitamin A status of primary school children : a comparison with β-carotene from a synthetic source in a randomised controlled trial by VAN STUIJVENBERG, M. E, DHANSAY, M. A, LOMBARD, C. J, FABER, M, BENADE, A. J. S

“…To determine the effect of a biscuit with red palm oil as a source of beta-carotene on the vitamin A status of primary school children and to compare this with…”
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Lowered plasma vitamin C, but not vitamin E, concentrations in dementia patients by Charlton, K E, Rabinowitz, T L, Geffen, L N, Dhansay, M A

“…Alzheimer s disease (AD), according to the free radical hypothesis, affects brain regions where free radical damage occurs. Antioxidant nutrients may help to…”
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Serotyping and genotyping of HIV-1 infection in residents of Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa by Jacobs, G.B., de Beer, C., Fincham, J.E., Adams, V., Dhansay, M.A., van Rensburg, E. Janse, Engelbrecht, S.

“…It is estimated that between 5.5 and 6.1 million people are infected with HIV/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in South Africa, with subtype C…”
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The effect of a micronutrient-fortified complementary food on micronutrient status, growth and development of 6- to 12-month-old disadvantaged urban South African infants by Oelofse, A, Van Raaij, J M A, Benade, A J S, Dhansay, M A, Tolboom, J J M, Hautvast, J G A J

“…The study was conducted to look at the effectiveness of a multimicronutrient-fortified complementary food on the micronutrient status, linear growth and…”
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Is it time for South Africa to end the routine high-dose vitamin A supplementation programme? by Sanders, D., Dhansay, M.A., Coutsoudis, A., van Stuijvenberg, M.E., Benn, C.S.

“…In accordance with World Health Organization guidelines, South Africa (SA) introduced routine periodic high-dose vitamin A supplementation (VAS) in 2002. These…”
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Efficacy of albendazole against the whipworm Trichuris trichiura: a randomised, controlled trial by ADAMS, V. J, LOMBARD, C. J, DHANSAY, M. A, MARKUS, M. B, FINCHAM, J. E

“…To test the efficacy of albendazole against the whipworm Trichuris trichiura for school-based deworming in the south-western Cape, South Africa. Children…”
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Commentaries on "Informatics and medicine: from molecules to populations" by Altman, R B, Balling, R, Brinkley, J F, Coiera, E, Consorti, F, Dhansay, M A, Geissbuhler, A, Hersh, W, Kwankam, S Y, Lorenzi, N M, Martin-Sanchez, F, Mihalas, G I, Shahar, Y, Takabayashi, K, Wiederhold, G

“…To discuss interdisciplinary research and education in the context of informatics and medicine by commenting on the paper of Kuhn et al. "Informatics and…”
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Iron status of South African women working in a fruit-packing factory by Wolmarans, P, Dhansay, MA, Mansvelt, EPG, Laubscher, JA, Benadé, AJS

“…The aim of this study was to determine the iron status, and the risk factors for iron deficiency (ID) and iron-deficiency anaemia (IDA), of non-pregnant adult…”
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The targeting of nutritionally at-risk children attending a primary health care facility in the Western Cape Province of South Africa by Schoeman, SE, Hendricks, MK, Hattingh, SP, Benadé, AJS, Laubscher, JA, Dhansay, MA

“…The aim of this study was to determine the practices of primary health care (PHC) nurses in targeting nutritionally at-risk infants and children for…”
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Full-term, peri-urban South African infants under 6 months of age are at risk for early-onset anaemia by Sibeko, LN, Dhansay, MA, Charlton, KE, Johns, T, Van Stuijvenberg, ME, Gray-Donald, K

“…There is a paucity of data on the micronutrient status of low-income, lactating South African women and their infants under 6 months of age. The aim of this…”
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Disadvantaged black and coloured infants in two urban communities in the Western Cape, South Africa differ in micronutrient status by Oelofse, A, Van Raaij, JMA, Benadé, AJS, Dhansay, MA, Tolboom, JJM, Hautvast, JGAJ

“…To determine the nutritional and health status of urban infants in two disadvantaged communities in the Western Cape, South Africa with special reference to…”
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Long-term evaluation of a micronutrient-fortified biscuit used for addressing micronutrient deficiencies in primary school children by van Stuijvenberg, ME, Dhansay, MA, Smuts, CM, Lombard, CJ, Jogessar, VB, Benadé, AJS

“…OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the long-term effect on micronutrient status of a β-carotene-, iron- and iodine-fortified biscuit given to primary school children as…”
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Risks associated with environmental enrichment: intestinal obstruction caused by foraging substrate by Seier, J.V., Dhansay, M.A., Davids, A.

“…:  Questions are occasionally asked about the safety of enrichment techniques, considering that many novel ways are frequently employed to ensure environmental…”
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Red palm oil as a source of beta-carotene in a school biscuit used to address vitamin A deficiency in primary school children by van Stuijvenberg, M E, Faber, M, Dhansay, M A, Lombard, C J, Vorster, N, Benadé, A J

“…The effect of a biscuit with red palm oil as a source of beta-carotene was compared with the effect of a biscuit with beta-carotene from a synthetic source on…”
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Sucrose in a lipid-rich meal amplifies the postprandial excursion of serum and lipoprotein triglyceride and cholesterol concentrations by decreasing triglyceride clearance by Grant, KI, Marais, MP, Dhansay, MA

“…Nineteen young male normolipidemic volunteers sequentially consumed three test meals consisting of cream only, sucrose only, or cream with sucrose. These oral…”
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Effects of a prudent diet containing either lean beef and mutton or fish and skinless chicken on the plasma lipoproteins and fatty acid composition of triacylglycerol and cholesteryl ester of hypercholesterolemic subjects by Wolmarans, Petro, Laubscher, Jacoba A., van der Merwe, Sulene, Kriek, Jozef A., Lombard, Carl J., Marais, Martelle, Vorster, Hester H., Tichelaar, Hendrik Y., Dhansay, Muhammad A., Benadé, A.J.Spinnler

“…In this two-phase crossover study, 39 hypercholesterolemic subjects followed a prudent diet with either lean red meat or fish and skinless chicken (treatment…”
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Smoking and alcohol use during pregnancy affects preterm infants' docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) status by Smuts, CM, Tichelaar, HY, Dhansay, MA, Faber, M, Smith, J, Kirsten, GF

“…This study investigated the effect of alcohol consumption and smoking during pregnancy on the fatty acid composition of the infants. A total of 40…”
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