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The nutrition transition in Africa: can it be steered into a more positive direction? by Vorster, Hester H, Kruger, Annamarie, Margetts, Barrie M

“…The objective of this narrative review is to examine the nutrition transition and its consequences when populations in Africa modernize as a result of…”
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The emergence of cardiovascular disease during urbanisation of Africans by Vorster, HH

“…To review the available data on risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), the influence of urbanisation of Africans on these risk factors, and to examine…”
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Determination of the glycaemic index of foods: interlaboratory study by WOLEVER, T. M. S, VORSTER, H. H, VENTER, C, XIAOMEI WU, BJÖRCK, I, BRAND-MILLER, J, BRIGHENTI, F, MANN, J. I, RAMDATH, D. D, GRANFELDT, Y, HOLT, S, PERRY, T. L

“…Practical use of the glycaemic index (GI), as recommended by the FAO/WHO, requires an evaluation of the recommended method. Our purpose was to determine the…”
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Dietary fibre: an agreed definition by Cummings, JH, Mann, JI, Nishida, C, Vorster, HH

“…Labelling a food as containing dietary fi bre is making a health claim because of the perceptions of consumers that fi bre benefi ts digestive function, could…”
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Are behavioural risk factors to be blamed for the conversion from optimal blood pressure to hypertensive status in Black South Africans? A 5-year prospective study by SCHUTTE, Aletta E, SCHUTTE, Rudolph, TOWERS, G. Wayne, SALOME KRUGER, H, WENTZEL-VILJOEN, Edelweiss, VORSTER, Hester H, KRUGER, Annamarie, HUISMAN, Hugo W, ROOYEN, Johannes M.van, FOURIE, Carla Mt, MALAN, Nico T, MALAN, Leoné, MELS, Catharina Mc, SMITH, Wayne, MOSS, Sarah J

“…Longitudinal cohort studies in sub-Saharan Africa are urgently needed to understand cardiovascular disease development. We, therefore, explored health…”
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Factors influencing complementary feeding practices in rural and semi-urban Rwanda: a qualitative study by Umugwaneza, Maryse, Havemann-Nel, Lize, Vorster, Hester H., Wentzel-Viljoen, Edelweiss

“…The aim of the present study was to identify and describe the factors influencing feeding practices of children aged 6–23 months in Rwanda. This is a…”
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FAO/WHO Scientific Update on carbohydrates in human nutrition: conclusions by Mann, J, Cummings, J.H, Englyst, H.N, Key, T, Liu, S, Riccardi, G, Summerbell, C, Uauy, R, van Dam, R.M, Venn, B

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The National Food Consumption Survey (NFCS): South Africa, 1999 by Labadarios, D, Steyn, NP, Maunder, E, MacIntryre, U, Gericke, G, Swart, R, Huskisson, J, Dannhauser, A, Vorster, HH, Nesmvuni, AE, Nel, JH

“…The aim of the National Food Consumption Survey (NFCS) in South Africa was to determine the nutrient intakes and anthropometric status of children (1-9 years…”
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The nutrition and health transition in the North West Province of South Africa: a review of the THUSA (Transition and Health during Urbanisation of South Africans) study by Vorster, Hester H, Venter, Christina S, Wissing, Marié P, Margetts, Barrie M

“…To describe how urbanisation influences the nutrition and health transition in South Africa by using data from the THUSA (Transition and Health during…”
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POS-491 A NEW VISION FOR NEPHROLOGY TRIALS IN CANADA by Murdoch, A., Madore, F., Sparkes, D., Tennankore, K., Vorster, H., Suri, R.

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POS-469 ENHANCING PATIENT CARE BY PARTNERING WITH PATIENTS IN KIDNEY HEALTH RESEARCH by Getchell, L., Beaucage, M., Hillier, D., MacPhee, A., Vorster, H., Pollock, G.

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Nutrient adequacy by Vorster, H H

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Social drift of cardiovascular disease risk factors in Africans from the North West Province of South Africa: the PURE study by Pisa, P T, Behanan, R, Vorster, H H, Kruger, A

“…This study examined whether the association between socio-economic status (SES) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in black South Africans from the…”
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Undernutrition in the developing world by Vorster, H H

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Religion and culture by Vorster, H H

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Prevention Conference VII: Obesity, a worldwide epidemic related to heart disease and stroke: Group I: worldwide demographics of obesity by York, David A, Rössner, Stephan, Caterson, Ian, Chen, C M, James, W P T, Kumanyika, Shiriki, Martorell, Reynaldo, Vorster, H H

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The link between poverty and malnutrition: A South African perspective by Vorster, Hester "Este" H

“…In this article, a brief review of the nutritional problems in South Africa, as well as the intergenerational, vicious cycle of poverty and malnutrition, are…”
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Meta-analysis of the health effects of using the glycaemic index in meal-planning by Opperman, A. Maretha, Venter, Christina S., Oosthuizen, Welma, Thompson, Rachel L., Vorster, Hester H.

“…Diabetes mellitus and CVD are some of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity. Accumulating data indicate that a diet characterised by low-glycaemic…”
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A culture-sensitive quantitative food frequency questionnaire used in an African population: 2. Relative validation by 7-day weighed records and biomarkers by MacIntyre, UE, Venter, CS, Vorster, HH

“…Abstract Objective: To determine the relative validity of the culture-sensitive quantitative food frequency questionnaire (QFFQ) developed for the Transition,…”
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The development and testing of a food portion photograph book for use in an African population by Venter, C. S., MacIntyre, U. E., Vorster, H. H.

“…Objective To develop and test a book of photographs of commonly eaten foods to be used as a visual aid in the description of portion sizes in a large…”
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