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Dietary intake of primary school children in relation to food production in a rural area in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Mieke Faber National Research Programme for Nutritional Intervention, Medical Research Council, PO Box 19070, Tygerberg 7505, South Africa
Pages 57-64 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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Stephanie V Wrottesley, Titilola M Pedro, Caroline H Fall & Shane A Norris. (2020) A review of adolescent nutrition in South Africa: transforming adolescent lives through nutrition initiative. South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition 33:4, pages 94-132.
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>Jennifer M. MacKeown & Mieke Faber. (2005) Frequency of consumption of cariogenic food items by 4-month-old to 24-month-old children: comparison between two rural communities in KwaZulu–Natal, South Africa. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition 56:2, pages 95-103.
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M. E. van Stuijvenberg, M. Faber, M. A. Dhansay, C. J. Lombard, N. Vorster & A. J. S. Benadé. (2000) Red palm oil as a source of β-carotene in a school biscuit used to address vitamin A deficiency in primary school children. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition 51:sup1, pages s43-s50.
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Daniel O Mensah, Ana R Nunes, Tahir Bockarie, Rob Lillywhite & Oyinlola Oyebode. (2021) Meat, fruit, and vegetable consumption in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis. Nutrition Reviews 79:6, pages 651-692.
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Aarati Pillai, Joyce Kinabo & Michael B. Krawinkel. (2016) Effect of nutrition education on the knowledge scores of urban households with home gardens in Morogoro, Tanzania. Agriculture & Food Security 5:1.
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Tisungeni Zimpita, Chara Biggs & Mieke Faber. (2015) Gardening Practices in a Rural Village in South Africa 10 Years after Completion of a Home Garden Project. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 36:1, pages 33-42.
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Ruth Stewart, Laurenz Langer, Natalie Rebelo Da Silva, Evans Muchiri, Hazel Zaranyika, Yvonne Erasmus, Nicola Randall, Shannon Rafferty, Marcel Korth, Nolizwe Madinga & Thea Wet. (2015) The Effects of Training, Innovation and New Technology on African Smallholder Farmers' Economic Outcomes and Food Security: A Systematic Review. Campbell Systematic Reviews 11:1, pages 1-224.
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Kirthee Pillay, Muthulisi Siwela, John Derera & Frederick J. Veldman. (2011) Provitamin A carotenoids in biofortified maize and their retention during processing and preparation of South African maize foods. Journal of Food Science and Technology 51:4, pages 634-644.
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Mieke Faber, Ria Laubscher & Sunette Laurie. (2013) Availability of, access to and consumption of fruits and vegetables in a peri-urban area in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Maternal & Child Nutrition 9:3, pages 409-424.
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Hedwig Acham, Gaston Ampek Tumuhimbise & Joyce K. Kikafunda. (2013) Simple Food Group Diversity as a Proxy Indicator for Iron and Vitamin A Status of Rural Primary School Children in Uganda. Food and Nutrition Sciences 04:12, pages 1271-1280.
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Mieke Faber. (2010) Nutrition in vulnerable communities in economically marginalized societies. Livestock Science 130:1-3, pages 110-114.
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M Hoppe, L Hulthén & L Hallberg. (2007) The importance of bioavailability of dietary iron in relation to the expected effect from iron fortification. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 62:6, pages 761-769.
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Titilola M Pedro, Jenny M MacKeown & Shane A Norris. (2008) Variety and total number of food items recorded by a true longitudinal group of urban black South African children at five interceptions between 1995 and 2003: the Birth-to-Twenty (Bt20) Study. Public Health Nutrition 11:6, pages 616-623.
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Martha E. van Stuijvenberg. (2016) Using the School Feeding System as a Vehicle for Micronutrient Fortification: Experience from South Africa. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 26:2_suppl2, pages S213-S219.
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Paul J van Jaarsveld, Mieke Faber, Sherry A Tanumihardjo, Penelope Nestel, Carl J Lombard & Ambrose J Spinnler Benadé. (2005) β-Carotene–rich orange-fleshed sweet potato improves the vitamin A status of primary school children assessed with the modified-relative-dose-response test1–3. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 81:5, pages 1080-1087.
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J M MacKeown & W M Faber. (2004) Frequency of food items consumed by young rural and urban African children — essential knowledge to provide dietary advice in caries prevention. International Dental Journal 54:5, pages 284-290.
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Adelheid W. Onyango. (2003) Dietary diversity, child nutrition and health in contemporary African communities. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 136:1, pages 61-69.
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Christine L Parr, Ingrid Barikmo, Liv E Torheim, Fatimata Ouattara, Assitan Kaloga & Arne Oshaug. (2007) Validation of the second version of a quantitative food-frequency questionnaire for use in Western Mali. Public Health Nutrition 5:6, pages 769-781.
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Mieke Faber, Michael AS Phungula, Sonja L Venter, Muhammad A Dhansay & AJ Spinnler Benadé. (2002) Home gardens focusing on the production of yellow and dark-green leafy vegetables increase the serum retinol concentrations of 2–5-y-old children in South Africa,,. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 76:5, pages 1048-1054.
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Mieke Faber, Sonja L Venter & AJ Spinnler Benadé. (2007) Increased vitamin A intake in children aged 2–5 years through targeted home-gardens in a rural South African community. Public Health Nutrition 5:1, pages 11-16.
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ME van Stuijvenberg, MA Dhansay, CM Smuts, CJ Lombard, VB Jogessar & AJS Benadé. (2007) Long-term evaluation of a micronutrient-fortified biscuit used for addressing micronutrient deficiencies in primary school children. Public Health Nutrition 4:6, pages 1201-1209.
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ME van Stuijvenberg, MA Dhansay, CJ Lombard, M Faber & AJS Benadé. (2001) 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. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 55:8, pages 657-662.
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Mieke FaberS. VenterM. A. S. PhungulaA. J. S. Benadé. (2016) An Integrated Primary Health-Care and Provitamin a Household Food-Production Program: Impact on Food-Consumption Patterns. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 22:4, pages 370-375.
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Mieke Faber & AJ Spinnler Benadé. (2007) Factors associated with low serum retinol levels in children aged 6–24 months in a rural South African community. Public Health Nutrition 3:4, pages 395-402.
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