Addressing malnutrition in young children in South Africa. Setting the national context for paediatric food-based dietary guidelines

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 230-238

  Bourne, Lesley T ^a   Hendricks, Michael K ^b   Marais, Debbie ^c   Eley, Brian ^b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Food based dietary guidelines; Infants; Nutrition; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FAT; FOLIC ACID; IODINE; IRON; NICOTINIC ACID; PROTEIN; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; SUGAR; THIAMINE; ZINC;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BREAST FEEDING; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IODINE DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY; MALNUTRITION; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OVERNUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA; WASTING SYNDROME;

BREAST FEEDING; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; POVERTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOUTH AFRICA; WEANING;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34548499522     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2007.00108.x     Document Type: Review

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