• Feeding practices of mothers with children attending early childhood development centres in the Xhariep District 

  Carson-Porter, Angelique Celeste (University of the Free State, 2021-11)

  Background and motivation: The nutritional status and health of under five year olds are considered indicators of social progress, development and access to resources within communities. In developing countries, undernutrition ...

• Perceptions and experiences of women in Benoni regarding weight loss strategies 

  Cox, Johannita (University of the Free State, 2021-11)

  Obesity is a worldwide disease reaching epidemic proportions and is characterised by abnormal or extreme fat accumulation, affecting all socio-economic groups in both advanced and developing countries irrespective of sex, ...

• Food: environment, security and experiences of students at the University of the Free State 

  Mabena, Rebecca Nokuthula (University of the Free State, 2021-11)

  Background and motivation: The high influx of students from lower socio-economic backgrounds attending universities and their struggle with acquiring nutritious food have been cited as barriers to students' higher learning. ...

• Experiences of health care professionals working with childhood malnutrition in the Xhariep District, Free State 

  De Figueiredo, Natasha Alexandra Bico (University of the Free State, 2021-06)

  Introduction: Childhood malnutrition remains a global health crisis where more than 149 million children are stunted. The rate of childhood malnutrition is a persistent issue in South Africa, where many challenges exist ...

• South African dietitians’ practices and perceptions regarding food exchange lists, as part of the food exchange system, in the nutrition care process 

  Brand, Desire Michelle (University of the Free State, 2020-11)

  The nutrition care process (NCP) is a standardised method to apply nutritional therapy, followed by dietitians to promote evidence-based practice. While various tools can be used by dietitians as part of the NCP, the ...

• Knowledge, attitudes and practices of healthcare workers related to breastfeeding in the Motheo District, Free State 

  Hennop, Imke (University of the Free State, 2020-11)

  Breastfeeding is widely recognised as the ideal method of infant feeding. Despite this, the percentage of South African mothers that breastfeed (especially exclusively for the first six months of life) remains alarmingly ...

• Refeeding syndrome characterised by hypophosphataemia in children 0 – 59 months diagnosed with severe acute malnutrition in a South African setting 

  Fourie, Natalie (University of the Free State, 2020-11)

  Background and motivation: The World Health Organisation (WHO) uses the term severe acute malnutrition (SAM) to describe children under five years who are severely malnourished and present with severe wasting, classified ...

• Knowledge, attitudes and practices of primary caregivers of foundation phase learners in Bloemfontein regarding breakfast and lunchboxes 

  Hansen, Thelma (University of the Free State, 2019)

  Healthy breakfasts and school lunchboxes contribute to optimal nutrition during the school day and also influences the development of healthy eating habits in children over the long term. Caregivers are the most important ...

• Measured height and height estimated from body segments in hospitalised adults in Bloemfontein, South Africa 

  Williamson, Hanna Eugenie (University of the Free State, 2019-06)

  Background and motivation: Accurate height measurement is essential in the assessment of the hospitalised patient, amongst others, to screen for malnutrition or risk of malnutrition, which negatively affects morbidity and ...

• Feeding practices of mothers with infants and children attending preschools in a high socioeconomic area in Johannesburg 

  Rust, Annica Madeleen (University of the Free State, 2019-04)

  Breastfeeding is the preferred feeding method, as it is not only nutritionally complete for the first four to six months but will also provide immunological, psychological, physiological, and developmental benefits for ...

• An evaluation of the Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM) program in children < 5 years at primary healthcare facilities in the Free State 

  Botha, Magda (M. M.) (University of the Free State, 2008-01)

  English: Globally, Protein-Energy Malnutrition (PEM) is a public health problem that af-fects especially children younger than 5 years. Malnutrition, together with acute respiratory infections, HIV and AIDS and diarrhoeal ...

• Causes of malnutrition in Mangaung 

  Pienaar, Michelle (University of the Free State, 2005)

  English: Malnutrition is often a silent and invisible problem and its persistence has profound and devastating implications for children, society and the future of humankind. While good nutrition is extremely important for ...

• Effects of a low-insulin-response, energy-restricted diet on weight loss and endocrinological parameter in obese, anovulatory women in their reproductive years 

  Lusardi, Liz-Mare (University of the Free State, 2002-12)

  There is consistent evidence that obese women are less fertile than women of normal body weight. Obesity, in particular android obesity, is associated with several sex steroid abnormalities in premenopausal women including: ...

• The effect of a combination of short-chain fatty acids on glycometabolic control in men 

  Van Onselen, Annette (University of the Free State, 2002-12)

  English: Dietary fibre has revealed benefits for health maintenance and disease prevention and as a component of medical nutrition therapy. Dietary fibre forms an important part of the Westemised diet, which is characterised ...

• Evaluation of the iodine deficiency disorders control program in Lesotho 

  Sebotsa, Masekonyela Linono Damane (University of the Free State, 2003-05)

  The broad range of disorders in a population caused by an inadequate dietary supply of iodine was denoted as iodine deficiency disorders (JDD), which include endemic goitre, hypothyroidism, cretinism and congenital ...

• Adherence of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with the SEMDSA lifestyle guidelines 

  Birkinshaw, Amy (University of the Free State, 2017-01)

  English: Over the last decade, the global burden of disease and mortality has shifted from infectious diseases to chronic diseases. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is considered to be the fastest growing chronic disease ...

• Nutritional status of patients with tuberculosis and TB/HIV co-infection at Standerton TB specialised hospital, Mpumalanga 

  Wessels, Janke (University of the Free State, 2017-06)

  English: Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, especially in middle- and low-income countries. Globally, an estimated 2 billion people are infected with TB, of which 1 billion are malnourished. ...

• Diabetes-related knowledge, attitudes and practices [KAP] of adult patients with type 2 diabetes in Maseru, Lesotho 

  Chiwungwe, Faith (University of the Free State, 2017-06)

  Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major public health concern in Lesotho and is the fourth ranking cause of death in that country. A steady increase in the proportion of patients admitted into hospitals with diabetes-related ...

• The goitre prevalance and urinary iodine status of primary school children in Lesotho 

  Sebotsa, Masekonyela Linono Damane (University of the Free State, 2000-11)

  English: Iodine deficiency has been called the world's most significant cause of mental retardation. Studies conducted since 1960 have indicated iodine deficiency as public health problem in Lesotho. The ICCIDD has ...

• Application of the current dietary guidelines for people with diabetes mellitus by dieticians and nurses 

  Taljaard, Hilana (University of the Free State, 2004-04)

  English: Intensive diabetes management resulting in control of blood glucose concentrations will delay the onset and significantly impede the progression of complications from diabetes. Healthcare professionals such as ...

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