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Jillian Hill
Researcher at South African Medical Research Council
Publications - 32
Citations - 631
Jillian Hill is an academic researcher from South African Medical Research Council. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 17 publications receiving 473 citations. Previous affiliations of Jillian Hill include Medical Research Council.
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Nutritional contribution of street foods to the diet of people in developing countries: a systematic review
Nelia P. Steyn,Zandile Mchiza,Jillian Hill,Yul Derek Davids,Irma Venter,Enid Hinrichsen,Maretha Opperman,J. Rumbelow,Peter Jacobs +8 more
TL;DR: Although the amounts differed from place to place, even at the lowest values of the percentage of energy intake range, energy from street foods made a significant contribution to the diet.
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A review of dietary surveys in the adult South African population from 2000 to 2015
Zandile Mchiza,Nelia P. Steyn,Jillian Hill,Annamarie Kruger,Hettie C. Schönfeldt,Johanna H. Nel,Edelweiss Wentzel-Viljoen +6 more
TL;DR: Assessment of dietary studies in adults in South Africa from 2000 to June 2015 found that micronutrient deficiencies are still highly prevalent and energy intakes varied between very low intakes in informal settlements to very high intakes in urban centers.
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HealthKick: a nutrition and physical activity intervention for primary schools in low-income settings
Catherine E. Draper,Anniza de Villiers,E.V. Estelle V Lambert,Jean Fourie,Jillian Hill,Lucinda Dalais,Zulfa Abrahams,Nelia P. Steyn +7 more
TL;DR: The primary aims of HealthKick are to prevent overweight, and reduce risk of chronic diseases (particularly type 2 diabetes), as well as to promote the development of an environment within the school and community that facilitates the adoption of healthy lifestyles.
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What's in the lunchbox? Dietary behaviour of learners from disadvantaged schools in the Western Cape, South Africa.
Zulfa Abrahams,Anniza de Villiers,Nelia P. Steyn,Jean Fourie,Lucinda Dalais,Jillian Hill,Catherine E. Draper,Estelle V. Lambert +7 more
TL;DR: Children who carried a lunchboxes to school appeared to have greater dietary diversity, consumed more regular meals, had a higher standard of living and greater nutritional self-efficacy compared with those who did not carry a lunchbox to school.
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Primary School Children's Nutrition Knowledge, Self-Efficacy, and Behavior, after a Three-Year Healthy Lifestyle Intervention (HealthKick).
Anniza de Villiers,Nelia P. Steyn,Catherine E. Draper,Jillian Hill,Nomonde Gwebushe,Estelle V. Lambert,Carl Lombard +6 more
TL;DR: The HK intervention improved nutrition knowledge and self-efficacy significantly in primary schoolchildren; however, it did not improve their eating behavior.