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Johanna H. Nel
Researcher at Stellenbosch University
Publications - 57
Citations - 3379
Johanna H. Nel is an academic researcher from Stellenbosch University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Overweight. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 52 publications receiving 3096 citations. Previous affiliations of Johanna H. Nel include University of Cape Town & Medical Research Council.
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Food variety and dietary diversity scores in children: are they good indicators of dietary adequacy?
TL;DR: Either FVS or DDS can be used as a simple and quick indicator of the micronutrient adequacy of the diet of South African children, and a strong relationship between dietary diversity and indicators of child growth is indicated.
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The National Food Consumption Survey (NFCS): South Africa, 1999.
D. Labadarios,Nelia P. Steyn,E. Maunder,U. MacIntryre,Gerda Gericke,R Swart,J. Huskisson,A Dannhauser,Hester H Vorster,A.E. Nesmvuni,Johanna H. Nel +10 more
TL;DR: The NFCS indicated that a large majority of households were food-insecure and that energy deficit and micronutrient deficiencies were common, resulting in a high prevalence of stunting.
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How diverse is the diet of adult South Africans
TL;DR: Overall the majority of South Africans consumed a diet low in dietary variety and the tribal areas and informal urban areas were worst affected and eggs, legumes and vitamin A rich fruit and vegetables, were the least consumed.
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Prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and associated risk factors in a rural black population of South Africa.
Marianne Alberts,Petter Urdal,Krisela Steyn,Inger Stensvold,Aage Tverdal,Johanna H. Nel,Nelia P. Steyn +6 more
TL;DR: There was a high prevalence of chronic disease risk factors in the rural, poor black community in Limpopo, South Africa, and the population had a higher than expected risk of developing a CVD event in the following 10 years when compared with similar studies in black Africans.
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Secondary anthropometric data analysis of the National Food Consumption Survey in South Africa: the double burden.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the prevalences of overweight, obesity, and stunting in a current generation of children (ages 12 to 108 mo), which has a high prevalence of stunting, and evaluated the determinants of both nutritional disorders.