Author:Van der Merwe, B; Erasmus, C; Taylor, JRNDate:15 Feb 2001The incidence of diabetes is very low in rural, traditionally living, South African Black people, but higher in the urbanised Black population. One factor that could have contributed to the increased prevalence of diabetes is the change in ...Read more
Author:Phaphana, HM; Cooper, Antony K; Wenhold, FDate:Oct 2014Research shows that food choices are affected by the food environment. Similarly, the presence of fruit and vegetables in the home results in greater fruit and vegetable consumption by children. A food desert is an area without ready access ...Read more
Author:Dlamini, Nomusa R; Siwela, MDate:Aug 2015Cereals form a major component of diets around the world; the most commonly consumed cereals include wheat, rice, maize, and barley. In tropical and semiarid regions of Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, however, 'small grain' cereals such as sorghum ...Read more
Author:Mehlo, L; Grootboom, M; O'Kennedy, Maretha M; Okole, BDate:Feb 2006The goal of this project is to develop transgenic sorghum varieties that will deliver essential amino acids (lysine, threonine and tryptophan), vitamins A and E, iron and zinc - all of which are deficient in sorghum - to African populations ...Read more