Mieke Faber

Nutrient Density of the Complementary Diet for 6 to 24 Month Old Children in Urban and Rural Kwazulu-natal, South Africa

Mieke Faber & Ria Laubscher · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Children aged -24 months require nutrient-dense foods because of their high nutritional requirements relative to the small amounts of food consumed. The aim of the study was to determine the nutrient density of the complementary diet for 6 to 24 month old children fro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21120

Acceptability of Two Lipid-based Complementary Food Supplements in a Peri-urban South African Community

Marinel Rothman, Crisitiana Berti, Marius Smuts, Mieke Faber, Tonderai Matsungo & Namukolo Covic · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: This pilot study preceding an efficacy trial in a peri-urban South African community aimed to: 1) Evaluate the acceptability of two newly developed lipid-based multi-nutrient supplements (LNS) containing micronutrients, essential fatty acids (EFAs) with docosahexaenoi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20998