Background Maternal and child undernutrition remain prevalent in developing countries with
45 and 11% of child deaths linked to poor nutrition and suboptimal breastfeeding …

Objectives Food and water insecurity have both been demonstrated as acute and chronic
stressors and undermine human health and development. A basic untested proposition is …

Background Obesity is a major risk factor for emerging non-communicable diseases (NCDS)
in middle income countries including South Africa (SA). Understanding the multiple and …

The lack of dietary diversity is a severe problem experienced by most poor households
globally. In particular; women of reproductive age (WRA) are at high risk of inadequate …

Preschool children consume diets inadequate to meet their macro and micronutrient
requirements, which ultimately affect their nutritional status due to lack of dietary diversity. A …

The burden of food insecurity and malnutrition is a severe problem experienced by many
poor households and children under the age of five are at high risk. The objective of the …

Nutrition transition is characterised by shift to highly refined diets high in fat, salt and caloric
sweeteners and low in fibre in rapidly growing economies. Dietary shifts occur almost …

Globally, approximately one billion people benefit from contributions of wild foods to their
food security and dietary diversity. Wild foods are known to be important in rural …

There are many people to whom I am deeply grateful to. I acknowledge the support of my
supervisors, Prof. Judith Kimiywe and Dr. Peter Chege for their sagacious guidance and …

Evidence suggests that diet plays an important role in the development of mental disorders,
especially anxiety. Dietary diversity score is an indicator for assessing diet quality. However …