Namukolo Covic

Academy of Science of South Africa Consensus Study on Improved Nutritional Assessment of Micronutrients: Iron

Namukolo Covic & Este Vorster · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: The academy of Science of South Africa commissioned a consensus study on improved nutritional assessment of micronutrients in the country. For iron the objectives were to, evaluate usefulness of available indicators for South Africa and other African countries facing...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21022

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