Food insecurity is a significant problem in the developing world, and one that is likely to
increase given the current global food crisis spurred by rising oil prices, conversion of food …

Food insecurity is an intractable problem in South Africa. The country has a tradition of
evidence-based decision making, grounded in the findings of national surveys. However …

ObjectiveDespite a strong relationship between household food security and the health and
nutritional status of adults and older children, the association of household food security with …

Household food security impacts heavily on quality of life. We determined factors associated
with food insecurity in 886 households in rural and urban Free State Province, South Africa …

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship
between household food insecurity and nutritional status of children in low-income …

In this study, we describe the nutritional status of women from a South African community
with very high rates of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Nutrient intake (24-h recall) …

The vitally important provision of food through the food system is not a simple linear process,
but a contested outcome of a complex system. This systematic literature review was …

Food insecurity—not having sufficient quantities of good-quality foods—is inversely related
to physical and mental health and directly related to poor dietary intake. The objectives of …

Ponderal and linear growth of children has been widely studied; however, epidemiologic
evidence of a relationship between the two is inconsistent. Child undernutrition in the form of …

Very little is known about seasonal hunger in South Africa, or about the food security and
nutritional status of farm workers. This article identifies a pathway to seasonal hunger …