Vol 21, No 1 (2008)

Table of Contents

Editor's Note

SAJCN - twenty-one years of excellence! PDF
D Labadarios 03

Editorial

Are we achieving the Millennium Development Goals? PDF
J Pettifor 05

Invited Review

Progress towards eliminating iodine deficiency in South Africa PDF
P Jooste, M B Zimmermann 08

Original Research

Childcare practices and nutritional status of children aged 6-36 months among short and long term beneficiaries of the Child Survival Protection and Development Programmes (The case of Morogoro, Tanzania) PDF
E Maseta, W Kogi-Makau, A M Omwega 16
Will fortification of staple foods make a difference to the dietary intake of South African children? PDF
N Steyn, J Nel, Demetre Labadarios 22
Growth of infants born to HIV-infected women, when fed a biologically acidified starter formula with and without probiotics PDF
M F Urban, K D Bolton, M Mokhachane, R M Mphahlele, H N Bomela, L Monaheng, E Beckh-Arnold, Prof P Cooper 28
Consumer testing of the preliminary Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (PFBDG) among mothers with infants younger than 6 months in selected urban and rural areas in the Western Cape PDF
S Murray, S Tredoux, L Viljoen, M G Herselman, D Marais 34

CPD Questionnaire

CPD activity for dietitians Number 52 and 53 March 2008 PDF
CPD Office 39

Letters to the Editor

How can we measure the “HIV/AIDS effect� on household food security? PDF
Sarah A. Kaschula 41
Unsubstantiated claims on food supplements PDF
Arina Prins 42
Consumption of traditional beer in a rural South African population: Its effect on iron status PDF
Charles Isaacson 43

Society News

ADSA Directions PDF
ADSA Secretariat 44

News

World renowned paediatric gastroenterologist visits South Africa PDF
Press Room 45


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