Browsing by Author "Swart, Rina Elizabeth Catherina"

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    The effectiveness of front-of-pack warning labels in assisting South African consumers to identify unhealthy packaged foods
    (University of the Western Cape, 2024) Bopape, Makoma Melicca; Swart, Rina Elizabeth Catherina
    Background: Unhealthy diets that are excessive in energy, saturated fats, trans-fat, sugar and salt are associated with obesity, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, coronary heart diseases and some cancers. Globally there is a decline in consumption of traditional diets and an increase in preference for energy-dense processed food, and South Africa is no exception in this regard. Concurrently, the prevalence of obesity and obesity-related complications is on the increase in South Africa and worldwide. The development of a simplified front-of-pack labelling (FOPL) system is one of the critical steps in assisting consumers to identify unhealthy food products and consequently contribute to stemming the obesity trajectory and its related complications.
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    The influence of 2018 listeria outbreak on the nutrition quality and dietary patterns of Langa township
    (Universty of the Western Cape, 2024) Sikhumule, Kagiso Joni; Swart, Rina Elizabeth Catherina
    Introduction: In South Africa, polony was identified as the source of listeriosis on the 4th of March 2018. Polony serves as a protein source for many poor households in South Africa. Protein is described as the expensive nutrient of any diet but a necessity for human consumption as essential amino acids, the building blocks of protein, cannot be produced by the human body. To add, protein consumption is therefore often inadequate in developing countries as affordable sources are limited. Aim: The primary aim of this study was to analyse the dietary intake data from 2186 adults aged 18-39 years in Langa to explore the possible differences in dietary intake (with a focus on protein intake and protein sources) pre-recall of polony and post-recall of polony from the shelves at all food retailers in South Africa during the 2018 outbreak of Listeriosis.