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U word hiermee vriendelik uitgenooi na die laaste Stellenbosch Forum lesing vir die jaar.

Die Stellenbosch Forum lesingreeks het sy ontstaan gehad in 1990 en bied sedertdien aan personeel en studente aan die US, sowel as belangstellendes vanuit die publiek, gereelde geleenthede om meer te leer oor relevante, wêreldklas navorsing wat aan die US gedoen word. Navorsers word by hierdie geleentheid versoek om hulle akademiese navorsingsonderwerpe op so 'n manier aan te bied dat dit verstaanbaar is vir nie-deskundiges op die gebied. Dit bied dus die ideale geleentheid vir kritiese debat en interessante besprekings oor dissiplinêre grense heen.

By hierdie geleentheid sal Prof Xikombiso Mbhenyane, Hoof en direkteur van die Navorsingsleerstoel in Voedselomgewings, Voeding en Gesondheid van die afdeling Menslike Voeding, Fakulteit Geneeskunde en Gesondheidswetenskappe by die Universiteit Stellenbosch, 'n lesing gee met die titel:

Food Environments!! Why it matters for Nutrition and Health

Datum:     Dinsdag, 6 November 2018

Tyd:         13:00 – 14:00

Plek:        Universiteit Stellenbosch Biblioteek Ouditorium

Meer oor die lesing

Improving nutrition across the life course from conception to adulthood is essential for the long-term well-being of families and communities and for successful economic and social advancement. Triple burden of malnutrition in this context refers to undernutrition (stunting, wasting and micronutrient deficiencies), over nutrition (overweight and obesity), and consequent non-communicable diseases (diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases and cancer).  While food environment includes food systems (land, production, processing, distribution, and food industry), food security (access, availability, utilisation and stability) and household (economic, education, family size, housing, water, energy, and sanitation). The research focus for the Chair is Food Environments, Nutrition and Health in the context of their influence and impact on the triple burden of malnutrition. The research will focus on investigation of key drivers of food choice and the impact these have on nutrition and health outcomes. Conclusive evidence is still lacking on how nutrition and health outcomes, such as coexistence of triple burden of diseases in same household, manifest. There is need to have a full understanding of the determinants of these phenomenon in order to develop programs that can impact the outcomes positively. This presentation will provide some contexts and areas for debate.

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