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  1. Contribution of commercial infant products and fortified staple foods to nutrient intake at ages 6, 12, and 18 months in a cohort of children from a low socio-economic community in South Africa

    Article • Maternal and Child Nutrition, September 2018, Wiley

    Professor Mieke Faber

  2. Household Consumption of Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato and its Associated Factors in Chipata District, Eastern Province Zambia

    Article • Food and Nutrition Bulletin, October 2017, SAGE Publications

    Professor Mieke Faber

  3. Iodine status and associations with feeding practices and psychomotor milestone development in six‐month‐old South African infants

    Article • Maternal and Child Nutrition, December 2016, Wiley

    Professor Mieke Faber, Dr Jeannine Baumgartner, Tonderayi Matsungo

  4. Vitamin A and anthropometric status of South African preschool children from four areas with known distinct eating patterns

    Article • Nutrition, January 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Mieke Faber

  5. Poor dietary diversity and low nutrient density of the complementary diet for 6‐ to 24‐month‐old children in urban and rural KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa

    Article • Maternal and Child Nutrition, August 2014, Wiley

    Professor Mieke Faber

  6. Prevention and control of micronutrient deficiencies in developing countries: current perspectives

    Article • Nutrition and Dietary Supplements, May 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Mieke Faber

  7. Nutrient content of eight African leafy vegetables and their potential contribution to dietary reference intakes

    Article • Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, February 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Mieke Faber

  8. Indigenous and traditional plants: South African parents’ knowledge, perceptions and uses and their children’s sensory acceptance

    Article • Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, November 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mieke Faber

  9. Presentation and interpretation of food intake data: Factors affecting comparability across studies

    Article • Nutrition, November 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Mieke Faber

  10. Dietary diversity of formal and informal residents in Johannesburg, South Africa

    Article • BMC Public Health, October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mieke Faber

  11. Is the school food environment conducive to healthy eating in poorly resourced South African schools?

    Article • Public Health Nutrition, September 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Mieke Faber

  12. A proposed cutoff point of waist-to-height ratio for metabolic risk in African township adolescents

    Article • Nutrition, March 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Mieke Faber

  13. The use of sensory attributes, sugar content, instrumental data and consumer acceptability in selection of sweet potato varieties

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, November 2012, Wiley

    Professor Mieke Faber

  14. Orange Sweetpotato as a Staple or Complementary Food

    Article • October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Mieke Faber

  15. Nutrition research in rural communities: application of ethical principles

    Article • Maternal and Child Nutrition, May 2012, Wiley

    Professor Mieke Faber

  16. Availability of, access to and consumption of fruits and vegetables in a peri‐urban area in KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa

    Article • Maternal and Child Nutrition, December 2011, Wiley

    Professor Mieke Faber

  17. Nutritional value of leafy vegetables of sub-Saharan Africa and their potential contribution to human health: A review

    Article • Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, September 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Mieke Faber

  18. Antioxidant Capacity and Antioxidant Content in Roots of 4 Sweetpotato Varieties

    Article • Journal of Food Science, July 2010, Wiley

    Professor Mieke Faber

  19. Nutrition in vulnerable communities in economically marginalized societies

    Article • Livestock Science, May 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Mieke Faber

  20. Dietary diversity in relation to other household food security indicators

    Article • International Journal of Food Safety Nutrition and Public Health, January 2009, Inderscience Publishers

    Professor Mieke Faber

  21. Integrated community‐based growth monitoring and vegetable gardens focusing on crops rich in β‐carotene: Project evaluation in a rural community in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, August 2008, Wiley

    Professor Mieke Faber

  22. Infant malnutrition and chronic aflatoxicosis in Southern Africa: is there a link?

    Article • International Journal of Food Safety Nutrition and Public Health, January 2008, Inderscience Publishers

    Professor Mieke Faber

  23. Seasonal availability and dietary intake of β-carotene-rich vegetables and fruit of 2-year-old to 5-year-old children in a rural South African setting growing these crops at household level

    Article • International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, January 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Mieke Faber

  24. The production of provitamin A‐rich vegetables in home‐gardens as a means of addressing vitamin A deficiency in rural African communities

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, December 2006, Wiley

    Professor Mieke Faber

  25. Complementary foods consumed by 6 – 12-month-old rural infants in South Africa are inadequate in micronutrients

    Article • Public Health Nutrition, June 2005, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Mieke Faber

  26. Frequency of consumption of cariogenic food items by 4-month-old to 24-month-old children: comparison between two rural communities in KwaZulu–Natal, South Africa

    Article • International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, January 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Mieke Faber

  27. Is there an association between the nutritional status of the mother and that of her 2-year-old to 5-year-old child?

    Article • International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, January 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Mieke Faber

  28. Urbanisation and cariogenic food habits among 4–24-month-old black South African children in rural and urban areas

    Article • Public Health Nutrition, December 2002, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Mieke Faber

  29. Increased vitamin A intake in children aged 2–5 years through targeted home-gardens in a rural South African community

    Article • Public Health Nutrition, February 2002, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Mieke Faber

  30. Nutritional status and dietary intakes of children aged 2–5 years and their caregivers in a rural South African community

    Article • International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, January 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Mieke Faber

  31. Perceptions of infant cereals and dietary intakes of children aged 4–24 months in a rural South African community

    Article • International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, January 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Mieke Faber

  32. Factors associated with low serum retinol levels in children aged 6–24 months in a rural South African community

    Article • Public Health Nutrition, December 2000, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Mieke Faber

  33. Nutritional status and dietary practices of 4–24-month-old children from a rural South African community

    Article • Public Health Nutrition, February 1999, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Mieke Faber

  34. Dietary intake of primary school children in relation to food production in a rural area in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Article • International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, January 1999, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Mieke Faber

  35. Free cholesterol concentrations in the high-density lipoprotein subfraction-3 as a risk indicator in patients with angiographically documented coronary artery disease

    Article • Coronary Artery Disease, April 1994, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Mieke Faber