The National Food Consumption Survey (NFCS): Children aged 1 – 9 years, South Africa, 1999.

Editor

D Labadarios

Supported by:

N Steyn, E Maunder, U MacIntyre, R Swart, G Gericke, J Huskisson,

A Dannhauser, HH Voster, AE Nesamvuni

Proof reading:

J Conradie

The USAID Micronutrient Program

The Micronutrient Initiative

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NATIONAL FOOD CONSUMPTION SURVEY MEMBERSHIP

Directors: EASTERN CAPE Mrs R Swart, Department of Human Ecology and Dietetics, University of the

Western Cape

FREE STATE Prof A Dannhauser, Department of Human Nutrition, University of the Orange

Free State

GAUTENG Mr AE Nesamvuni, Department Of Human Nutrition, MEDUNSA

KWAZULU NATAL Prof E Maunder, Department of Dietetics and Community Resources,

University of Natal

MPUMALANGA Miss G Gericke, Division of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University

of Pretoria

NORTHERN CAPE Mrs J Huskisson, Nutrition and Dietetics Unit, University of CapeTown

NORTHERN PROVINCE Prof NP Steyn, Director: Research Administration, University of the North

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NORTH WEST PROVINCE Prof HH Vorster (Este), Lipid Clinic, Nutrition Research Group, School for

Physiology and Nutrition, PU for CHE, Potchefstroom

WESTERN CAPE (Director and elected Survey Chairperson)

Prof D Labadarios, Department of Human Nutrition, University of Stellenbosch

and Tygerberg Hospital, Tygerberg

VALIDATION AND STANDARDIZATION OF THE QUANTITATIVE FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE U MacIntyre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, MEDUNSA

Coordinators EASTERN CAPE Mrs A De Villiers

FREE STATE L Theron

GAUTENG AE Nesamvuni

TC Tau

KWAZULU NATAL Vicky Marsh

Fikile Shabalala

MPUMALANGA L Theron

NORTHERN CAPE Ansie van der Walt

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NORTHERN PROVINCE S Howard

NORTH WEST PROVINCE E Wentzel

WESTERN CAPE R Saitowitz

Statistical Support Dr J H Nel

Theunis J Van Wyk Kotze

Directorate: Nutrition, Department of Health N Dladla

C Mjigima

M De Hoop

D Boshoff

J Booysen

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2000. The National Food Consumption Survey (NFCS), Stellenbosch, South

Africa.

COPYRIGHT: Directorate: Nutrition, Department of Health; NFCS.

All comments and queries emanatiing from this report should be directed to:

National Food Consumption Survey

PO Box 19063

(Care of: Department of Human Nutrition)

University of Stellenbosch and Tygerberg Hospital

Tygerberg 7505

South Africa

Tel: 27 21 938 9259

Fax: 27 21 933 2991