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The Potential Demand For Game Meat in Harare's Low and Middle Density Suburbs
(Department Of Agricultural Economics and Extension (DAEE) (University of Zimbabwe) (UZ), 1998-12)
In some African countries game meat is preferred to domestic animal meat. In Zimbabwe a significant amount of game meat is being produced but little is consumed in the main urban centres. As a result the selling of game ...
The food and nutrition situation in Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications., 2006)
The current levels of food and nutrition insecurity in Zimbabwe condemn a large section of the population to reduced intellectual and physical capacity and ill health, resulting in limited productivity and worsening poverty. ...
Tuberculin Testing In African Children
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1971-11)
In African countries tuberculosis remains one of the major health problems. Tuberculin testing is widely used as a screening test for its detection and B.C.G. vaccination is one of the means for its control. The present ...
Schooling And The Drought In Zimbabwe: The Views And Reactions Of Primary School Senior Teachers
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 1993-07)
This report presents the findings of a questionnaire survey carried out among a group of primary school senior teachers with at least 10 years teaching experience who attended an in-service course at Masvingo Teachers’ ...
Intestinal Intolerance To Sugars In Children: A Review
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia.), 1972-06)
Intestinal intolerance to sugars is now well established as a cause of diarrhea and failure to thrive in children. It is assuming increased importance now that it is realized that a variety of insults to the gut can lead ...
Iron Overload
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia.), 1972-01)
Recent investigations,' have suggested that the average amount of' usable storage iron in a normal male is about lg, values above l,5g being unusual, and above 2,2g constitute iron overload. (Weinfeld, 1970). In males about ...
Polymorphonuclear Leucocytic Activity In Malnourished Children
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1972-04)
Investigations of the immune response have, until recently, thrown little light on the reasons for the increased severity of infections in malnourished children. It has been established that in these children levels of ...
Essential Fatty Acid Content Of Dietary Fats And Fat Rich Foods Used In Rhodesia
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1972-08)
Since the classical experiments by Kinsell et al. (1952) it has been generally accepted that replacement of animal fats in the diet by certain vegetable fats results in dramatic decreases in cholesterol and phospholipid ...
Marginal Protein Malnutrition In Some Rhodesian African School Children
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia.)., 1972-06)
Children living on a poor diet and showing no clinical signs of protein deficiency may nevertheless have an imbalance of certain amino acids in their plasma (Whitehead, 1964; Whitehead and Dean, 1964). A small pilot survey ...
Nutritive Value of Foods of Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications., 1989)
Many countries, both developed and developing, have tables of the nutrient composition of their food. The data are used by research nutritionists to assess the nutritional value of a nation’s food supply. Home economics ...