Wilna Oldewage-Theron, Ph.D., RD(SA)
Email: wilna.oldewage@ttu.edu
Phone: (806) 834-0567
Room: HS 608
Department of Nutritional Sciences
Dr. Oldewage-Theron's research interests include household food insecurity and malnutrition
in resource-poor communities in Africa. During the last fifteen years, she has investigated
the effect of various interventions, including food fortification, agriculture and
horticulture, dietary diversity, supplementation, nutrition education, food product
development and implementation, as well as school feeding programs on poverty, food
insecurity and nutritional status of women, children and the elderly by applying
scientific principles. Her community research and development program at present is
mainly focused on soy applications and the nutritional benefits of soy for human health
in South Africa.
Research Interests
Education
BSc [Hons] (Dietetics)
MSc (Dietetics)
PhD (Dietetics)
Postgraduate Diploma in Hospital Dietetics
Courses
NS 5331: Issues in Nutrition: Food insecurity (Fall 2015)
Publications
WH OLDEWAGE-THERON, AA EGAL & CJ GROBLER. 2014. Is obesity associated with iron status in the elderly? A case study from Sharpeville, South Africa. Public Health Nutrition, 17: 9 pages. DOI: 10.1017/S1368980014000251.
WH OLDEWAGE-THERON & R KRUGER. 2011. Dietary diversity and adequacy of women caregivers in a peri-urban informal settlement in South Africa. Nutrition, 27: 420-427. DOI: 10.1016/nut2010.05.013
WH OLDEWAGE-THERON & R KRUGER. 2009. Impact of food aid on food variety and dietary diversity of an elderly population in Sharpeville, South Africa. Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 13(4):300-308.
WH OLDEWAGE-THERON & TJC SLABBERT. 2008. Impact of food and nutrition interventions on poverty in an informal settlement in the Vaal Region of South Africa.
Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 67:91-97.
OLDEWAGE-THERON WH, KRUGER R & EGAL AA. 2013. Diet quality in peri-urban settlements: South African aspects. In Preedy VR, Hunter LA & Patel VB. Eds. Diet Quality. An evidence-based approach. Vol 2. London: Humana Press. p 281-297.
Nutritional Sciences
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