Consideration of the effect of nutritional status and disease patterns on the work output amongst Black South African workers involved in manual materials handling (MMH) tasks
- Authors: Christie, Candice J
- Date: 2001
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:6746 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1009315
- Description: The prevalence of malnutrition amongst low-income earning South Africans has been well documented and is reported to be particularly high amongst Black South African males. This, combined with poor living conditions associated with their poor socio-economic status, results in an increased prevalence of infectious diseases amongst this sector of the population. Additionally, Black South African males are most often employed by companies requiring them to carry out heavy manual materials handling tasks. It would appear that limited research has focused on the relationship between inadequate dietary intake combined with poor health status and the impact this may have on the performance of manual workers. Energy intake is in all probability considerably less than energy expenditure.
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- Authors: Christie, Candice J
- Date: 2001
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:6746 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1009315
- Description: The prevalence of malnutrition amongst low-income earning South Africans has been well documented and is reported to be particularly high amongst Black South African males. This, combined with poor living conditions associated with their poor socio-economic status, results in an increased prevalence of infectious diseases amongst this sector of the population. Additionally, Black South African males are most often employed by companies requiring them to carry out heavy manual materials handling tasks. It would appear that limited research has focused on the relationship between inadequate dietary intake combined with poor health status and the impact this may have on the performance of manual workers. Energy intake is in all probability considerably less than energy expenditure.
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Enhancing military efficiency : a South African perspective
- Christie, Candice J, Todd, Andrew I
- Authors: Christie, Candice J , Todd, Andrew I
- Date: 2001
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:6749 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1009329
- Description: While extensive military research has been conducted in developed countries, very little work has been done on soldiers in industrially developing countries (IDCs). Although many aspects of marching are similar around the globe, the challenges facing soldiers in IDCs, and in particular South Africa, are unique. Since the 1990’s South Africa has seen a considerable shift in the morphological and cultural make-up of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). The result is a mix of soldiers from a variety of ethnic backgrounds. Ethnic differences may ultimately impact performance particularly as research has postulated that Blacks and Whites may differ in body composition and body proportions. It is highly probable then that the universal recommendations of optimal marching speeds, load masses and gradients need to be modified to accommodate the diversity of soldiers which currently comprise the SANDF.
- Full Text:
- Authors: Christie, Candice J , Todd, Andrew I
- Date: 2001
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:6749 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1009329
- Description: While extensive military research has been conducted in developed countries, very little work has been done on soldiers in industrially developing countries (IDCs). Although many aspects of marching are similar around the globe, the challenges facing soldiers in IDCs, and in particular South Africa, are unique. Since the 1990’s South Africa has seen a considerable shift in the morphological and cultural make-up of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). The result is a mix of soldiers from a variety of ethnic backgrounds. Ethnic differences may ultimately impact performance particularly as research has postulated that Blacks and Whites may differ in body composition and body proportions. It is highly probable then that the universal recommendations of optimal marching speeds, load masses and gradients need to be modified to accommodate the diversity of soldiers which currently comprise the SANDF.
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