DETERMINING FOOD INDUSTRY COMPLIANCE TO MANDATORY SODIUM LIMITS: SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES FROM THE SOUTH AFRICAN EXPERIENCE

Determining food industry compliance to mandatory sodium limits: successes and challenges from the South African experience

Abstract Objective: To provide an update on the compliance to the Na reduction regulation (R.214) and to highlight some challenges and successes experienced by South Africa in the implementation of a mandatory Na regulation.Design: The study design was observational.Nutritional information of packaged food (specified in the R.214 regulation) was co

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Male convict cichlid 11-ketotestosterone levels throughout the reproductive cycle: an exploratory profile study in laboratory and field populations

The convict cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata) has been extensively examined in relation to many behavioral topics, such as courtship, pair-bonding, bi-parental care, and territoriality.Recently, this model species has been utilized in studies on genetics, endocrinology, and neuroanatomy, with an ultimate goal of connecting behavior with its under

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