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raised BMI in the overall sample. Therefore, dietary knowledge
and access to resources are important to improve health and
nutrition in a sustainable way. The need to assess the changes
that occur over time in serum levels of a variety of biochemical
and haematological parameters related to cardiovascular diseases
and/or diabetes in rural African settings is vital.
The financial support received from Vrije University, Amsterdam, the
Netherlands (grant: UNIN Health Project under VUA Foundation funds),
the University of Limpopo, South Africa (grant no. 1404), the National
Research Foundation of South Africa (grant no. URD2002050400168), and
the Medical Research Council for the Ellisras Longitudinal Study is acknowl-
edged with gratitude. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommen-
dations expressed in this material are those of the authors and therefore the
funding sources do not accept any liability in regard thereto. The authors
are indebted to ELS administrators (PS Seleka, TT Makata, W Makata, S
Seleka) for providing technical support in the preparation of this manuscript.
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