Wilna Oldewage-Theron

Prof. Wilna Oldewage-Theron

Sustainable Food Systems and Development, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
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Biography

Prof. Wilna Oldewage-Theron RD(SA) is a Professor Emerita of Nutritional Sciences in the College of Human Sciences at Texas Tech University. She is currently a Professor and Researcher in the Department of Sustainable Food Systems and Development at the University of the Free States in South Africa (SA). She has 26 years of community nutrition research experience in Africa and is a National Research Foundation (NRF)-rated researcher in SA. Her research interests include the factors contributing to household food insecurity and malnutrition in resource-poor communities among women and children as well as the elderly. Her community research and development program at present is mainly focused on the double burden of disease (micronutrient deficiencies and lifestyle diseases) as well as soy applications and the nutritional benefits of soy for human health in SA.

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University of the Free State

Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa

Sustainable Food Systems and Development

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