Alcohol intake and micronutrient density in a population in transition : the transition and health during urbanisation in South Africa (THUSA) study : original research

Objective : To investigate the possibility of micronutrient dilution by alcohol in the diets of an adult population in nutrition transition. Design : A cross-sectional, comparative, population-based study. Setting : The African population of the North West Province, South Africa. Subjects : One thousand seven hundred and fifty-seven participants (742 men, 1 015 women) aged 15 years and older from 37 randomly selected sites from rural and urban...