Professor and Research Chair in Food Environment, Nutrition and Health at Stellenbosch University, South Africa
🌱☀️ Congratulations, Prof Xikombrcidiso Mbhenyane on winning the esteemed Best Innovation Award from ResearchW! Your dedication, innovative research, your dedication and innovative contributions in the field of renewable energy and agriculture are truly inspiring! Your work in advancing solar energy technologies and addressing crucial issues like postharvest losses demonstrates your commitment to positive change. 🎉
Professor Xikombiso Mbhenyane is a leading researcher in Food and Nutrition, currently holding the position of Professor and Research Chair in Food Environment, Nutrition, and Health at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. Recently, Prof. Mbhenyane was honored with the prestigious Best Innovation Award from ResearchW for her dedication and innovative contributions to the fields of renewable energy and agriculture.🎉
EDUCATION: 🌐
- MEDUNSA,BSc Dietetics (3 years),1984
- MEDUNSA, BSc Honours in dietetics (2 years part-time), 1989
- University of Illinois at Chicago (USA), MS (Nutrition & Dietetics) (course work & full dissertation), 1995
- Potchefstroom University For Christian Higher Education, PhD (Nutrition) (thesis), 1998
- Regent Business School,MBA (mini dissertation),2017
Professional Profiles: 📊✨
AWARDS: 🏆
- ETHEL & ERICKSON FUND, JHB FOR HONOURS IN 1988, R1 000.00
- FULLBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP, USA FOR MASTERS IN 1991 – 1994,$60 000.00.
- SOUTH AFRICAN SUGAR ASSOCIATION FOR PhD RESEARCH (1996 -1997), R35 000.00.
- FRD (NOW NRF) GRANT FOR PhD (1996 – 1998), R30 000.00
- ADSA/FLORA HIGHLY COMMENDED CERTIFICATE (AUG 2000), Sponsored by Unilever @ R3 000.00.
- ATTENDED A EUROPEAN NUTRITION LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMME IN MARCH 2001, LUXEMBOURG, Sponsored by EU @ € 20 000.00.
Research project titles: 🌌
- HONOURS PROJECT: The nutrition knowledge of diabetic patients attending outpatients’ clinic at Garankuwa Hospital.
- MSc DISSERTATION TITLE: Effect of garlic supplementation on cytokine release in moderate hypercholestelolemic subjects.
- PhD THESIS TITLE: The glycemic index of indigenous South African foods.
- MBA DISSERTATION TITLE: Assessment of Attitudes on the Use of Information Systems by Women Entrepreneurs in Limpopo Province
Msc Course work modules done @ Univ of Illinois: 🌍💼
- Research Methods in Allied health
- Introduction to Biological Chemistry
- Nutritional Biochemistry
- Nutrition: Physiological Aspects
- Vitamins and Minerals in Human Nutrition
- Maternal Nutrition and Early Development
- Nutrition Laboratory
- Seminar in Human Nutrition and Dietetics
- Field study
- Biostatistics I & II
- Public Health Nutrition
Publications & Contributions: 🌟
The impact of her research is evident in citation metrics and indices from Google Scholar:
- Cited by: All – 409.
- Citations – 374.
- h-index – 10.
- Documents – 46.
Publications: 🚀
- Innovative dishes and micronutrient composition of traditionally preserved Amaranthus, Vigna unguiculata and Bidens Pilosa
- Household socio-economic determinants of food security in Limpopo Province of South Africa: a cross sectional survey
- The predictors of food security and dietary diversity among internally displaced persons’ children (6–59 months) in Bamenda health district, Cameroon
- Knowledge, Perception and Consumption of Indigenous Foods in Gauteng Region, South Africa
- Associations among Food Systems, Food Environments, Food Choices, Food Security, and Nutrition Transition in Limpopo Province, South Africa: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices of mothers exposed to the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in Limpopo Province
- A Systematic Review of Indigenous Food Plant Usage in Southern Africa
- ASSESSMENT OF THE VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION PROTOCOL IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SETTINGS: A CASE STUDY OF MOOKGOPHONG SUB-DISTRICT IN SOUTH AFRICA
- CONTRIBUTION OF DIETARY PATTERNS AND DIETARY DIVERSITY TO THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS IN NELSON MANDELA BAY METRO, SOUTH AFRICA
- Poor Dietary Diversity, a Key Determinant of Household Food Insecurity: Insights from a Community-Based Survey in Buea Health District, Cameroon