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Prof Matie Hoffman discusses the Naval Hill Planetarium’s “Search for Life” experience, the search for life beyond Earth, exoplanets, and what young people can learn from the show.

Die ketogeniese dieet het die afgelope paar jaar baie aandag gekry, maar daar is meer aan hierdie hoëvet-, laekoolhidraatbenadering as net ’n gewilde dieetneiging.

Op Wellness Wednesday gesels Will van der Merwe, dieetkundige, met Pulane Nel-Sekepe oor die ketogeniese dieet, wat dit behels, asook die moontlike voordele en nadele daarvan.

Die dieet beperk koolhidrate aansienlik en verhoog die inname van vet, sodat die liggaam ketone begin gebruik as ’n belangrike energiebron. Dit kan vir sommige mense ’n effektiewe voedingsbenadering wees, maar dit is nie noodwendig geskik vir almal nie en verg deeglike beplanning om seker te maak dat die liggaam steeds al die nodige voedingstowwe ontvang.

Een van die belangrikste toepassings van die ketogeniese dieet is egter in die behandeling van sekere vorme van epilepsie by kinders. Navorsing toon dat meer as die helfte van kinders wat ’n terapeutiese ketogeniese dieet volg, ’n vermindering van minstens 50% in aanvalle kan ervaar, terwyl ’n kleiner groep selfs aanvalsvry kan word.

Dit beteken egter nie dat ’n kind bloot op ’n gewone “keto-dieet” geplaas moet word nie. Wanneer dit as ’n behandeling vir epilepsie gebruik word, behoort dit onder die toesig van ’n mediese span en ’n dieetkundige te gebeur, met gereelde monitering van groei, voedingstatus en moontlike newe-effekte.

Soos met enige streng voedingsbenadering, is daar ook uitdagings. Hardlywigheid, gastro-intestinale ongemak en moegheid kan voorkom, terwyl langtermyngebruik onder meer aandag aan groei, been- en niergesondheid en voldoende vitamiene en minerale vereis.

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The pressure is certainly on, but experienced wicketkeeper-batter Gihahn Cloete told OFM Sport the Knights have used their time off wisely and can turn things around by backing their ability and improving their execution.

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The first leg takes place at the Toyota Stadium on Friday, with the return fixture scheduled for Tuesday, also in Bloemfontein.

Head coach Desiree Ellis has named a strong squad for the opening hurdle on the road to Los Angeles, combining established international stars with several promising youngsters.