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Presentation 10-10.30am
Questions & discussion 10.30-11am
Elmine studied at the University of the North West and University of the Free State in South Africa. She is a lecturer at the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics of the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. She is a dietitian and started the first lifestyle management programme on campus with colleagues - a medical doctor, a psychologist and biokineticist. Her areas of interest include nutrition, sports nutrition, quantity nutrition, teaching and education, corporate wellness and lifestyle diseases. She has developed a plate model using South African cultural foods, that is used for nutrition education. She also developed recipes for the Sports Commission in South Africa. She helped to develop the DESSA (Diabetes Educator Society in South Africa) Basic course for health care professionals in South Africa (Section A) and was mainly responsible for the DESSA Registered diabetes educator course (Section B) that was launched in April 2011.
She regularly gives talks on the national and various regional radio stations in South Africa and has published and co-published in scientific journals, co-supervised post-graduate research projects and has done numerous presentations at national and international symposia and congresses. Elmine's other research that she is involved with is listed below and she would be happy to discuss further during the question and discussion time.
- Dietary intake and anthropometric status of swimmers in Bloemfontein.
- Development of a diabetes educator curriculum for South Africa.
- Screening of geriatric patients in academic hospitals in Bloemfontein.
- Dietary intake and body composition of soccer player in Bloemfontein.
- Caffeine and dietary intake of student athletes.
- Nutritional status of swimmers in Bloemfontein.
- Nutritional status of South African jockeys.
- Diet adequacy and supplement use of marathon athletes in Bloemfontein.
- Acceptability of diets in government hospitals in Bloemfontein.
- The relationship between weight status, energy intake and activity levels in foodservice workers, Universitas hospital, Bloemfontein.
- Factors that influence dietary intake of black and coloured women during pregnancy.
- Nutrient intake of the aged in old age homes in Bloemfontein.
- The eating habits and body composition of Free State rugby and cricket players.
- The relationship between obesity and dietary intake.
- Socio-economic, dietary and anthropometric status of preshool children (<72 months).
- Food and nutrient intake of undergraduate students on the UOFS campus.
- The utilization of food service units on the UOFS campus.
- Cardiovascular risk factors in black workers on the UOFS campus.
- Anthropometry of black workers on the UOFS campus.
- The macro- and micro-nutrient intake of black workers on the UOFS campus.
- The nutritional status of pregnant women attending an antenatal clinic at Pelonomi Hospital, Bloemfontein.
- The influence of carbohydrate drinks on dehydration and performance in marathon athletes.
- Cost control in the food service unit of Universitas Hospital.
- Speaker
- Elmine du Toit
- Hosted by
- Public Health Nutrition Research Group
- Venue
- Rm 3:052, Polwarth Building, Foresterhill