Food and Public Health

Food and Public Health covers all aspects of food and public health in the form of review articles, original articles, case reports, short communications, letters to the editor, and book reviews. The International Editorial Board is dedicated to producing a high quality scientific journal of interest to researchers and practitioners from many disciplines.

Debbi Marais

Editorial Board Member of Food and Public Health

Lecturer, Division of Applied Health Sciences, Aberdeen University, UK

Research Areas

Education: E-Learning, Health Promotion; Public Health Nutrition: Infant Feeding; International Nutrition; Ethics and Professionalism

Membership

Nutrition Society (UK)
e-Assessment Association
IT for the Advancement of Nutrition in Africa (ITANA)
Association for Dietetics in Southern Africa (ADSA)

Publications: Journals

[1]  Marais, D., Koornhof, H., du Plessis, L., Naude, C., Smit, K., Hertzog, E., Treurnicht, R., Alexander, M., Cruywagen, L. & Kosaber, I. (2010). 'Breastfeeding policies and practices in healthcare facilities in the Western Cape Province, South Africa'. The South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition SAJCN: the Official Journal of the South African Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and the Association for Dietetics in South Africa, vol 23, no. 1, pp. 40-45.
[2]  Scott, LD., Marais, D. & Bourne, L. (2009). 'Consumer testing of the preliminary paediatric food-based dietary guidelines for healthy children aged 1-7 years, among English-and Afrikaans-speaking mothers in the city of Cape Town, South Africa'. Public Health Nutrition, vol 12, no. 7, pp. 979-85.
[3]  Du Plessis, L., Labadarios, D., Singh, T. & Marais, D. (2009). 'Computer-based learning for the enhancement of breastfeeding training'. The South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition SAJCN: the Official Journal of the South African Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and the Association for Dietetics in South Africa, vol 22, no. 3, pp. 137-144.
[4]  Sowden, M., Beukes, R. & Marais, D. (2009). 'Factors influencing high socio-economic class mothers' decision regarding formula-feeding practices in the Cape Metropole'. The South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition SAJCN: the Official Journal of the South African Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and the Association for Dietetics in South Africa, vol 22, no. 1, pp. 37-44.
[5]  Martin, C., Labadarios, D., Wentzel-Viljoen, E. & Marais, D. (2008). 'Dietitians' perceptions of the continuing professional development system in South Africa'. The South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition SAJCN: the Official Journal of the South African Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and the Association for Dietetics in South Africa, vol 21, no. 2, pp. 27-33.
[6]  Murray, S., Tredoux, S., Viljoen, L., Herselman, M. & Marais, D. (2008). 'Consumer testing of the preliminary Paediatric Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (PFBDG) among mothers with infants younger than 6 months in selected urban and rural areas in the Western Cape'. The South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition SAJCN: the Official Journal of the South African Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and the Association for Dietetics in South Africa, vol 21, no. 1, pp. 34-38.
[7]  Bourne, LT., Hendricks, MK., Marais, D. & Eley, B. (2007). 'Addressing malnutrition in young children in South Africa: Setting the national context for paediatric food-based dietary guidelines'. Maternal and Child Nutrition, vol 3, no. 4, pp. 230-238.
[8]  Bourne, LT., Marais, D. & Love, P. (2007). 'The process followed in the development of the paediatric food-based dietary guidelines for South Africa'. Maternal and Child Nutrition, vol 3, no. 4, pp. 239-50.
[9]  van der Merwe, J., Kluyts, M., Bowley, N. & Marais, D. (2007). 'Optimizing the introduction of complementary foods in the infant's diet: a unique challenge in developing countries'. Maternal and Child Nutrition, vol 3, no. 4, pp. 259-270.
[10]  Van der Merwe, J., Bourne, L. & Marais, D. (2007). 'An assessment of preliminary food-based dietary guidelines for infants 6-12 months of age in the Little Karoo area of the Western Cape Province of South Africa'. Public Health Nutrition, vol 10, no. 9, pp. 869-877.
[11]  Marais, M., Marais, D. & Labadarios, D. (2007). 'Nutritional status assessment of older people in old aged homes in the Somerset-West area'. The South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition SAJCN: the Official Journal of the South African Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and the Association for Dietetics in South Africa, vol 20, no. 3, pp. 102-108.
[12]  Petrie, K., Schmidt, S., Schwartz, C., Koornhof, H. & Marais, D. (2007). 'Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Mothers on the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) Programme at the Vanguard Community Health Centre, Western Cape Province'. The South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition SAJCN: the Official Journal of the South African Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and the Association for Dietetics in South Africa, vol 20, no. 2, pp. 71-78.
[13]  Marais, D., Marais, M. & Labadarios, D. (2007). 'The use of knee-height as a surrogate measure of height in older South Africans'. The South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition SAJCN: the Official Journal of the South African Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and the Association for Dietetics in South Africa, vol 20, no. 1, pp. 39-44.
[14]  Mash, B., Marais, D., Van Der Walt, S., Van Deventer, I., Steyn, M. & Labadarios, D. (2006). 'Assessment of the quality of interaction in distance learning programmes utilizing the Internet or interactive television'. Medical Teacher, vol 28, no. 1, pp. e1-9.
[15]  Roberts, T., Herselman, M., Marais, D. & Labadarios, D. (2005). 'Served versus actual nutrient intake of hospitalised patients with tuberculosis as compared with energy and nutrient requirements'. The South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition SAJCN: the Official Journal of the South African Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and the Association for Dietetics in South Africa, vol 18, no. 2, pp. 78-93.
[16]  Mash, RJ., Marais, D., Van Der Walt, S., Van Deventer, I., Steyn, M. & Labadarios, D. (2005). 'Assessment of the quality of interaction in distance learning programmes utilising the Internet (WebCT) or interactive television (ITV)'. Medical Education, vol 39, no. 11, pp. 1093-1100.
[17]  Grobbelaar, A., le Roux, M., Lindenberg, C., Marais, D. & Steyn, N. (2004). 'Evaluation of usual dietary intake of women working on farms in The Koue Bokkeveld District and the potential benefits of maize and wheat fortification'. Southern African Journal of Epidemiology & Infection, vol 19, no. 1, pp. 12-17.
[18]  Venter, I., Marais, D., De Muynk, R. & Shedden, A. (2001). 'Computer-aided learning in disadvantaged communities'. The South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition SAJCN: the Official Journal of the South African Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and the Association for Dietetics in South Africa, vol 14, no. 3, pp. 106-111.