Nutrition & Dietetics: The Journal of the Dieticians Association of Australia articles from December 2003

Nutrition & Dietetics: The Journal of the Dieticians Association of Australia archives from December 2003

From the editor.
December 1, 2003... With this last issue for the year, new papers and topics of interest continue to flow to the journal, and the December issue is no exception. In fact this is a good follow on from the previous issue, with continued emphasis on dealing with...

Are dietitians puzzling?(Editorial)
December 1, 2003... In the previous issue of the Journal the leading article by Tim Gill, Director of the NSW Centre for Public Health Nutrition, was at odds with the National Heart Foundation's position statement on dietary fat and overweight/obesity published in...

The challenge of communicating diet-health messages.(Leading article)
December 1, 2003... (See paper by Timperio et al., pages 230-8) In the article, 'Fattening' foods perceptions and misconceptions, the authors describe adults' perceptions and beliefs about foods that are considered fattening (1). Their findings illustrate the...

'Fattening' foods--perceptions and misconceptions: a qualitative and quantitative exploration.(Original research)
December 1, 2003... Abstract Objective: To explore perceptions of 'fattening' foods and determine the prevalence of these perceptions among adults using qualitative and quantitative methods. Design: Twelve tape-recorded focus group discussions with men (n...

Evaluation of an Australian combat ration pack as a sole nutrition source during 23 days of military adventurous training in the tropics.(Original research)
December 1, 2003... Abstract Objectives: To evaluate Australian combat ration packs (CRP) as sole nutrition source during a 23-day military exercise in the tropics. Design: Evaluation of ration packs based on measurements of nutritional, physiological and...

A clinically relevant criterion for grip strength: relationship with falling in a sample of older adults.(Original research)
December 1, 2003... Abstract Objective: To develop a clinically relevant criterion for assessment of grip strength in older adults. Design: Longitudinal cohort study. Subjects: 1251 persons aged [greater than or equal to] 70 years who had grip...

Evolution, evidence and enterprise: women in leadership in the Australian healthcare industry.(Lecture in Honour Dietitians Association of Australia National Conference 2003)
December 1, 2003... Evolution The evolution of the profession of dietetics in Australia, has many parallels with the development of women in leadership in this country. This is not surprising, as dietetics is a female dominated profession. A question I was...

Trials and tribulations--avoiding pitfalls when beginning research.(Insight)
December 1, 2003... Abstract In the profession of nutrition and dietetics, the demand for evidence to direct and support our endeavours continually grows. Dietitians often perceive starting in research as difficult. Guidance is therefore offered to those...

Diabetes and nutrition study group of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), Brugge, Belgium, 19-21 June 2003.(21st International Symposium on Diabetes and Nutrition)
December 1, 2003... This year's symposium focused on diabetes in obesity, postprandial metabolism, alcohol and diabetes, lipids and lifestyle. The recent diabetes prevention trials from Finland (DPS) and the USA (DPP) were of significant interest. Professor Matti...

Physical activity and health: gender differences across the lifespan Kuopio, Finland, 25-28 June 2003.(17th International Puijo Symposium)
December 1, 2003... This conference, attended by participants from 50 nations, began each day with outstanding lectures from international experts on big-picture issues. The first speaker, Professor Claude Bouchard from the USA drew together the issues of...

Food--leading the way (AIFST) and dairy products in human health and nutrition, Melbourne, Australia, 24-27 August 2003.(Joint 36th Annual Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST) Convention and 2nd International Dairy Federation (IDF) World Symposium)
December 1, 2003... Professor Bruce German, from the University of California and Nestle Research Centre Switzerland, presented two keynote addresses. Professor German explained how milk delivers a myriad of food ingredients that provide health benefits. He argued...

Future events.
December 1, 2003... International Conference Traditional Mediterranean Diets Past, Present and Future 'MeDiet 2004' 21-23 April 2004, Athens, Greece. Contact Heliotopos Conferences, 28 Ypsilantou str., GE-17236 Dafni, Athens, Greece. Tel: +30 210 9730697....

Calcium, iron and zinc--essential minerals.(Continuing education)
December 1, 2003... Continuing education and the APD program This quiz is an ideal activity for APD members to include in your CPD log, where it relates to personal learning goals. Record the time taken, to the nearest hour, to complete the quiz and any...

In reply to Blinded by science.(Letters to the Editor)
December 1, 2003... (Nutr Diet 2003;60:150-1) This leading article took issue with the key message from the Heart Foundation's position statement that a reduction in kilojoule intake, rather than a reduction in fat intake per se, is the major determinant of...

Television advertising: an international threat to children.(Letters to the Editor)
December 1, 2003... To the Editor: We would like to respond to the paper and editorial on the effect of television food advertising on children that were published in the June 2003 issue of this journal. Dr Mary Story's excellent editorial identified the need to...

Overweight and obesity.(Letters to the Editor)
December 1, 2003... To the Editor: I was pleased to see in the recent article, Survey of dietetic management of overweight and obesity and comparison with best practice criteria, (Nutr Diet 2003;60:177-84) that 52% of dietitians advised clients to keep a hunger...

The changing chicken: Chooks, cooks and culinary culture.
December 1, 2003... Dixon J, University of NSW Press, Sydney, 2002, 211 pages, $39.95, ISBN 0-86840-477-2 No doubt there are a growing number of people today who cannot remember when chicken meals were a luxury. Indeed, chicken is now so common, both inside...

Nutrition and dietetics for health care. Tenth edition.
December 1, 2003... Barker H, Harcourt Publishers, Edinburgh, 2002, 333 pages, $79.75, ISBN 0-443-07021-0 Nutrition and dietetics for health care is the tenth edition of a text book that has been regularly updated since 1962. Despite this venerable history,...

Nutrition counseling in the treatment of eating disorders.
December 1, 2003... Herrin M, Brunner-Routledge, New York, 2003, 284 pages, $76.00, ISBN 1-58391-031-X Eating disorders can be a professionally and personally challenging field to work in and this text is a useful and welcome addition to the literature....

Books received.
December 1, 2003... The breakfast book Radd S, Hodder Headline Aust, Sydney, 2003, 281 pages, $19.95, ISBN 0-7336-1591-0 The Omega-3 life program Ratnesar S, McGraw-Hill, Sydney, 2002, 208 pages, $30.95, ISBN 0-07-471086-9 Handbook of obesity...

Of interest from the journals.
December 1, 2003... Body composition Deurenberg P, Deurenberg-Yap M, Foo LF, Schmidt G, Wang J. Differences in body composition between Singapore Chinese, Beijing Chinese and Dutch children. Eur J Clin Nutr 2003:57;405-9 Differences in body fat and BMI...