Nutrition & Dietetics: The Journal of the Dieticians Association of Australia articles from June 2002

Nutrition & Dietetics: The Journal of the Dieticians Association of Australia archives from June 2002

A sponsor's profile: Goodman Fielder.(Interview)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Dr Margaret Allman-Farinelli, Editor of Nutrition & Dietetics, recently asked the following questions of Coral Colyer, Goodman Fielder Nutrition Services Manager N&D: We would like our journal to be seen as part of the global network for...

From the Editor.
June 1, 2002... Welcome to the June issue of Nutrition & Dietetics: The Journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia. We are honoured that Professor Fatimah Arshad, from Malaysia, the co-chairperson of the organising committee for the 3rd Asian Congress...

Corrections.(Correction Notice)
June 1, 2002... Corrections Nutrition & Dietetics 2002;59 McCarty CA et al. page 14 Table 1a Mean, median and range of average daily intake of vitamins by age and gender Males ...

Harmonisation of Asian Dietetics. (Editorial).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... This is the theme for our third Asian Congress in Dietetics being held at the Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur from 18 to 21 August 2002. The first Asian Congress was held in Jakarta from 2 to 5 October 1994. Asian dietitians were then looking...

Nutrition transition in China--a challenge in the new millennium. (Editorial).
June 1, 2002... In recent decades, economic progress in fast developing countries has brought about demographic and epidemiological transitions. In addition, public health nutritionists have also witnessed the impact of economic growth on the transformation of...

Socioeconomic position, adolescent nutrition and health--evidence from the 1995 National Nutrition Survey. (Leading Articles).
June 1, 2002... There is a substantial body of evidence that people of lower socioeconomic position are at increased risk of mortality and morbidity from a range of chronic and infectious diseases. According to Lynch and Kaplan (1), 'The relationship between...

Workplace health promotion--good science, but in public health terms, are we re-visiting the Emperor's New Clothes? (Leading Articles).
June 1, 2002... Two of the greatest problem areas for nutritional scientists are the epidemics of obesity and sedentary lifestyles in Australia. These remain notable population health failures, with rates of obesity and overweight increasing, and rates of...

Nutrient intakes of Australian adolescents from different socioeconomic backgrounds. (Original Research).
June 1, 2002... Abstract Objectives: To determine whether adolescents from different socioeconomic backgrounds differ in their intakes of nutrients implicated in the aetiology of adult chronic disease. Design: Secondary analyses of the data obtained...

Benefits of a year-long workplace weight loss program on cardiovascular risk factors. (Original Research).
June 1, 2002... Abstract Objective: To assess the effectiveness of a year-long workplace weight loss program in reducing risk factors of coronary heart disease. Design: A randomised, controlled study of low fat (25% of dietary energy) diet- and/or...

Relationship between serum ferritin concentration and established risk factors among men in a population with a high mortality from cardiovascular disease. (Original Research).
June 1, 2002... Abstract Objectives: To determine whether reported associations between serum ferritin and cardiovascular risk factors are due to confounding by diet. Design: Cross-sectional survey in which exercise and smoking habits were collected...

What Australians eat for breakfast: an analysis of data from the 1995 National Nutrition Survey. (Original Research).
June 1, 2002... Abstract Objective: To analyse data on the patterns of food consumption at breakfast reported in the 1995 National Nutrition Survey. Design: The Australian Bureau of Statistics was commissioned to undertake additional analysis of data...

What does research on families and food tell us? Implications for nutrition and dietetic practice. (Review Article).
June 1, 2002... Abstract This review examines research on food and family life. The evidence suggests that the dynamics of family relationships crucially affects individuals' food choices, the healthiness of their choices and the social patterns that evolve...

A comparison of bioelectrical impedance and near infra-red interactance with dual energy x-ray absorptiometry for the determination of body fat. (Original Research).
June 1, 2002... Abstract Objective: To compare measurements of percentage body fat obtained using bioelectrical impedance and near infra-red interactance assessments to those obtained using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry, a reference technique. ...

Performance of a research diet history for use in clinical studies involving pregnant women with and without gestational diabetes mellitus in the Illawarra region, New South Wales. (Original Research).
June 1, 2002... Abstract Objective: To assess the validity and reliability of a research diet history for use in clinical studies of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in the Illawarra region, New South Wales. Design: Diet history interviews...

The type and frequency of consumption of carbohydrate-rich foods may play a role in the clinical expression of insulin resistance during pregnancy. (Original Research).
June 1, 2002... Abstract Objectives: To assess differences in patterns of carbohydrate consumption between women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and a group of glucose tolerant pregnant women. Design: A cross-sectional survey of the...

Hyperemesis gravidarum--A serious complication of pregnancy. (Original Case Study).
June 1, 2002... Abstract This case study reports on a 28-year-old female who presented ten weeks gestation into her pregnancy with twins with a four-week history of nausea and vomiting. At 12 weeks gestation she had lost 14% of her prepregnancy body weight and...

Conference report.
June 1, 2002... 2nd Sanitarium International Nutrition Symposium Nutrition for Life's Stages: The Evidence Base, Melbourne, 18-19 April 2002 This was the second Sanitarium International Nutrition Symposium, the first was held in Sydney in 1999. As the...

A pioneer dietitian: Audrey Cahn (a). (Retrospective).
June 1, 2002... This article provides an overview of the work and achievements of Audrey Josephine Cahn, one of Australia's pioneer dietitians. Her career commenced in the late 1920s when she was the first female student to complete a Bachelor of Agricultural...

Continuing education.
June 1, 2002... Fat-soluble vitamins This quiz has been prepared by Dr Samir Samman, The University of Sydney and Dr Philippa Lyons Wall, Queensland University of Technology. Correspondence should be directed to Samir Samman, Human Nutrition Unit, G08,...

Research and teaching in nutrition and dietetics. (Letters to the Editor).
June 1, 2002... To the Editor: I read with interest the articles in the last issue of the journal which related to both research and teaching in nutrition and dietetics (1-4). I was stimulated to think of how the interface between the two might be managed....

The importance of evidence-based dietetics. (Letters to the Editor).
June 1, 2002... To the Editor: I was interested to read the editorial (1) on the evidence-based approach to health care and the aptly juxtaposed leading article (2) on research on dietetic practice in the recent issue of the journal. Professor Truswell...

Citation of Nutrition & Dietetics. (Letters to the Editor).
June 1, 2002... To the Editor: Congratulations on the new format and name for the Journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia--another step in the development of the journal (1). The journal has always had substantial content from outside our own region...

Professional viewpoint. (Letters to the Editor).
June 1, 2002... WHO should we believe? Recently at a seminar purported to be an update regarding infant feeding, nutrition and allergies, an 'international expert' tried to convince the audience that the age to introduce solids should be from four months....

Kids food health 1: nutrition and your child's development--the first year. (Book Reviews).
June 1, 2002... McVeagh P, Reed E, Finch Publishing, Sydney, 2001, 202 pages, $21.95, ISBN 1-876451-14-9 This book is a comprehensive resource for parents on all aspects of children's eating in the first year. It is the first in a series; other titles...

Kids food health 2: nutrition and your child's development--from toddler to preschooler. (Book Reviews).
June 1, 2002... McVeagh P, Reed E , Finch Publishing, Sydney, 2001, 170 pages, $21.95, ISBN 1-876451-15-17 This second book in a series of three on children's nutrition focuses on children of one to five years of age. The advice is for parents and carers...

Kids food health 3: nutrition and your child's development--from school-age to teenage. (Book Reviews).
June 1, 2002... McVeagh P, Reed E, Finch Publishing, Sydney, 2001, 204 pages, $21.95, ISBN 1-876451-16-5 This book by Patricia McVeagh and Eve Reed is, as the title suggests, the third in the series of monographs about nutrition in childhood starting in...

Artificial nutrition support in clinical practice. (Book Reviews).
June 1, 2002... Payne-James J, Grimble G, Silk D (editors) Greenwich Medical Media Ltd., London, 2001, 798 pages, $440.00, ISBN 1-90015-197-9 The practising clinical nutritionist, dietitian or physician, is faced with large time demands to keep up...

Food additives. Second edition. (Book Reviews).
June 1, 2002... Branen AL, Davidson PM, Salminen S, Thomgate JH III, editors. Marcel Dekker Inc., New York, 2002, 953 pages, ISBN 0-8247-9343-9 This edition is published 11 years after the first edition and justifies the publisher's claim it has been...

Books received.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Eat to live Radd S, Setchell K, Hodder, Sydney, 2002, 243 pages, $29.95, ISBN 0-7336-1459-0 Nutrition in the prevention and treatment of disease Coulston AM, Rock CL, Monsen ER, editors, Academic Press, San Diego, 2001, 817 pages,...