Nutrition & Dietetics: The Journal of the Dieticians Association of Australia articles from March 2004

Nutrition & Dietetics: The Journal of the Dieticians Association of Australia archives from March 2004

From the editor.(Editorial)
March 1, 2004... This first issue of the Journal for 2004 has an appropriate focus on food and a theme to consider on the implications of categorisation and classification. We begin with a challenging Editorial by Ball and Crawford who review how successfully...

Healthy weight 2008: still waiting on Australia to act?(Editorial)(Editorial)
March 1, 2004... Obesity and its attendant problems have long been a matter of concern to both the medical community and the public... obesity is a hazard to health and detriment to well-being. It is common enough to constitute one of the...

The rise of vegetarianism.(Leading Article)
March 1, 2004... Vegetarianism, the avoidance of eating flesh, has been noted 'to represent one of the key moral and political issues of the late modern period' (1). This seems an extraordinary statement when it is considered that the proportion of vegetarians...

What proportion of South Australian adult non-vegetarians hold similar beliefs to vegetarians?(Original Research)
March 1, 2004... Abstract (Nutr Diet 2004;61:11-21) Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the proportion of non-vegetarians with similar beliefs as vegetarians, and to examine their personal characteristics. Design: Mail survey on meat...

Dietetics and functional foods.(Viewpoint)
March 1, 2004... (Nutr Diet 2004;61:22-29) Abstract This paper reviews 'functional dietetics' through which specific brand-name foods may be prescribed as part of medical nutrition practice. Dietitians will be increasingly called on to translate...

Patterns of fish consumption and levels of serum phospholipid very-long-chain omega-3 fatty acids in children with and without asthma, living in Perth, Western Australia.(Original Research)
March 1, 2004... (Nutr Diet 2004;61:30-37) Abstract Objective: To measure patterns of fish intake and to investigate the extent to which these may predict serum phospholipid levels of the very-long-chain (VLC) omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic (EPA...

Work practices of the community and public health nutrition workforce in Australia.(Original Research)
March 1, 2004... (Nutr Diet 2004;61:38-45) Abstract Objective: To assess the roles, practice and work-related attributes of the community and public health nutrition workforce in Australia. Design: Cross-sectional survey using self-administered...

The effect of intensive dietetic intervention on the nutritional status of hospitalised patients on chemotherapy.(Insight)
March 1, 2004... (Nutr Diet 2004;61:46-49) Abstract The goal of nutrition intervention is to maintain or improve nutritional status. Patients receiving chemotherapy face challenges in achieving this goal due to the effects of the tumour, side effects...

Nutrition Hobart 2003: the 27th annual scientific meeting of the Nutrition Society of Australia, 30 November-3 December 2003.(Conference Report)
March 1, 2004... The Nutrition Society of Australia (NSA) is 28 years old, but this recent national conference was the first held south of Bass Strait. Given Tasmania's very low numbers of nutrition researchers and practitioners, organising it was a major...

Genetically modified foods.(Continuing Education)
March 1, 2004... 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...

The contribution of Dr Jean McNaughton to the work of FAO.(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2004... To the Editor: Dr Jean McNaughton worked for more than 15 years at the Food and Agricultural Organization with most of the time at FAO headquarters in Rome. She retired in 1982, after progressively having received higher professional as well as...

To drip or not to drip--that is the question--the type of coffee consumed in Sydney.(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2004... To the Editor: Coffee is enjoyed by many worldwide and its health impacts have been the subject of considerable scientific and public interest. One particular controversy relates to whether coffee increases the risk of developing coronary heart...

Jean (Jeannie) Wise McNaughton 1919-2003.(Obituary)(Obituary)
March 1, 2004... Jean McNaughton was born in Swan Hill, Victoria. Her father was a grazier and her mother was the matron in her own small private hospital. They had two daughters. There is no doubt that her early family life provided the basis for the loyalty...

The breakfast book.(Book Reviews)(Book Review)
March 1, 2004... Radd S, Hodder Headline, Sydney, 2003, 280 pages, $19.95, ISBN 0-7336-1591-0 Nearly a quarter of the adult Australian population regularly skip breakfast, yet more and more research is demonstrating the nutritional and health benefits of a...

The omega-3 life program.(Book Reviews)(Book Review)
March 1, 2004... Ratnesar S, McGraw-Hill Australia, Sydney, 2002, 196 pages, ISBN 0-074-71086-9 The central theme of Shamala Ratnesar's book, The omega-3 life program is the health implications of dietary long-chain omega-3 fatty acids. This is a...

Books received.
March 1, 2004... ABC of nutrition. Fourth edition Truswell S, BMJ Books, London, 2003, 152 pages, $61.95, ISBN 0-7279 1664-5 Gastrointestinal nutrition Anderson A, Shepherd S, Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne, 2003, 103 pages, $60 (+ $5 p & h),...

Of interest in the journals.
March 1, 2004... Biotechnology Detecting genetically modified organisms. Food Aust 2003:55;451 This feature about AgriQuality covers a range of issues relating to biotechnology and GMO in particular, including a range of viewpoints concerning labelling...

New products.
March 1, 2004... New products Key Features Availability ELECARE is manufactured Hypo-allergenic, nutritionally Available by Abbott Australasia complete amino acid formula. February 2004 Contact...

Future events.(Calendar)
March 1, 2004... 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....