Journal of the American Dietetic Association articles from April 1991

Journal of the American Dietetic Association archives from April 1991

Evaluation of long-term weight changes after a multidisciplinary weight control program.
April 1, 1991... Statistics confirm that obesity remains a major health problem in the Unites States; of adults aged 20 to 74 , 34 million (25.6%) are 20% or more above desirable body weight (1). As public awareness has increased, so has the insistence on a...

Effect of a very-low-calorie diet on body composition and resting metabolic rate in obese men and women.
April 1, 1991... Many methods of weight reduction have been developed to treat obesity and its resulting risks of morbidity and mortality (1). Most of these have had limited success (2-4). Recent attempts to treat obesity have involved the use of...

Practitioners beware: regional differences in beliefs about nutrition during pregnancy.
April 1, 1991... Throughout history, strong suggestions about changing food habits during pregnancy have been transmitted from generation to generation. In part, the nature of these suggestions may reflect physiological changes that appear to increase appetite...

Does infant feeding method influence maternal postpartum weight loss?
April 1, 1991... The literature on infant feeding commonly reports that women who breast-feed return to prepregnancy weight more rapidly than women who choose not to breast-feed (I -4). Prenatal patients often mention this when planning their mode of infant...

Diet and serum lipids in vegan vegetarians: a model for risk reduction.
April 1, 1991... An extensive body of epidemiologic, laboratory, and clinical evidence has established an association, if not a causative link, between diet and the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) and several types of cancers (1-4). Specifically,...

Marketing nutrition in restaurants: a survey of current practices and attitudes.
April 1, 1991... In 1987, consumers spent more than 42% of their food budget to purchase food away from home; on a typical day, 45% of adults were eating out (1). In the 1987 Nationwide Food Consumption Survey, 41% of women aged 20 and older reported that...

Alcohol craving in rehabilitation: assessment of nutrition therapy.
April 1, 1991... Hospitals throughout the country have responded to the increased need for substance-abuse treatment centers (1). Consequently many hospital clinical dietitians are challenged to provide nutrition therapy to aid in the rehabilitation process...

Spas: new practice setting for dietitians.
April 1, 1991... Service trends in the luxury residential spa industry reflect client interest in fitness, wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention. Many spa programs now combine guidance in life-style change with luxury As spas upgrade services and...

Nutritional rehabilitation of developmentally disabled residents in a long-term-care facility.
April 1, 1991... Few comprehensive studies address the nutritional status of developmentally disabled children, yet these children are at high risk for impaired nutritional status. This increased susceptibility is directly or indirectly attributable to...

Role of the dietitian in the nutrition management of adults after liver transplantation.
April 1, 1991... Liver transplantation has become an increasingly common treatment for end-stage liver disease. In 1988, 1,680 liver transplantations were performed in the United States (1). The Transplant Department at Baylor University Medical Center (BUMC)...

Use of selected vitamin and mineral supplements among individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus.
April 1, 1991... Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) have become important health concerns in the past decade. Infection with HIV lowers an individual's ability to fight off certain opportunistic infections and/or...

Cholesterol screening programs may need an educational component.
April 1, 1991... Community screening programs can efficiently test a large number of people for the presence of certain diseases (1). Ideally, this form of intervention detects diseases in their early stages, when treatment can be most effective. in 1987, the...

Position of the American Dietetic Association: nutrition in foodservice establishments.
April 1, 1991... Consumer interest in nutrition is evident, and the foodservice industry is responding. Menu items reduced in fat, sodium, cholesterol, and/or calories are appearing on the menus of a variety of establishments, from table-service to fast-food...

Finding nontraditional jobs in dietetics. (column)
April 1, 1991... Kathy King Helm, RD Interest in nontraditional dietetic jobs is increasing. Twenty years ago when a dietitian became an RD, there was only a handful of employment arenas. Today, the "well" population, with its interest in fitness and...

Mentoring needs of dietitians: the mentoring self-management program model.
April 1, 1991... During the past decade, mentoring has been the focus of attention in the popular press, at national conferences, in scholarly publications, and in dissertation research (1-4). Many professionals, dietitians included, wonder about the current...

Cost justifying computerization of diet analysis.
April 1, 1991... Computers can be used for a variety of tasks in the field of dietetics (1-3). in recent years, surveys have shown an increased usage of computers in institutional foodservices (4,5). The cost-effectiveness of using computers for management in...

ADA timely statement on implementation of National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act. (1990)
April 1, 1991... The American Dietetic Association (ADA) applauds members of the 101 st Congress for the passage of Public Law 101-445 (National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990) on October 22, 1990. The Association further commends...

Diabetes: A Guide to Living Well.
April 1, 1991... By Ernest Lowe and Gary Arsham, MD, PhD. Wayzata, Minn: Diabetes Center (PO Box 739, Wayzata, MN 55391); 1989. Softcover. Pp 365. Price $10.95. ISBN 0-937721-51-4. This motivational and instructional book encourages the person with...

Community Nutritional Assessment: With Special Reference to Surveys in Less Technically Developed Countries.
April 1, 1991... By Derrick B. Jelliffe and E. F Patrice Jelliffe in collaboration with Alfred Zerfas and Charlotte G. Neumann. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press; 1989. Hardcover. Pp 633. Price $85. ISBN 0-19-261218-2. The book presents simple,...

Nutritional Status Assessment of the Individual.
April 1, 1991... Edited by G. E. Livingston, PhD. Trumbull, Conn: Food and Nutrition Press; 1989. Hardcover. Pp 479. Price $125. ISBN 0-917678-25-7. Nutritional Status Assessment of the Individual is the proceedings of a 1987 national conference sponsored by...

Diet Manual: Including a Vegetarian Meal Plan, 7th ed.
April 1, 1991... 7th ed. Edited by Georgia Hodgkin, MS, RD, and Susan Maloney MS, RD. Loma Linda, Calif: The Seventh-day Adventist Dietetic Association (PO Box 75, Loma Linda, CA 92354); 1990. Ringbound. Not paged. This seventh edition of the Diet Manual...