Journal of the American Dietetic Association articles from April 2000

Journal of the American Dietetic Association archives from April 2000

The question of herbal supplements: Are they here to stay?(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... It seems that everywhere you look these days, there is another herbal or "natural" supplement appearing on the market. Metabolife is sold at gas stations and in malls, and ginkgo biloba is being added to juice drinks. Even multivitamin...

Taking a stand on emerging issues.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Dietetics is the practice of art based in science." This quote from one of our longtime members perfectly sums up the paradox of our profession. Our work is strongly rooted in science, but the practice of dietetics is an art with many nuances,...

Herbal supplements and prescription drugs.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... A risky combination? There are 29,000 different dietary supplements available to consumers, and an average of 1,000 new products is added yearly, according to estimates by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (1). Americans spend...

SAMe as a supplement.(S-adenosylmethionine)
April 1, 2000... Can it really help treat depression and arthritis? Last year, 2 reports in Newsweek catalyzed consumer interest in a new supplement on the market called SAMe, short for S-adenosylmethionine. The first article reported that SAMe "appears...

Changing managed-care model offers opportunities for nutrition coverage.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... In the current health care payment system, the government is the lowest common denominator--if Medicare covers a service or treatment, private payers will too. But new benefits--such as coverage of complementary and alternative...

Honors.
April 1, 2000... Celia Adolphi, former president of the District of Columbia Dietetic Association, was recently promoted to the rank of Major General in the US Army Reserve. Adolphi is the first woman in the Army Reserve's 91-year history to attain this rank....

Obituaries.
April 1, 2000... The Journal has learned of the deaths of the following members of the Association: Ada Felch has passed away. During her career she worked as a dietitian at several colleges in Massachusetts and Texas. She also worked for many years as...

Influenza.
April 1, 2000... From December 1999 through January 2000, influenza activity in the United States gradually increased. October through January had the highest percentage of physicians that involved patients complaining of influenza-like illnesses. The CDC has...

MENTORING IN A COMMUNITY SETTING.
April 1, 2000... M is for motivator. E is for educator. N is for networker. T is for teacher. O is for organizer. R is for responder. Mentoring is a popular topic these days, but it is relatively rare among our ranks. I believe, though, that it offers a...

DEAR NUTRITION PROFESSIONAL.
April 1, 2000... This Spring 2000 issue of the Community [Nutritionary.sup.TM] profiles the second set of three award-winning programs of 1999. We hope that you will learn from and be inspired by the success of these innovative programs. This issue also...

Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Health Education.
April 1, 2000... The Theory of Reasoned Action explains behavior at the intrapersonal level by examining the relationship between an individual's beliefs, attitudes, intentions and behavior. It assumes that the most important determinant of behavior is a...

Overcoming Barriers to Increasing Fruit and vegetable Consumption.
April 1, 2000... While messages abound telling us to eat five servings of fruits and vegetables each day, the average American eats only three and a half servings. [1] Though people give many reasons for this, most of the barriers they note are self-imposed....

Nutrition Education Strategies for Adolescent Girls.
April 1, 2000... Studies have documented the high prevalence of unhealthy dieting behaviors among adolescent girls. [1, 2] These behaviors may have a negative impact on nutritional intake and psychological well-being. Of even greater concern are the increasing...

Teach during meals, when most employees take a break.
April 1, 2000... The Employee Wellness Committee at Robert Packer Hospital (Sayre, Pennsylvania) developed a lunch-and-learn program as a way to maximize its limited budget Lunch-and-learn topics included proper exercise techniques, diet behavior modification,...

Make your message highly visible.
April 1, 2000... The 5 A Day Association of Utah promoted its message by shrink-wrapping a transit bus with banners of fruits and vegetables. The bus appeared at special events during one year and also traveled its regular daily route. Awareness of the 5 A Day...

Provide older elementary school children opportunities.
April 1, 2000... Provide older elementary school children opportunities to practice problem-solving and decision-making with their own food choices. Students at this age are developing a sense of responsibility for their own health. "Healthy Lifestyles"...

Selecting Your Target Population.
April 1, 2000... In conversation, is natural to adapt what you say and how you say it to the person with whom you are speaking. Effective communication is tailored to each person's individual needs and expectations. The same holds true when you are educating...

Dannon Institute Programs.
April 1, 2000... In addition to the Awards for Excellence in Community [Nutrition.sup.TM], the Dannon Institute sponsors many other programs, several of which are described below. If you would like additional information on any of these activities, visit our...

Salmonella.
April 1, 2000... In August 1997, the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services received reports of gastrointestinal illness in members of a Girl Scout troop and some of their parents. They had all attended the same dinner and had eaten one particular...

LETTERS TO THE EDITORS.
April 1, 2000... SELENIUM STATUS AND THE HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS To the Editors: It was with great interest that we read Holben and Smith's article, "The diverse role of selenium within selenoproteins: A review" (J Am Diet Assoc. 1999;99:836-843)....

ERRATA.(Correction Notice)
April 1, 2000... The following acknowledgements should have appeared with the September 1999 article, "Dietary habits of Asian Indians in relation to the length of residence in the United States": The authors would like to thank the Diabetes dietetic...

Keeping up with the increasing popularity of nonvitamin, nonmineral supplements.
April 1, 2000... During the past 5 years, we have observed an expansion of the use of and advertising for a variety of nonvitamin, nonmineral (NVNM) supplements. Use of NVNM supplements increased substantially with the passage of the Dietary Supplement Health...

The prevalence and impact of 'atypical' days in 4-day food records.
April 1, 2000... ABSTRACT Objective To understand how days with atypical food intake affect estimates of usual nutrient intake from 4-day food records. Participants/Setting Secondary analyses of 4-day food records (4DFRs) (n=2,560) collected from 1,090...

Caretaker-child interaction during children's 24-hour dietary recalls: Who contributes what to the recall record?
April 1, 2000... ABSTRACT Objective To describe patterns of caretaker-child communication during children's caretaker-assisted dietary recall interviews. Design Data are from transcriptions of audiotaped, caretaker-assisted, 24-hour dietary recalls....

How do I perform mathematical conversions?
April 1, 2000... The ADA Knowledge Center Team often receives calls related to unit conversion factors and formulas. The following questions are some of our most common ones: How do you convert kilojoules into kilocalories? 4.18 kJ = 1 Kcal. For...

Dietary intake of vitamin D in premenopausal, healthy vegans was insufficient to maintain concentrations of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and intact parathyroid hormone within normal ranges during the winter in Finland.
April 1, 2000... MERJA ULLA MARGAREETTA K[ddot{A}]RKK[ddot{A}]INEN RUTTA HELENA SEPP[ddot{A}]NEN ABSTRACT Objective To study vitamin D status and bone metabolism of premenopausal vegetarians and omnivores during a 1-year period. Design...

Bone ABCs and Os in the elderly: A guide for practitioners.
April 1, 2000... Most people know that strong bones require adequate calcium, but how often do public-awareness campaigns include information about vitamin D? Not often enough, according to Susan Drew, RD, former program manager at the Dairy Council of...

Weight-loss practices, nutrition beliefs, and weight-loss program preferences of urban American Indian women.
April 1, 2000... ABSTRACT Objective To describe health beliefs, weight concern, dieting practices, and weight-loss program preferences of American Indian women residing in an urban setting. Design Face-to-face interviews using a semistructured...

Nonvitamin nonmineral dietary supplements: Issues and findings from NHANES III.
April 1, 2000... ABSTRACT The Commission on Dietary Supplement Labels encourages nutrition professionals to become knowledgeable about all dietary supplements. The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1995 (DSHEA) expanded the definition of...

Ethical considerations in dietetics practice.
April 1, 2000... The boom in supplement sales in the United States creates many business possibilities for dietetics professionals. Dispensing supplementation advice in the office or on the Internet and marketing supplements out of a private practice office...

Focus groups as predictors of dietitians' roles on interdisciplinary teams.
April 1, 2000... Contemporary health care systems are evolving, as is the dietitian's role as an emerging, valued member of the interdisciplinary team. The 1997 American Dietetic Association (ADA) database indicated that 67% of dietitians work in environments...

Change in body mass index does not predict change in body composition in adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa.
April 1, 2000... Body mass index (BMI) correlates with disease risk and is also used as a simple anthropometric index of nutritional status. Although BMI is commonly used as an index of body fatness, it has been shown to reflect the weight of both body fat and...

Evaluation of efficiency and effectiveness measurements of a foodservice system that included a spoken menu.
April 1, 2000... In context of health care cost containment, this study was designed to analyze the efficiency and effectiveness measurements of a new patient foodservice system that included a spoken menu (1). Specific objectives included interphase...

Questionable foods and the gluten-free diet: Survey of current recommendations.
April 1, 2000... Persons with celiac disease have an intolerance to certain protein fractions (namely, prolamins) found in wheat, rye, and barley. As a result, they are advised to follow a gluten-free diet and avoid all products containing prolamins from these...

What clients need to know about sugar replacers.
April 1, 2000... Sugar replacers are sugar-free sweetening ingredients. They are carbohydrates, but they are not sugars (1). Unlike "calorie-free" intense sweeteners such as saccharine or aspartame, they are used in the same amount as sugar. Sugar replacers...

The prevalence of anemia in a WIC population: A comparison by homeless experience.
April 1, 2000... Families with children makeup 38% of the homeless population in the United States, an 11% increase from 1985 to 1996, and children account for 27% of homeless Americans (1). Iron deficiency may be one of the many negative sequelae of...

Case Problem: Medical nutrition therapy for a patient with Crohn's disease.
April 1, 2000... RL is a 59-year-old white male with an 8-year history of Crohn's disease. He had been treated over the years with several courses of steroid therapy with an initial benefit and then would relapse as the steroids were tapered. Upon presentation...

AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN.
April 1, 2000... Vol 60, November 1, 1999 * Educational guidelines for achieving tight control and minimizing complications of type 1 diabetes. S. Havas. 1985-1992. Vol 60, November 15, 1999 * Prevention of recurrent nephrolithiasis. OS. Goldfarb...

THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION.
April 1, 2000... Vol 70, November 1999 * High doses of vitamin E in the treatment of disorders of the central nervous system in the aged. (Review.) G.T. Vatassery, T. Bauer, and M. Dysken. 793-801. * Do we facilitate the scientific process and the...

ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE.
April 1, 2000... Vol 131, November 2, 1999 * Reversal of iron deficiency anemia after Helicobacter plori eradication in patients with asymptomatic gastritis. B. Annibale, M. Marignani, B. Monarca, G. Antonelli, A. Marcheggiano, G. Martino, F. Mandelli, R....

THE JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Vol 5, October 1999 * The American coneflower [Echinacea]: A prophylactic role involving nonspecific immunity. L.Z.Y. Sun, N.L. Currier, and S.C. Miller. 437-446. * Physician-patient communication about complementary and alternative...

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NUTRITION.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Vol 18, October 1999 * Multiple antioxidants in the prevention and treatment of Parkinson's disease. (Review.) K.N. Prasad, W.C. Cole, and B. Kumar, 413-423. * Nutritional support in alcoholic cirrhotic patients improves host...

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Vol 47, October 1999 * Factors contributing to dehydration in nursing homes: Inadequate staffing and lack of professional supervision. J. Kayser-Jones, E.S. Schell, C. Porter, J.C. Barbaccia, and H. Shaw. 1187-1194. * Falls relate to...

THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
April 1, 2000... Vol 282, October 6, 1999 * Fruit and vegetable intake in relation to risk of ischemic stroke. K.J. Joshipura, A. Ascherio, J.E. Manson, M.d. Stampter, EB. Rimm, F.E. Speizer, C.H. Hennekens, D. Spiegelman, and W.C. Willett. 1233-1239. ...

JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Vol 91, October 20, 1999 * Dietary fat and protein in relation to risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma among women. S. Zhang, D.J. Hunter, B.A. Rosner, G.A. Colditz, CS. Fuchs, FE. Speizer, and W.C. Willett. 1751-1 758. Dietary fat and...

JOURNAL Of THE NEW ZEALAND DIETETIC ASSOCIATION INC.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Vol 53, October 1999 * A review of the impact of exercise intensity and excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) on the potential for weight loss. F. Hall. 62-65. * Should routine iron supplementation be recommended for pregnant...

THE JOURNAL Of NUTRITION.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Vol 129, October 1999 * Recent advances from application of doubly labeled water to measurement of human energy expenditure. D.A. Schoeller. 1755-1768. * Plasma total homocyst(e)ine may not be the most appropriate index for...

THE JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Vol 135, October 1999 * Overweight, fat patterning, and cardiovascular disease risk factors in black and white boys. J.A. Morrison, B.A. Barton, F.M. Biro, S.R. Daniels, and D.L. Sprecher. 451-457. * Overweight, fat patterning, and...

JOURNAL OF RENAL NUTRITION.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Vol 9, October 1999 * Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry: A review. M.V. DeVita and S.H. Stall. 178-181. * Correlates of poor appetite among hemodialysis patients. P. Ohri-Vachaspati and A.R. Sehgal. 182-185. * The effects of...

THE LANCET.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Vol 354, October 9, 1999 * Influence of maternal hypercholesterolaemia during pregnancy on progression of early atherosclerotic lesions in childhood: Fate of Early Lesions in Children (FELIC) study. C. Nepoli, C.K. Glass, J.L. Witztum, R....

MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Vol 31, October 1999 * Weight control in wrestling: Eating disorders or disordered eating? K.S. Dale and D.M. Landers. 1382-1389. * Bioimpedance assessment of hypohydration. C. O'Brien, C.J. Baker-Fulco, A.J. Young, and M.N. Sawka....

METABOLISM: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Vol 48, October 1999 * Dietary fat saturation, but not the feeding state, modulates rates of cholesterol esterification in normolipidemic men. M.J.P. Mazier and P.J.H. Jones. 1210-1215.

THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Vol 341, October 7, 1999 * Body-mass index and mortality in a prospective cohort of US adults. E.E. Calls, M.J. Thun, J.M. Petrelli, C. Rodriguez, and C.W. Heath Jr. 1097- 1105. Body mass index and mortality Risk of death from all...

VITAMIN D: PHYSIOLOGY, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS.(Review)
April 1, 2000... Edited by Michael F. Holich, MD, PhD, Totowa, NJ: Humana Press; 1999. Hardcover. Pp 458. Price: $145. ISBN 0-89608-467-4 Vitamin D, known as the "sunshine vitamin," is recognized for its important role in bone health. Less appreciated is...

GENDER DIFFERENCES IN METABOLISM.(Review)
April 1, 2000... Edited by Mark Tarnopolsky, MD, PhD, Boca Raton, Fla: CRC Press; 1999. Hardcover. Pp 340. Price: $89.95. ISBN 0-8493-8194-0 Are there gender differences in the metabolic response to exercise? Although studies on the response of women to...

NUTRITION RECIPE ANALYSIS.(Review)
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USDA/HHS release advisory committee report on proposed Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2000.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have released the Report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2000, which outlines proposed revisions...

FDA expands allowable claims on supplement labels; pregnancy claims still under review.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule defining allowable dietary supplement claims. The rule outlines criteria for determining when a labeling statement constitutes a claim about a dietary supplement's effect on the...

HHS unveils Healthy People 2010.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... HHS has released new health goals for the nation in Healthy People 2010. A broad set of public health goals, Healthy People 2010 contains 467 health objectives that are organized into 28 focus areas, such as access to quality health services,...

FDA merges food labeling and supplement offices.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... FDA has merged its Office of Food Labeling and its Office of Special Nutritionals to create a new Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling, and Dietary Supplements. FDA says the new structure will maximize resources in the 2 offices by...