Journal of the American Dietetic Association articles from August 2000

Journal of the American Dietetic Association archives from August 2000

New Flour Can Increase Fiber Intake, Improve Glucose Tolerance.
August 1, 2000... Researchers from the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center have tested an experimental bread's impact on blood sugar levels compared to whole wheat bread, white bread, and sugar syrup. The experimental bread is made of ultra-fine-ground whole...

"Thermy" Promotes Food Safety.
August 1, 2000... The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service wants Americans to know "It's safe to bite when the temperature is right!" That phrase serves as the theme of a new public food-safety education campaign to promote the use of food thermometers....

USDA Revises Shell Egg Grade Standards.
August 1, 2000... The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service has revised the standards used to grade shell eggs. The changes simplify and clarify the terminology used to grade eggs and remove information that no longer has value to the industry. The standards...

Active living: On the road with the 10,000 Steps [sm] program.
August 1, 2000... Physical inactivity is at an all-time high. More than 60% of adults in the United States do not achieve the recommended amount of regular physical activity, and 25% are not active at all [1]. Health Partners, a large managed-care organization...

Interaction of vitamin C and cigarette smoke.
August 1, 2000... For many people, the very moment they are certain they have caught a cold is the very moment they run to pop a vitamin C pill or drink a glass of orange juice. Vitamin C has long been touted as a combatant against colds and flu. For smokers,...

MNT essential to plans for adding prescription drug benefit to Medicare.
August 1, 2000... Recently the Health Care Financing Team at the American Dietetic Association (ADA) has received several queries regarding registered dietitians moving from the inpatient side of their hospital to an outpatient clinic, a doctor's office, or into...

LETTERS TO THE EDITORS.
August 1, 2000... ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL IN OBESITY RESEARCH To the Editors: This letter is to support the concern that "obesity programs," which recommend specifc food increases and decreases to attain optimal weight, may generate a new set of...

How the Chinese link dietary advice to their national plan of action for nutrition.
August 1, 2000... Publication, in English, of the Chinese Dietary Guidelines and Food Guide Pagoda [1] marks a significant milestone in the world of international nutrition. The document serves as the foundation of public and school nutrition education and of...

Dietary guidelines and the Food Guide Pagoda.
August 1, 2000... Editor's note: The Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents and Food Guide Pagoda text was translated into English by Dr. Daoji Bi and co-edited by Keyou Ge and Kristen McNutt (The Chinese Nutrition Society: Dietary Guidelines and the Food...

Update on the Minority Recruitment and Retention Research Project.
August 1, 2000... The American Dietetic Association (ADA) Diversity Committee (DC) facilitates recruitment, retention, and leadership development activities within the Association. The committee also strives to increase members' participation in diversity...

Cognitive strategies for reporting portion sizes using dietary recall procedures.
August 1, 2000... ABSTRACT Objectives To examine recall strategies used by interview respondents when making judgments about portion size and to better understand how respondents use various portion-size aids. Design Study participants were separated...

Technology and employer benefits programs promote healthful eating and lifestyle.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... From an emotional and precision standpoint, people have never done particularly well at dietary recall. Yet, much of the time, recall is all that the researcher has to go on," says Donna Israel, PhD, RD, owner of a private consulting company in...

Defining and measuring stages of change for dietary behaviors: Readiness to meet fruit, vegetable, and grain guidelines among Chinese Singaporeans.
August 1, 2000... ABSTRACT Objective To assess the ability of 2 algorithms to classify people by stage of change for consuming the recommended servings of grains (cereal foods) and total fruit and vegetables. Design Assessment of stage involved an...

Relationships between vitamin and mineral supplement use, dietary intake, and dietary adequacy among adolescents.
August 1, 2000... ABSTRACT Objective To examine patterns of supplement use among US adolescents and the relationship between supplement use and dietary intake and adequacy. Design Adolescents self-reported 2 days of food intake using the 24-hour recall...

Prompting methods affect the accuracy of children's school lunch recalls.
August 1, 2000... ABSTRACT Objectives To evaluate the feasibility of implementing 3 specific prompting methods among students in the first and fourth grades (mean age=7.2 and 10.1 years, respectively), to validate recall accuracy of first- and fourth-grade...

Food-safety educational goals for dietetics and hospitality students.
August 1, 2000... ABSTRACT Objective To identify food-safety educational goals for dietetics and hospitality management students. Design Written questionnaires were used to identify educational goals and the most important food safety competencies for...

Provision of nutrition counseling, referrals to registered dietitians, and sources of nutrition information among practicing chiropractors in the United States.
August 1, 2000... ABSTRACT Objective To investigate US chiropractors' provision of nutrition counseling and referrals to registered dietitians and sources of nutrition information. Chiropractors' perceptions of the minimum educational requirement for...

Where can I find information on proper cooking temperatures?(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Summer's here, and with it comes picnic season--meaning burgers on the grill, watermelon, and potato salad. Summer is also the time with the greatest potential for food borne illness, especially from undercooked foods. ADA's Knowledge...

Use of qualitative methods to study diet, acculturation, and health in Chinese-American women.(Polling Data)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2000... ABSTRACT Improving the health status of minority populations in the United States is a major public health challenge. This report describes an anthropological approach to obtaining information needed for designing and evaluating a...

Chronic radiation enteritis: Women's food tolerances after radiation treatment for gynecologic cancer.(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2000... Radiation therapy is a common modality of treatment for gynecologic malignancies. Fifty percent to 80% of patients who have radiation therapy to the abdomen and pelvis may experience acute radiation enteritis [1,2]. Chronic radiation enteritis...

Estimating energy contributed by fiber using a general factor of 2 vs 4 kcal/g.(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2000... General factors of 4, 9, and 4 kcal/g are traditionally used in the United States to estimate the mean percentages of energy provided by protein, fat, and carbohydrate, respectively, in mixed diets. These factors were developed from the classic...

Nutrition concerns and food-safety concerns occur independently among adults.(Polling Data)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2000... Knowledge of the structure of the public's food interests and concerns can provide a useful foundation for the development of educational programming and policy. Research [1-6] suggests that food-related concerns and interests are interrelated....

Older adult women find food preparation easier with specialized kitchen tools.
August 1, 2000... National and international surveys conducted throughout the past 20 years have highlighted the fact that nutrition problems are common among older persons, whether they are living in the community or in institutions [1]. Fischer and Johnson [2]...

Influence of food choices on high school students' perception of school foodservice.
August 1, 2000... School foodservice and nutrition programs were originally funded by the US Congress in 1946. Concern about meals served at school arose during the draft for World War II. More than a third of the men examined for the draft were rejected because...

Case Problem: Dietary recommendations to combat obesity, insulin resistance, and other concerns related to polycystic ovary syndrome.
August 1, 2000... CR is an 18-year-old Hispanic woman with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). PCOS is an endocrine disorder characterized by hyperandrogenism and insulin resistance. The most common symptoms include oligoamenorrhea, hirsutism, and acne. The...

Minority recruitment and retention in dietetics: Issues and interventions.
August 1, 2000... ABSTRACT To better understand the reasons why minorities and males are underrepresented among registered dietitians (RDs) and dietetic technicians, registered, (DTRs) and to develop focuses for intervention, the investigators performed a...

THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION.(Excerpt)
August 1, 2000... Vol 71, March 2000 * Dietary medium-chain triacylglycerol prevents the postprandial rise of plasma triacylglycerols but induces hypercholesterolemia in primary hypertriglyceridemic subjects. L. Asakura, A.M.P. Lottenberg, M.Q.T.S. Neves,...

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH.(Excerpt)
August 1, 2000... Vol 90, February 2000 * Relationships between obesity and DSM-IV major depressive disorder, suicide ideation, and suicide attempts: Results from a general population study. K.M. Carpenter, D.S. Hasin, D.B. Allison, and M.S. Faith. 251-257....

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION.(Excerpt)
August 1, 2000... Vol 54, February 2000 * Infant-feeding patterns are related to blood cholesterol concentration in prepubertal children aged 5-11 y: The Fleurbaix-Laventie Villa Sante study. S. Plancoulaine, MA. Charles, L. Lafay, et al, and the...

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY AND RELATED METABOLIC DISORDERS.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Vol 24, February 2000 * A clinical trial of the use of Sibutramine for the treatment of patients suffering essential obesity. G. Fanghanel, L. Cortinas, L. Sanchez-Reyes, and A. Berber. 144-150. * A cross-sectional survey of the...

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NUTRITION.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Vol 19, February 2000 * The potential for dietary supplements to reduce premenstrual syndrome (PMS) symptoms. (Review.) A. Bendich. 3-12. * Influence of purine intake on uric acid excretion in infants fed soy infant formulas. M.J....

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Vol 48, February 2000 * Nutritional intake monitoring for nursing home residents: Comparison of staff documentation, direct observation, and photography methods. S.F. Simmons and D. Reuben. 209-213. Monitoring intakes of nursing home...

THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Vol 283, February 9, 2000 * Outcome at age 4 years in offspring of women with maternal phenylketonuria: The Maternal PKU Collaborative Study. S.E. Waisbren, W. Hanley, H.L. Levy, et al, for the Maternal PKU Collaborative Study. 756-762....

JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE.(Excerpt)
August 1, 2000... Vol 92, February 2, 2000 * Dietary folate consumption and breast cancer risk. T.E. Rohan, M.G. Jain, G.R. Howe, and A.B. Miller. 266-269. * Vol 92, February 16, 2000 * History of breast-feeding in relation to breast cancer risk: A...

THE JOURNAL OF NUTRITION.(Excerpt)
August 1, 2000... Vol 130, February 2000 * Folate and carcinogenesis: An integrated scheme. (Review.) S.W. Choi and J.B. Mason. 129-132. * Rye bread decreases serum total and LDL cholesterol in men with moderately elevated serum cholesterol. K.S....

THE JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Vol 136, February 2000 * Nutrient intakes and dietary patterns of young children by dietary fat intakes. C. Ballew, S. Kuester, M. Serdula, B. Bowman, and W. Dietz. 181-187. * Nutritional status of children with cystic fibrosis...

THE LANCET.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Vol 355, February 12, 2000 * Effect of homocysteine-lowering treatment with folic acid plus vitamin [B.sub.6] on progression of subclinical atherosclerosis: A randomised, placebocontrolled trial. E.G.J. Vermeulen, C.D.A. Stehouwer, J.W.R....

MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Vol 32, February 2000 * Acute creatine loading increases fat-free mass, but does not affect blood pressure, plasma creatinine, or CK activity in men and women. S. Mihic, J.R. MacDonald, S. Mckenzie, and M.A. Tarnopolsky. 291-296. *...

METABOLISM: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Vol 49, January 2000 * Postabsorptive resting metabolic rate and thermic effect of food in relation to body composition and adipose tissue distribution. F. Armellini, M. Zamboni, A. Mino, L. Bissoli, R. Micciolo, and O. Bosello. 6-10. ...

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Vol 342, February 3, 2000 * Amylase-resistant starch plus oral rehydration solution for cholera. B.S. Ramakriishna, S. Venkataraman, P. Srinivasan, P. Dash, G.P. Young, and H.J. Binder. 308-313. Vol 342, February 17, 2000 * The...

FLAVONOIDS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE.(Review)
August 1, 2000... Edited by Catherine A. Rice-Evans, PhD, and Lester Packer, PhD. New York, NY: Marcel Dekker; 1998. Hardcover. Pp 541. Price: $195. ISBN 0-8247-0096-1 There is consistent and compelling evidence for protection against certain chronic...

YOUR PERSONALITY PRESCRIPTION.(Review)
August 1, 2000... By Roberta Schwartz Wennik, MS, RD. New York, NY: Kensington Publishing Corporation; 1999. Softcover. Pp 422. Price: $14. ISBN 1-57566-401-1 This book is not just another pop self-help book for people who want to lose weight. Using the...

EAT YOUR HERBS!(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Developed by Food & Health Communications, PO Box 266498, Weston, FL 33326; 800/462-2352; fax: 800/433-7435; Email: judy@foodandhealth.com; Price: $89. System requirements A CD-ROM program with files that are read by an Internet...

PRACTITIONER'S BOOKSHELF.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Planning ahead Reed Mangels, PhD, RD, and the Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) have produced Disaster Planning for Vegetarians, a 4-page patient information brochure that provides a sample menu--accommodating a family of 4--in which...

From the classroom to China: Issues in the field.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... An old adage reminds us that, "By the straw on the river, you will know the flow of the current." Adapted to our profession, this means that by noticing dietary trends and habits of groups of people, we can plan for and spot areas of nutrition...

Obituaries.(Obituary)
August 1, 2000... The Journal has learned of the deaths of the following members of the Association: Lt Col Dorothy Friedlander, RD. During her career she served the US Air Force as a dietitian in Spain, Germany, and the Phillipines. She was also employed...

Metamorphosis: ADA's Annual Meeting & Exhibition Becomes ADA's Food & Nutrition Conference & Exhibition.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... When ADA decided to change the name of its Annual Meeting to Food & Nutrition Conference & Exhibition (FNCE) it wasn't simply a matter of change for change's sake. Considerable review and analysis went into this decision. The inclusion of the...

Food Insufficiency Increases Nutritional Risk Among Elderly.
August 1, 2000... Food insufficiency causes the elderly, already at risk for malnutrition, to be a particularly vulnerable population, according to a study conducted by the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion....

FTC Warns Parents About Supplements for Children.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a consumer guidance that warns parents about giving supplements to their children. The FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection notes that there has been an increase in advertising that promotes dietary...