Journal of the American Dietetic Association articles from December 1997

Journal of the American Dietetic Association archives from December 1997

Complementary medicine: finding a balance.
December 1, 1997... You, as a dietetics professional, have your feet firmly planted in conventional medicine and the scientific method, so why should you want to know about complementary medicine? Complementary medicine therapies are in great public demand and many...

New ADA campaign seeks more cosponsors for Medicare Medical Nutrition Therapy Act; update on child/elderly bills. (American Dietetic Association)
December 1, 1997... The American Dietetic Association (ADA) announced a new campaign in support of the Medicare Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 1997 during the recent 80th Annual Meeting and Exhibition in Boston. The Majority by March Campaign is aimed at securing...

Complementary and alternative medicine: friend, foe, or OWA? (other weird arrangements)
December 1, 1997... During the past one-and-a-half decades, the US health care system has been undergoing convulsive changes that have been associated with the emergence of preferred provider organizations, health maintenance organizations, and OWAs (other weird...

Serum and plasma markers of nutritional status in children infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.
December 1, 1997... Malnutrition is a prominent feature in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In addition, failure to thrive has been well documented in children with HIV infection. Studies in the United States have suggested that, as a...

A food Variety Index for Toddlers (VIT): development and application.
December 1, 1997... The benefits of eating a variety of foods are promoted by many nonprofit agencies and health professionals (1-3). The roles that a varied diet are expected to fill are many and diverse. Krebs-Smith et al (4) suggested that consumption of a varied...

Nephrologists' and internal medicine physicians' expectations of renal dietitians and general clinical dietitians.
December 1, 1997... As the profession of dietetics evolves during this time of health care reform, expectations of dietitians in clinical settings have changed. In 1974, Butterworth (1) first documented the high incidence of iatrogenic malnutrition in hospital...

Comparison of dietary risk factors for cardiovascular disease in African-American and white women.
December 1, 1997... In 1993, The American Dietetic Association launched its Nutrition & Health Campaign for Women, recognizing that because of biological, social, and political factors women are at unique risk for major nutrition-related diseases and conditions (1)....

Influence of inhaled corticosteroids and dietary intake on bone density and metabolism in patients with moderate to severe asthma.
December 1, 1997... Inflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of asthma. Corticotherapy is known to be effective in counteracting this inflammatory activity. In oral form, however, corticosteroids are associated with undesirable systemic effects such...

Derivation of Daily Values used for nutrition labeling.
December 1, 1997... Regulations for revised nutrition labeling were published in the Federal Register in January 1993 and are now commonplace on most foods. (The Figure gives the titles and citations for Federal Register documents concerning dietary intake standards...

Do oats belong in a gluten-free diet?
December 1, 1997... Celiac disease is an intolerance to certain chains of amino acids found in the prolamin fraction (ie, gliadin) of wheat gluten and the corresponding prolamin fractions of rye, barley, and possibly oats. When the prolamins from these grains are...

Nutrition management of congenital glucose-galactose malabsorption: a case study.
December 1, 1997... Congenital glucose-galactose malabsorption (CGGM) is a rare disorder that is thought to be inherited as an autosomal recessive trait (1,2). Affected infants experience profuse, watery diarrhea as the result of defective sodium-coupled transport...

Evaluation of nutrition care provided to patients with traumatic injuries at risk for multiple organ dysfunction syndrome.
December 1, 1997... Evaluating the care provided to patients who require numerous multidisciplinary interventions may identify areas for improvement; increased efficiency of care might have a beneficial influence on patient outcome, staff practices, and costs (1)....

Heights and weights of Head Start preschool children in Hawaii.
December 1, 1997... Anthropometric measurements of height and weight are tools for assessing children's nutritional status. A trend of increased obesity and differences in anthropometric indicators among ethnic groups has been documented (1-5). Although growth...

Position of The American Dietetic Association: management of health care food and nutrition services.
December 1, 1997... Changes in health care delivery and financing have resulted in complex, dramatic, and unpredictable shifts in the American health care industry. In this ever-more-quickly changing market, mergers, strategic alliances, physician acquisitions, and...

President's page: alternative medicine.
December 1, 1997... Several years ago, a close relative of mine with terminal cancer embraced an unconventional dietary regimen. Both she and those who cared for her went to great lengths to follow the plan. The dying woman had never before paid attention to what...