Journal of the American Dietetic Association articles from December 2000

Journal of the American Dietetic Association archives from December 2000

Keeping in touch with basics.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... It is safe to assume that the earlier in life that we can influence appropriate eating habits and body images, the likelier that we will see a healthier, both in mind and body, adult citizen. To do this successfully, we need to understand the...

Protein and High Fat Diets -- Healthy Possibilities?(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Mice injected with a genetically modified protein into their skeletal muscle while being fed high fat diets were found to remain as healthy as those mice fed low fat diets, according to research reported in Nature Medicine from a National...

Irridation of Eggs Allowed.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... The U.S. Food and Drug Administration published a final rule allowing the use of ionizing radiation to control contamination of fresh shell eggs by Salmonella bacteria. This adds another common food to the list of those allowed to be irradiated...

FDA Posts Notification for New Dietary Supplement Ingredient.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... FDA has posted a 75-day pre-market notification for a new dietary ingredient called Reducol, tall oil phytosterols, for use in cholesterol-lowering dietary supplement products. Novartis Consumer Health, Inc. said the FDA's response to its...

Garlic -- How Beneficial Is It?(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... The Department of Health and Human Services says in a new report there is little or inconclusive evidence in existing scientific research to support health claims made for garlic. The National Institutes of Health's Agency for Healthcare...

Western Hemispheric Countries Talk Equivalence.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Representatives of the governments of three NAFTA countries (Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.) and MERCOSUR countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay) recently met to discuss the concept of equivalence as it relates to food safety and...

RDs and DTRs -- Partners in Practice.(registered dietitian)(dietetic technician)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Today's changing health care environment, coupled with organizational "right sizing" provides numerous opportunities for dietetics practitioners to use their special skills and knowledge to meet the needs of clients and employers more...

The MEMS Program: Increasing minority professionals in the food and nutritional sciences.
December 1, 2000... A priority in the food and nutritional sciences is to increase the number of minority professionals in this field. Currently, the number of minority professionals is low in comparison to the proportion of minority population in the United...

Pitching Your Ideas to the Media.
December 1, 2000... The breadth and scope of the dietetics profession provide numerous opportunities for each member of ADA to win attention from many different groups: others within the ADA membership, local business and community leaders, legislators, the...

LETTERS TO THE EDITORS.(Letter to the Editor)
December 1, 2000... SUCCESSFUL LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE OF SUBSTANTIAL WEIGHT LOSS: ONE PROGRAM'S EXPERIENCE To the Editors: Obesity is being referred to as an epidemic in public and private health sectors. The recent article "Obesity prevalence by age group...

ADA Foundation announces second FIND Fellowship.(American Dietetic Association, First International Nutritionist/Dietitian)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... The First International Nutritionist/Dietitian (FIND) Fellowship for Study in the USA is offering its second fellowship of $2,000 to be used in the year 2001. This award will be given to a professional foreign dietitian/nutritionist,...

Obituaries.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
December 1, 2000... The Journal has learned of the death of the following member of the Association: Nina Gramowich, RD, was an administrative dietitian for 37 years in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of California Hospitals in San...

Honors.(International Confederation of Dietetic Associations award)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Alice Adelheid Wimpfheimer, MS, RD of New York was recognized in July at the 13th International Congress of Dietetics in Edinburgh, for her vision, work and support of Dietetics Around the World newsletter. "No other single publication...

Winner of international essay contest announced.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... The 2000 Wimpfheimer-Guggenheim Fund for International Exchange in Nutrition, Dietetics and Management $1,000 award was presented to Stacia Nordin, RD. Applicants were asked to describe an innovative project addressing consumer education in a...

Winner of FIND Fellowship.(First International Nutritionist/Dietitian)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... The First International Nutritionist/Dietitian (FIND) Fellowship for Study in the USA $2,000 award was presented to Jihyun (Barbara) Yoon. Yoon is using the award for an internship at Southwest Texas State University. Upon returning home to her...

ADA FOUNDATION.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... $1,000 award for eliminating food waste in cities to benefit the hungry The Wimpfheimer-Guggenheim Fund for International Exchange in Nutrition, Dietetics and Management is offering a $1,000 award for an essay by a professional...

The ADA: An advocate for national nutritional monitoring.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Nutrition monitoring activities are critical to the nation and play a key role in shaping policies for food safety, child nutrition, food assistance, and dietary guidance, among others. The United States has one of the most comprehensive...

Dietary Guidelines 2000 - The opportunity and challenges for reaching the consumer.
December 1, 2000... The Dietary Guidelines for Americans are the cornerstones of federal nutrition policy in the United States [1]. The guidelines provide advice for healthy Americans, age 2 years and over, about food choices that promote health and prevent...

Primary prevention of disordered eating among preadolescent girls: Feasibility and short-term effect of a community-based intervention.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate a community-based intervention aimed at the primary prevention of disordered eating among preadolescent girls. Design Girl Scout troop members were randomized into control and intervention groups. Program...

Promoting healthy body acceptance among pre-adolescent girls.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... For many parents of adolescent girls, the most challenging task in raising a happy and healthy teenager is helping her realize a positive self-image. If that sounds like a difficult job- given pop culture's deep obsession with unrealistic body...

Food neophobia in childhood affects dietary variety.
December 1, 2000... ABSTRACT Objective To determine whether children with food neophobia (unwillingness to try new foods) have more restrictive diets than children without neophobia. Subjects Seventy children were classified into 3 groups based on scores...

Effect of a la carte and snack bar foods at school on children's lunchtime intake of fruits and vegetables.
December 1, 2000... ABSTRACT Objectives To compare lunch fruit, juice, and vegetable (FJV) intake of fourth-grade students who receive only National School Lunch Program meals and fifth-grade students who also have access to a school snack bar and to compare...

Guidelines for the management of hypertriglyceridemia.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Our hospital is revising the guidelines for the management of hypertriglyceridemia. Where can I find the latest research and references to facilitate this process? Start by reviewing screening and assessment tools to make sure that all...

Mediterranean diet of Crete: foods and nutrient content.
December 1, 2000... ABSTRACT Objectives To describe the traditional diet of Crete and evaluate the nutrient composition of 3 types of diet common in Crete by means of chemical analyses of composite food samples. To compare results with dietary analyses from a...

What do children with cystic fibrosis and their parents know about nutrition and pancreatic enzymes?
December 1, 2000... ABSTRACT Objective To describe the development and validation of questionnaires designed to assess nutrition and pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy knowledge and cystic fibrosis self-management skills, and the results obtained when the...

More nutrition education needed for children with cystic fibrosis.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Children with cystic fibrosis are living longer than ever before. This is partly because of better antibiotics, but also because of increased awareness of the nutritional needs of children with cystic fibrosis. The dietitian plays a key role...

24-Hour history is more closely associated with vitamin A status and provides a better estimate of dietary vitamin A intake of deficient Indonesian preschool children than a food frequency method.
December 1, 2000... ABSTRACT Objectives To determine if the Simplified Dietary Assessment to Identify Groups at Risk of Inadequate Intake of Vitamin A developed by the International Vitamin A Consultative Group (IVAGG) correctly classified a group of vitamin...

Overview of the health benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption for the dietetics professional: Selected literature.
December 1, 2000... ABSTRACT Epidemiologic evidence of a protective role for fruits and vegetables in cancer prevention is substantial. The strength of this scientific base guides US national policymaking in diet and health issues and facilitates community...

Identifying the educational needs of aspiring sports nutritionists.
December 1, 2000... ABSTRACT Many dietetics professionals express interest in becoming sports nutritionists without full awareness of the complexity of this specialty area of dietetics--in terms of both the medical nutrition therapy involved and the business...

Validity and reliability of a modified qualitative dietary fat index in low-income, overweight, African American adolescent girls.
December 1, 2000... ABSTRACT This study evaluated the validity and reliability of a modified qualitative dietary fat index questionnaire (QFQ) in an adolescent minority population. The QFQ was administered to study participants twice over a 2-week period, and...

Insurance companies are reimbursing for medical nutrition therapy.(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2000... The provision of comprehensive nutrition services is a cost-effective means to treat disease and prevent complications of illness, which results in health benefits to the general public [1]. Insurance industry mergers and lack of set...

Food diary response rates in a sample of African-American women: Respondent characteristics and nutrient intake.
December 1, 2000... The 2 common methods for estimating quantitative daily consumption of food are 24-hour recalls and food diaries [1,2,3]. Both methods have strengths and limitations. Anticipatory dietary behavior change is minimized with an unannounced 24-hour...

Male dietitians in 5 Southern states: Some perspectives on the profession.
December 1, 2000... Studies have shown that certain health care occupations tend to be sextyped [1,2]. Dietetics, for instance, has always been a profession dominated by women. The American Dietetic Association (ADA) was founded in 1917 with 38 charter members,...

Skills and competencies of dietitians practicing in wellness settings.
December 1, 2000... The number of settings, practitioners, and audiences for health promotion and wellness programs has been expanding rapidly for the past decade as part of the Healthy People 2000 initiative [1] and will continue with Healthy People 2010 [2]. The...

Disengagement and work constraints are deterrents to participation in continuing professional education among registered dietitians.
December 1, 2000... Professional competence among dietitians and other health care practitioners depends on up-to-date knowledge and skills in their area of practice. Given that we are in the Information Age in Which knowledge increases exponentially, the task of...

Position of the American Dietetic Association, Dietitians of Canada, and the American College of Sports Medicine: Nutrition and athletic performance.
December 1, 2000... ABSTRACT It is the position of the American Dietetic Association, Dietitians of Canada, and the American College of Sports Medicine that physical activity, athletic performance, and recovery from exercise are enhanced by optimal nutrition....

THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION.
December 1, 2000... Vol 71, June 2000 * Virtual seminars for disseminating medical nutrition education curriculum ideas. K. Kolasa. G. Peohlman, and A. Jobe. 1403-1404. * Associations between uncoupling protein 2, body composition, and resting energy...

ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Vol 160, June 12, 2000 * All-cause mortality associated with physical activity during leisure time, work, sports, and cycling to work. L.B. Andersen, P. Schnohr, M. Schroll, and H.O. Hein. 1621-1628. Vol 160, June 26, 2000 *...

DIABETES CARE.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Vol 23, June 2000 * Vitamin C and hyperglycemia in the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer-Norfolk (EPIC-Norfolk) study: a population-based study. L.A. Sargeant, N.J. Wareham, S. Bingham, et al. 726-732. * Effect of...

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Vol 54, June 2000 * Serum albumin and colorectal cancer risk. P. Knekt, T. Hakulinen, A. Leino, M. Heliovaara, A. Reunanen, and R. Stevens. 460-462. * Refined and whole grain cereals and the risk of oral, oesophageal and laryngeal...

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Vol 24, June 2000 * Relation of birth weight to lean and fat thigh tissue in young men. H.S. Kahn, K.M.V. Narayan, D.F. Williamson, and R. Valdez. 667-672. * Energy, substrate and protein metabolism in morbid obesity before, during and...

THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Vol 283, May 10, 2000 * Serum uric acid and cardiovascular mortality: the NHANES I Epidemiologic Follow-up Study, 1971-1992. J. Fang and M.H. Alderman. 2404-2410. Vol 283, May 17, 2000 * Abnormal glucose metabolism and pancreatic...

JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Vol 92, May 17, 2000 * Dietary fat, fat subtypes, and breast cancer in postmenopausal women: a prospective cohort study. E. Velie, M. Kulldorff, C. Schairer, G. Block, D. Albanes, and A. Schatzkin. 833-839. Dietary fat intake and risk...

JOURNAL OF NUTRITION EDUCATION.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Vol 32, May/June 2000 * Food practices and nutrition knowledge after graduation from the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) C. Greenwell Arnold and J. Sobal. 130-138. * Extent to which dietitians evaluate nutrition...

MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Vol 32, May 2000 * Fluid snacks to help persons with type 1 diabetes avoid late onset postexercise hypoglycemia. J.M. Hernandez, T. Moccia, J.D. Fluckey, J.S. Ulbrecht, and P.A. Farrell. 904-910. * A review of correlates of physical...

METABOLISM: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Vol 49, May 2000 * Prevalence of paradoxically normal serum cholesterol in morbidly obese women. H. Vierhapper, A. Nardi, and P. Grosser. 607-610. Normal serum total cholesterol in morbidly obese women Among morbidly obese women (body...

THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Vol 342, May 11, 2000 * Beneficial effects of high dietary fiber intake in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. M. Chandalia, A. Garg, D. Lutjohann, K. von Bergmann, S.M. Grundy, and L.J. Brinkley. 1392-1398. High dietary fiber...

LIFESTYLE MEDICINE.(Review)
December 1, 2000... Edited by James M. Rippe, MD. Malden, Mass: Blackwell Science; 1999. Hardcover. Pp 1,268. Price. $125. ISBN 0-86543-294-X Nutrition is an integral component of health care. Today, integrating the research findings from nutrition, medical,...

SPORTS NUTRITION.(Review)
December 1, 2000... By Judy A. Driskell, PhD, RD. Boca Raton, Fla: CRC Press; 1999. Hardcover. Pp 280. Price: $59.95. ISBN 0-8493-8197-5 This readable book is organized along the classical lines of an introductory nutrition text, tracing nutrients from...

MACROELEMENTS, WATER, AND ELECTROLYTES IN SPORTS NUTRITION.(Review)
December 1, 2000... Edited by Judy A. Driskell, PhD, RD, and Ira Wolinsky, PhD. Boca Raton, Fla: CRC Press; 1999. Hardcover. Pp 256. Price: $89.95. ISBN 0-8493-8196-7 This book consists of 12 chapters devoted to fluids and electrolytes in sports, written by...

ENERGY-YIELDING MACRONUTRIENTS AND ENERGY METABOLISM IN SPORTS NUTRITION.(Review)
December 1, 2000... Edited by Judy A. Driskell, PhD, RD, and Ira Wolinsky, PhD. Boca Raton, Fla: CRC Press; 2000. Price: $89.95. ISBN 0-8498-0755-4 This book focuses on the body's need for macronutrients, carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins for growth,...

A SOCIOLOGY OF FOOD AND NUTRITION: THE SOCIAL APPETITE.(Review)
December 1, 2000... Edited by John Germove and Lauren Williams. Victoria, Australia. Oxford University Press; 1999. Softcover. Pp 332. Price: $35. ISBN 0-19-550609-X Eating is fundamentally a social activity; therefore, it is curious that sociologists have...