Journal of the American Dietetic Association articles from January 1998

Journal of the American Dietetic Association archives from January 1998

Welcoming the arrival of the new millenium. (forecasts in nutrition and dietetic research)
January 1, 1998... Nutrition in the 21st century During a recent delay at the Seattle Airport I became somewhat mesmerized by the repeated loudspeaker announcements of "Please prepare for arrival" and "Please prepare for departure." I began reflecting on various...

ADA protocols help secure coverage of medical nutrition therapy by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. (American Dietetic Association)
January 1, 1998... For the first time, recommendations written by The American Dietetic Association (ADA) are being used by a major insurance company to guide medical policy for coverage of medical nutrition therapy (MNT). Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts...

Contracting for all you are worth. (contract management for dietitians)
January 1, 1998... Developing a healthy dietetics private practice or consulting business requires more than an excellent knowledge of nutrition and advanced counseling skills. It is also necessary for today's dietetics professional to be a savvy businessperson....

Clinical significance of medical nutrition therapy in achieving diabetes outcomes and the importance of the process.
January 1, 1998... Third-party payers, managed care organizations, and primary care physicians want to see evidence that medical nutrition therapy (MNT) makes a difference in patient outcomes. For patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus, these outcomes are lower...

Maternal acceptability of a dietary intervention designed to lower children's intake of saturated fat and cholesterol: the Dietary Intervention Study in Children.
January 1, 1998... The relationship between serum cholesterol levels and coronary heart disease in adults has prompted many health organizations and public health agencies to recommend reductions in dietary intakes of total fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol in...

Lower fat intake as a predictor of initial and sustained weight loss in obese subjects consuming an otherwise ad libitum diet.
January 1, 1998... The prevalence of obesity in Western countries is increasing (1,2), and there is growing recognition of the key role dietary fat plays in the development of obesity (3). Attention has focused on ad libitum, reduced-fat eating programs as a...

Dietary assessment instruments are susceptible to intervention-associated response set bias.
January 1, 1998... Evaluations of most research on interventions to promote healthful diets are based on self-reported dietary behavior. The principle problem with this approach is that some respondents may give biased reports (1). Although most dietary...

Telephone vs face-to-face interviews for quantitative food frequency assessment.
January 1, 1998... In epidemiologic studies on the relationship of diet to disease risk, nutrition professionals often recommend personal interviews for assessing the usual dietary intakes of participants. The need for a personal interview may present logistical...

Oral contraceptives did not affect biochemical folate indexes and homocysteine concentrations in adolescent females.
January 1, 1998... Folate inadequacy has been implicated in a wide variety of disorders affecting women, including megaloblastic anemia, atherosclerosis, and cancer, as well as negative fetal outcomes such as low birth weight and neural tube defects (1). Adolescent...

Administrators' perceptions of nutrition services in home health care agencies.
January 1, 1998... The job market for dietetics professionals is in a state of flux. In the early 1980s, about three fourths of dietitians were employed by hospitals, and a majority specialized in clinical nutrition (1). In the past decade many hospitals have...

Nutrition practice guidelines for Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus positively affect dietitian practices and patient outcomes.
January 1, 1998... Nutrition is accepted as a cornerstone of diabetes management. Standards of medical care advocate individualized nutrition recommendations and instructions, preferably by a registered dietitian familiar with the components of nutrition management...

National Diabetes Education Program: opportunities and challenges.
January 1, 1998... The National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) is a joint initiative of the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a collaborative effort to improve the treatment and outcomes for people with...

Association between dietary adherence measures and glycemic control in outpatients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and normal serum lipid levels.
January 1, 1998... One goal of medical nutrition therapy is attainment of glycemic and serum lipid control to prevent or reduce complications associated with diabetes (1-5). Diverse measures of dietary adherence have been associated with glycemic and serum lipid...

Perceived barriers to and incentives for participation in a weight-loss program among low-income women in WIC. (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children)
January 1, 1998... Although the risk for becoming over-weight is high among all adults, omen of lower education or income are at particularly high risk (1-5). National surveys show that women with lower education levels are less likely to use healthful approaches...

President's page: public initiative team links ADA members and consumers. (American Dietetic Association)
January 1, 1998... Mark Twain once remarked, "Everyone talks about the weather, but nobody ever does anything about it." To paraphrase Twain, everyone talks about nutrition, and everyone is busy trying to do something about it by shaping how, when, what, and why...

The American Dietetic Association standards of professional practice for dietetics professionals.
January 1, 1998... As the world's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals, The American Dietetic Association (ADA) has a mission to serve the public through the promotion of optimal nutrition, health, and well-being. ADA's mission to serve the...