Journal of the American Dietetic Association articles from June 1998

Journal of the American Dietetic Association archives from June 1998

ADA testifies on value of nutrition education as Congress considers reauthorization of child nutrition programs. (American Dietetic Association)
June 1, 1998... This year Congress is working on legislation that will reauthorize several federal child nutrition programs, including the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); the School Breakfast Program; the Summer...

Improvements are needed in hospital diets to meet dietary guidelines for health promotion and disease prevention.(Column)
June 1, 1998... An overwhelming body of research supports the relationship of dietary patterns containing excessive energy, fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and salt (but inadequate fiber) to an increased risk for coronary heart disease, certain cancers,...

Energy intake and glycemia in lactating women with type 1 diabetes.
June 1, 1998... Animal models of diabetes show that maintenance of euglycemia and insulin levels is necessary for successful lactation (1-3). Erratic insulin patterns (4) in lactating women with type 1 diabetes may cause periods of hypoglycemia in the first week...

Preparing pregnant women with diabetes for special breast-feeding challenges.
June 1, 1998... A new father is awakened in the middle of the night by a loud thud followed by the sharp cries of his infant son. He opens his eyes to find his wife slumped in her rocking chair and the child on the floor at her feet. While breast-feeding, she...

Nutrition and feeding in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia after initial hospital discharge: risk factors for growth failure.
June 1, 1998... Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a chronic pulmonary disease that develops primarily in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants who sustain lung injury through exposure to oxygen and barotrauma due to positive pressure ventilation, respiratory...

Prenatal and perinatal factors associated with breast-feeding initiation among inner-city Puerto Rican women.
June 1, 1998... The US Public Health Service reported that in 1993 only 56% of all women were initiating breast-feeding (1), a figure far below the 75% goal for the year 2000 (1). Although breast-feeding initiation rates among minorities have improved in recent...

Profile of public health nutrition personnel: challenges for population/system-focused roles and state-level monitoring.
June 1, 1998... In 1988, the Institute of Medicine landmark publication, The Future of Public Health (1), delineated the mission, roles, and responsibilities of those responsible for the public's health. The mission of public health, "fulfilling society's...

Allaying fears and fallacies about lactose intolerance.
June 1, 1998... Confusion and misperceptions about lactose intolerance can contribute to nutritional deficiencies and even exacerbate this condition. Lactose intolerance refers to gastrointestinal symptoms resulting from consuming too much lactose, the principal...

Taxonomic classification helps identify flavonoid-containing foods on a semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire.
June 1, 1998... Many nonnutrient phytochemicals in plants have biological activities that are relevant to health (1). Flavonoids are a large phenolic group of such phytochemicals. Flavonoid intake may be associated with reduced risks of coronary heart disease...

Insulin misuse by women with type 1 diabetes mellitus complicated by eating disorders does not favorably change body weight, body composition, or body fat distribution.
June 1, 1998... Reports indicate that adolescent and young adult females with type 1 diabetes are at high risk for development of the classic eating disorders anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa (1-3). Studies suggest that 15% to 39% of women with type 1...

Who eats 5 A Day?: intake of fruits and vegetables among Norwegians in relation to gender and lifestyle.
June 1, 1998... Diets rich in fruits and vegetables are associated with a lower risk of chronic diseases (1,2). US health authorities recommend a minimum of 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day (3,4), and the World Health Organization recommends a daily...

Ratings of food courses and culinary training components in dietetics education.
June 1, 1998... Through the years, dietetics education has decreased its emphasis on food courses. The literature indicates that as directors of dietetics undergraduate programs must decide between essential and nonessential curriculum items, less time is spent...

Dietary Reference Intakes: the new basis for recommendations for calcium and related nutrients, B vitamins, and choline.
June 1, 1998... The Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, recently released the second in a series of reports presenting dietary reference values for the intake of nutrients by Americans and Canadians (1). The...