Journal of the American Dietetic Association articles from March 1998

Journal of the American Dietetic Association archives from March 1998

Dietetics in the fight against domestic hunger. (American Dietetic Association)
March 1, 1998... For the first time in history, the US Bureau of the Census supplemented its 1995 Current Population Survey with a questionnaire designed to assess food security in this country. Armed with a reliable standard measure, researchers are now able to...

Commission on Dietary Supplement Labels issues final report.
March 1, 1998... The Commission on Dietary Supplement Labels issued its final report in November 1997, emphasizing the industry's role in ensuring safe and scientifically sound products (1). The final report offers a compilation of findings, guidance, and...

Gastrointestinal disorders: roles of nutrition and the dietetics practitioner.
March 1, 1998... Diet and nutrition are major components in the overall management of patients with gastrointestinal (GI) problems. Because of their training and experiences in the areas of food, nutrition, and management dietetics practitioners have the...

Teaching multiskilling in dietetics education.
March 1, 1998... Multiskilling or cross training of health professionals is advocated as one way to meet some of the challenges facing health care. A multiskilled health care practitioner is trained to provide more than 1 function, often in more than I discipline...

Dietary supplement use by women at risk for breast cancer recurrence.
March 1, 1998... Results from national surveys indicate that a substantial proportion of the general US population use dietary supplements: in 1992, 46% of respondents reported any use of vitamin or mineral supplements and 24% reported regular use of at least 1...

Pica practices of pregnant women are associated with lower maternal hemoglobin level at delivery.
March 1, 1998... Pregnant African-American women are at higher risk of having a preterm delivery and a low-birth-weight infant. Many factors are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, but a dietary habit that deserves further study is pica, a craving for,...

Self-selected diets of lactating women often fail to meet dietary recommendations.
March 1, 1998... The benefits of human milk feeding have been emphasized by a number of US governmental agencies (1-3) and health professional organizations (4-6) over the past several years. Researchers recognize that human milk not only provides nutrients in a...

Substituting milk for apple juice does not increase kidney stone risk in most normocalciuric adults who form calcium oxalate stones.
March 1, 1998... Twelve percent of the US population will develop symptomatic kidney stones during their lifetime, commonly beginning in the third decade (1). Calcium oxalate (CaOx) stones are the most prevalent form of kidney stones. Because higher urinary...

Comprehensive modified diet simplifies nutrition management of adults with short-bowel syndrome.
March 1, 1998... Short-bowel syndrome (SBS) is a complex condition that occurs after surgical resection or removal of portions of the small intestine. Complications may include malabsorption, maldigestion, dehydration, malnutrition, and metabolic alterations (1)....

The ketogenic diet: a practical guide for caregivers.
March 1, 1998... In plain terms, a ketogenic diet is a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet that results in ketosis. The diet has been used to treat refractory seizures for nearly 70 years (1,2) and still enjoys widespread use in certain circumstances. The 2 major...

Pilot study to enhance start-up of a multicenter nutrition intervention trial. (Trial of Nonpharmacologic Interventions in the Elderly)
March 1, 1998... Multicenter hypertension trials have become an important avenue for answering nutrition intervention questions that require implementation of behavioral change programs with large numbers of subjects (1-6). The challenges in conducting this type...

Helping elderly participants keep 3-day diet records in the New Mexico Aging Process Study.
March 1, 1998... Dietary patterns of the elderly are important for examining the energy and nutrient intakes and nutritional health of older adults. In the New Mexico Aging Process Study (NMAPS), a longitudinal study of nutrition and aging, 3-day diet records are...

Juniper ash as a source of calcium in the Navajo diet.
March 1, 1998... Utah State Extension personnel help senior citizen program directors and staff at Navajo chapters (small governing parties) in northern Arizona and southern Utah assess and improve the nutritional quality of congregate meals served to their...

Nutritional response of patients in an intensive care unit to an elemental formula vs a standard enteral formula.
March 1, 1998... Elemental diets are traditionally used for nutrition support in patients with diseases that affect absorption and digestion. An elemental diet has been recommended for initial enteral feeding during parenteral nutrition (1). Clinical trials have...

Position of the American Dietetic Association: domestic food and nutrition security.
March 1, 1998... POSITION STATEMENT It is the position of The American Dietetic Association that aggressive action is needed to bring an end to domestic hunger and to achieve food and nutrition security for all residents of the United States. The Association...

Position of the American Dietetic Association: nutrition education for health care professionals.
March 1, 1998... Comprehensive nutrition services are an integral aspect of basic health care (1-3). Early identification of nutrition-related diseases and conditions leads to "improved health outcomes resulting in economic benefits and improved quality of life"...

President's page: ADA's policy initiative sparks legislative and regulatory action. (American Dietetic Association)(President's Page)
March 1, 1998... Imagine a world where every health care plan - including Medicare and Medicaid - includes coverage of medical nutrition therapy; where dietitians are well established as an integral member of the health care team; where the Food Stamp Program,...