Journal of the American Dietetic Association articles from May 1999

Journal of the American Dietetic Association archives from May 1999

Through the looking glass from the outside in.(information gathering)
May 1, 1999... The future isn't what it used to be, life observer, everyman philosopher, and baseball great Yogi Berra reminds us. The year 2000 (Y2K) is much more than countless numbers of collective computers, calendars, and clocks resetting to zero and...

Medicaid offers 50 ways to enhance nutrition services.
May 1, 1999... Medicaid is an entitlement program funded with a combination of federal and state dollars that provides health care insurance for individuals and families who have low incomes. The federal Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) sets...

The value of lifelong learning: key element in professional career development.
May 1, 1999... With our first breath we start a journey of learning. It is an adventure - for life and for our development as nutrition professionals. Now, as we approach the 21st century, that journey is moving at a faster and faster pace, giving us access...

A dietitian-delivered group nutrition program leads to reductions in dietary fat, serum cholesterol, and body weight: the Worcester Area Trial for Counseling in Hyperlipidemia (WATCH).
May 1, 1999... Although the relationship between dietary fat and risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) is well established (1), many physicians are relatively unfamiliar with dietary concepts and have limited time for counseling patients with hyperlipidemia...

Development of a soy food frequency questionnaire to estimate isoflavone consumption in US adults.
May 1, 1999... Many studies have suggested that the consumption of soybeans and soybean-containing foods may contribute to the lower rates of breast, colon, and prostate cancer in Asia compared with the United States and other Westernized countries (1-3). A...

Nutrient intakes and adequacy among an older population on the eastern shore of Maryland: the Salisbury Eye Evaluation.
May 1, 1999... Adequate nutrition, in addition to appropriate exercise, can have a beneficial effect on health, especially among elderly persons (1). Health promotion and disease prevention activities, including nutrition recommendations, targeting elderly...

Comparison of energy and nutrient sources of elderly Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites in New Mexico.
May 1, 1999... The elderly represent one of the fastest growing populations in the United States. Currently, 1 in 10 Americans is older than 65 years, and this proportion is projected to double by the year 2020 (1). Not only is the elderly population in the...

Using disease-state management as the key to promoting employer sponsorship of medical nutrition therapy.
May 1, 1999... The role of the dietitian has changed from one that requires dietitians to follow procedures for providing nutrition in health care facilities to a role that requires dietitians to demonstrate that the procedures followed reduce the overall...

Calcium supplementation and exercise increase appendicular bone density in anorexia: a case study.
May 1, 1999... Long-term consequences of anorexia nervosa can include osteopenia and osteoporosis (1-3), because bone mineral density (BMD; g/[cm.sup.2]) may continue to be compromised despite weight gain and resumption of menses (4). Because the...

Oral creatine supplementation in male collegiate athletes: a survey of dosing habits and side effects.
May 1, 1999... Although its efficacy in running, swimming, and nonlaboratory settings is inconclusive (1), creatine has become very popular among athletes. Some laboratory studies have shown oral creatine supplementation to be ergogenic in repeated...

Vegetarianism among US women physicians.
May 1, 1999... Although many studies have demonstrated an association between vegetarian diets and reduced risk of chronic disease (1-4), vegetarianism as a dietary choice is incompletely understood. The few studies that have examined the prevalence of...

Two small surveys, 25 years apart, investigating motivations of dietary choice in 2 groups of vegetarians in the Boston area.
May 1, 1999... Health is an important motivation for choosing and following a vegetarian diet (1-3). In a 1992 survey, 46% of the vegetarians surveyed cited health as the most important reason for adopting their dietary style (3). However, health is rarely...

Child feeding strategies in low-income Latino households: focus group observations.
May 1, 1999... Differences in adult eating styles have their roots in the early balance of power between children and parents (1). From infancy to early childhood, children progress from feeding on demand to more structured family meal patterns. Even...

Kathleen Keen Zolber - 1916-1999.(American Dietetic Association's former president)(Obituary)
May 1, 1999... Kathleen Keen Zolber, PhD, RD, 1982-1983 President of The American Dietetic Association (ADA), passed away after a long illness on January 29, 1999, in Loma Linda, Calif. She will be remembered for her lifelong dedication to teaching,...

Education and certification influence the nutrition and management knowledge of long-term-care foodservice managers.
May 1, 1999... Foodservice managers in today's long-term-care setting must be experts in nutrition, management, and public policy. As the Foodservice Manager 2000 (1) report demonstrates, foodservice managers now direct diverse staffs, are knowledgeable...