Journal of the American Dietetic Association articles from October 1999

Journal of the American Dietetic Association archives from October 1999

Meeting the challenges of recruiting and retaining participants in clinical trials.(interview with three Women's Health Initiative investigators)(Interview)
October 1, 1999... The forward march of medical knowledge would grind to a halt without the help of dedicated study subjects who take part in clinical trials. In large multicenter trials, thousands and even tens of thousands of people are needed to give...

Drug and supplement sales on the Web: novel marketing method or potential time bomb?(includes tips on client counseling)
October 1, 1999... That the Internet is exploding as a means of doing business comes as a surprise to no one. That there are hundreds of Web sites making dubious health claims does not, either. But the recent increase in prescription drugs and herbal supplement...

The campaign for coverage of medical nutrition therapy - ADA's public policy activities reach beyond Medicare.(American Dietetic Association)
October 1, 1999... Since the mid-1990s, The American Dietetic Association (ADA) has been working to obtain coverage for medical nutrition therapy (MNT) and to promote recognition of the role of registered dietitians in the health care system. The Campaign for...

Public confusion over food portions and servings.
October 1, 1999... Three of 4 Americans believe there is too much conflicting information about diet (1). Part of this confusion has to do with the amount of food considered to be a "serving" or a "portion." Each person has his or her own perceptions of...

Factors associated with weight gain in women after diagnosis of breast cancer.
October 1, 1999... Contrary to a common assumption that all patients with cancer suffer weight loss and cachexia, weight gain often occurs in women after diagnosis of breast cancer (1,2). Although a relationship between weight change after diagnosis of cancer and...

Energy balance in women with breast cancer during adjuvant treatment.
October 1, 1999... Adjuvant treatment for women with breast cancer in the early stage may include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or a combination of the 2 as curative treatment (1). Although adjuvant chemotherapy is an important part of treatment, weight gain...

Dietary changes favorably affect bone remodeling in older adults.
October 1, 1999... There is a consensus today that the calcium intake of the North American public is less than optimal and that if calcium intake could be increased, the number of osteoporotic fractures would be reduced (1). In most of the randomized, controlled...

Infant formula preparation, handling, and related practices in the United States.
October 1, 1999... Although infants in the United States are commonly fed formula, the details of how mothers prepare and handle formula are not well described in the literature. Widely available recommendations (1-5) state that caregivers should not dilute or...

Baseline fruit and vegetable intake among adults in seen 5 A Day study centers located in diverse geographic areas.
October 1, 1999... Cancer mortality ranks second in the United States among all causes of death, accounting for 23.4% of all deaths annually (1). Dietary factors are thought to contribute about one third of those cancer deaths (2). Much of the evidence to support...

Chocolate: food or drug?
October 1, 1999... Gotta have it is the driving thought of an addict - a drink, a drag, a hit, a line, a pill, another piece of chocolate.... This urgent inner demand overrides all others, undermines reason, resolve, and will...It does not stop until it is...

A multidimensional weight-management program for women.
October 1, 1999... The current Western ideal of beauty for the female body emphasizes a slender, athletic or muscular, image (1). A woman with a body type deemed unattractive may experience severe consequences. The media as well as society often confirm this...

Marketing can change consumers' perceptions of healthfulness of items served in a worksite cafeteria.
October 1, 1999... The demand for a variety of nutritious offerings and nutrition information is increasing (1). A 1994 Gallup poll conducted by The American Dietetic Association and the International Food Information Council found that 71% of adults reported...

Vitamin and mineral diet adequacy and supplement use by full-time employed women with preschool children.
October 1, 1999... National surveys have shown supplement use rate in adults ranging from 22% to 80% (1-19). The 1993 American Dietetic Association Survey of American Dietary Habits found that 27% of Americans surveyed strongly agreed that supplements ensure...

Breast-feeding practices of WIC participants from the former USSR.(Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children)
October 1, 1999... Many immigrants who migrate from developing nations to more technologic countries have discontinued their breast-feeding tradition (1-11) and changed to commercial infant formula as their preferred method of infant feeding. For instance, this...

Impact of combined weight-control and smoking-cessation interventions on body weight: review of the literature.
October 1, 1999... Currently, about 1 of every 4 Americans smokes cigarettes (1). Research suggests that many smokers (particularly women) are reluctant to quit because they fear postcessation weight gain (2), but weight-related issues have received limited...

A comparison of breast and colon cancer incidence rates among native Asian Indians, US immigrant Asian Indians, and whites.
October 1, 1999... The risk of developing breast and colon cancer varies widely among populations and geographic regions, and increases with migration from areas of low incidence to areas of high incidence (1). By the year 2000, racial minorities will be an...

Position of the American Dietetic Association: functional foods.
October 1, 1999... Expanding knowledge of the role of physiologically active food components, both from plant (phytochemicals) and animal (zoochemicals) sources, has notably changed the role of diet in health. The development of "functional foods" has evolved as...