Journal of the American Dietetic Association articles from October 2000

Journal of the American Dietetic Association archives from October 2000

The alpha, beta, and gamma of our profession.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Our rather multicultural menu of topics this month is seasoned with an alphabet soup of important acronyms with which we are familiar. The topics range from the United States to France, and address issues from clinical studies in postsurgical...

Corporate alliances: A strategy for success.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Balance! Variety! Moderation! Words we often use to express ADA's approach to food and nutrient intakes. Words we often use to describe an approach to healthy lifestyles for consumers. They are words that clearly capture and express the ADA...

Over-the-counter statin medications: Emerging opportunities for RDs.
October 1, 2000... The benefit of blood cholesterol-lowering therapy for the primary and secondary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is clearly established. The West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study (WOSCOPS) [1] and Air Force/Texas...

Informing consumers about trans fat labelling.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... WHAT'S NEW AT THE FDA A fine example of the two-pronged approach to our role as professionals is found in the ongoing issue of trans fatty acid labelling on food products. As dietetics professionals, we need to understand the basic science...

LETTER TO THE EDITORS.
October 1, 2000... GRAM VALUES AND INTAKES: CORRECTION To the Editors: We regret to inform you that there are several errors in our JADA manuscript published May 2000, "Use of low-fat foods by people with diabetes decreases fat, saturated fat, and...

Obituaries.(Obituary)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... The Journal has learned of the death of the following members of the Association: Lynn M. Carroll, RD. Originally from Michigan, Ms. Carroll spent her career as a dieitian working for the state of South Carolina. She was a member of the...

American School Food Service Association launches new website.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Aiming to increase the flow of information regarding child nutrition and the school foodservice industry, the American School Food Service Association recently launched a new Web site at www.asfsa.org. The site hopes to create an online...

National Eye Institute develops Diabetes Resource Guide.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... In recognition of November as National Diabetes Month, the National Eye Institute and 42 other National Eye Health Education Program Partnership organizations are joining forces to increase awareness of diabetic eye disease and the importance...

The three Cs of MNT: coverage, codes, and compensation.(medical nutrition therapy)
October 1, 2000... We've learned our ABCs decades ago, but learning the 3 Cs of medical nutrition therapy (MNT) may be a lesson that was less apparent until recent developments within MNT policy issues. Coverage, codes, and compensation are the three Cs that...

Multicultural Competence in Dietetics and Nutrition.
October 1, 2000... At least two significant challenges face dietetics and nutrition professionals in the immediate future: the increasingly diverse population of this country [1]; and increased emphasis on patient/client behavioral changes as evidence of...

Research and the clinical dietitian: Perceptions of the research process and preferred routes to obtaining research skills.
October 1, 2000... ABSTRACT The art and science of dietetics are rooted in research, yet clinical dietitians do not generally participate in the research process. Focus group methodology was used to identify clinical dietitians' perceptions about...

Dietetic professionals should welcome research opportunities.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... For many dietetic professionals, the idea of tackling a research project is intimidating and overwhelming. But it doesn't have to be that way says Cindy Moore, MS, RD, FADA. Moore, director of nutrition therapy at the Cleveland Clinic in...

Prevalence of marked overweight and obesity in a multiethnic pediatric population: Findings from the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH) study.
October 1, 2000... ABSTRACT Objective Determine the prevalence of marked overweight and obesity among children in the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH), identify high risk groups, and compare findings to other recent studies. ...

Five-year-old girls' ideas about dieting are predicted by their mothers' dieting.(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2000... ABSTRACT Objective To explore 5-year-old girls' ideas, concepts, and beliefs about dieting. Design Girls were asked to define dieting, to describe the behaviors dieting comprised, and were queried about links between dieting, weight...

Profiles of a healthful diet and its relationship to biomarkers in a population sample from Mediterranean southern France.(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2000... ABSTRACT Objectives The failure of single-nutrient supplementation to prevent disease in intervention studies underlines the necessity to develop a holistic view of food intake. The objectives of this study were to devise a diet quality...

Comparison of the effectiveness of a telephone 24-hour dietary recall method vs an in-person method among urban African-American women.(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2000... ABSTRACT Objective To examine the comparative accuracy of telephone and in-person 24-hour dietary recall methods. Subjects One hundred eighty-five African-American females, aged 40 years and older, recruited from Sunday church services...

Model for multicultural nutrition counseling competencies.(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2000... ABSTRACT A model for multicultural nutrition counseling competencies for registered dietitians was developed and tested. Six hundred four registered dietitians who were members of The American Dietetic Association Public Health Nutrition...

Designing a quality assurance system for dietary data in a multicenter clinical trial: Women's Intervention Nutrition Study.
October 1, 2000... ABSTRACT Reliable dietary intake data are essential for determining outcomes in nutrition-related clinical trials. Nevertheless, systems for quality assurance of dietary intake data are often slighted in the design of such trials and not...

Improving dietetics education with interactive communication technology.
October 1, 2000... ABSTRACT Changes occurring in health care, education, and technology are altering dietetics education. A model of learner-centered, cooperative, distance education based on interactive online technology is described for use in a dietetic...

Benefits associated with serving as a preceptor for dietetic interns.
October 1, 2000... The American Dietetic Association (ADA) strongly supports ADA-accredited and approved dietetics education programs [1]. These programs prepare entry-level dietetics practitioners who, as experts on food and nutrition, promote optimal health and...

Dietary habits and health beliefs of Korean-Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area.
October 1, 2000... Thirty-three percent of nearly 800,000 Korean-Americans live in California [1], the fifth largest Asian subgroup in the United States [2] that may increase to 1.3 million by 2000 [3]. To be effective counselors and policy makers, health...

Accuracy of phylloquinone (vitamin K-1) data in 2 nutrient databases as determined by direct laboratory analysis of diets.
October 1, 2000... Recent studies suggest that dietary phylloquinone (vitamin K-1) intake or phylloquinone status may be associated with age-related bone loss [13]. Given this assertion that the role of vitamin K extends beyond the blood coagulation system, there...

Scope of Practice for Qualified Dietetics Professionals in Diabetes Care and Education.
October 1, 2000... DIABETES CARE AND EDUCATION DIETETIC PRACTICE GROUP Advances in the technology of diabetes care and results of the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) [1] and the United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) [2] have had a...

Position of The American Dietetic Association: The impact of fluoride on health.
October 1, 2000... Abstract Fluoride is an important element for mineralization of body tissues. The use of topical and systemic fluoride for oral health has resulted in major reductions in dental caries and its associated disability. Fluoridation of...

Members celebrate 50 years with ADA.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... The American Dietetic Association is proud to recognize a special group of people who have been members of the Association for 50 continuous years. They have been instrumental in the growth and development of ADA through their ongoing support...

Ann-Marie Hedberg wins Huddleson Award.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Ann-Marie Hedberg, MS, RD, Dr.P.H., is the recipient for this year's 17th Annual Huddleson Award for the article "Economic implications of an early postoperative enteral feeding protocol," which was featured in the July 1999 issue of the...

Case Problem: Iatrogenic bad mouth taste.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... BB, a 55-year-old man with a medical history including esophogeal carcinoma, a 3-hole esophagectomy, and jejunestomy feeding tube for supplemental nutrition, was admitted to evaluate a wound infection. Although BB was only receiving intravenous...

THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Vol 71, May 2000 * The dietary guideline for sodium: should we shake it up? Yes! D.A. McCarron. 1013-1019. * The dietary guideline for sodium: should we shake it up? No! N.M. Kaplan. 1020-1026. * Mothers' child-feeding practices...

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Vol 151, April 1, 2000 * Alcohol intake and mortality: findings from the National Health Interview Surveys (1988 and 1990). Y. Liao, D.L. McGee, G. Cao, and R.S. Cooper. 651-659. * Underweight and overweight in relation to mortality...

ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Vol 132, April 4, 2000 * Prevalence of liver disease and contributing factors in patients receiving home parenteral nutrition for permanent intestinal failure. M. Cavicchi, P. Beau, P. Crenn, C. Degott, and B. Messing. 525-532. *...

ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Vol 160, April 10, 2000 * Overweight, obesity, and health risk. National Task Force on the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity. 898-904. * Serum ascorbic acid and gallbladder disease prevalence among US adults: the Third National...

DIABETES CARE.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Vol 23, April 2000 * Influence of caffeine on the frequency and perception of hypoglycemia in free-living patients with type 1 diabetes. J.M. Watson, E.J.E. Jenkins, P. Hamilton, M.J. Lunt, and D. Kerr. 455-45g. * Dietary variables and...

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Vol 54, April 2000 * Low energy reporters vs others: a comparison of reported food intakes. SM. Krebs-Smith, B.I. Graubard, L.L. Kahle, A.F. Subar, L.E. Cleveland, and R. Ballard-Barbash. 281-287. * Effect of 8 week intake of probiotic...

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY AND RELATED METABOLIC DISORDERS.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Vol 24, April 2000 * Predictors of weight gain in the Pound of Prevention Study. N.E. Sherwood, R.W. Jeffery, S.A. French, P.J. Hannan, and D.M. Murray. 395-403. * Onset of dieting vs binge eating in outpatients with binge eating...

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NUTRITION.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Vol 19, April 2000 * Magnesium in human milk. (Review.)J.G. Dorea. 210-219. * Micronutrients and the premenstrual syndrome: the case for calcium. (Review.) S. Thys-Jacobs. 220-227. * Effects of early nutrition on free radical...

THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Vol 283, April 26, 2000 * A prospective study of diet quality end mortality in women, A.K. Kant, A. Schatzkin, B.I. Graubard, and C. Schairer. 2109-2115. Dietary quality and mortality in women A dietary pattern consistent with the...

THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Vol 342, March 23, 2000 * A prospective study of holiday weight gain. J. A. Yanovski, S.Z. Yanovski, K.N. Sovik, T.T. Nguyen, P.M. O'Neil, and N.G. Sebring. 861-867. Holiday weight gain Mean weight gain during the holiday period...

PEDIATRICS.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Vol 105, March 2000 * Cholesterol screening in children and adolescents. (Commentary.) T.B. Newman and A.M. Garber. 637-638. * Type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents. American Diabetes Association. 671-680. Cholesterol...

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Vol 30, March 2000 * Vegan diet-based lifestyle program rapidly lowers homocysteine levels. D.J. DeRose, Z.L. Charles-Marcel, J.M. Jamison, J.E. Muscat, M.A. Braman, G.D. McLane, and J.K. Mullen. 225-233. * Black/white differences in...

PROCESSING FOODS: QUALITY OPTIMIZATION AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT.(Review)
October 1, 2000... Edited by Fernanda A. R. Oliveira and Jorge C. Oliveira. Porto, Portugal: CRC Press; 1999. Hardcover. Pp 512. Price: $99.95. ISBN 0-8498-7905-9 The current knowledge of the science and studies of food processing is uncovered in this book....

LABORATORY TESTS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS.(Review)
October 1, 2000... 2nd ed. By Howerde E Sauberlich, PhD. Boca Raton, Fla: CRC Press; 1999. Hardcover. Pp 486. Price: $69.95. ISBN 0-8493-8506-7 In this book--an update of an earlier volume published in 1974--Sauberlich describes medical laboratory...

WOMEN AFRAID TO EAT.(Review)
October 1, 2000... By Frances Berg, MS. Hettinger, ND: Healthy Weight Network; 2000. Softcover. Pp 284. Price: $24.95. ISBN 0-918522-68-9 "How can we promote wellness and wholeness in positive ways for people of any size?" (p331). As health care professionals...

CALCIUM CALCULATOR.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Developed by BC Dairy Foundation, 3236 Beta Avenue, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5G 4K4; 800/242-6455; fax: 604/294-8199; Web site: www.bcdf.org; Price: $10. System requirements This CD-ROM program runs on a PC or Mac. Recommended PC requirements...

Vegetables on the table.(Review)
October 1, 2000... The Convenient Vegetarian (New York, NY: Macmillan; 1999. Softcover. Pp 184. Price: $14. ISBN 0-02-862334-7), by Virginia Messina, RD, and Kate Schumann, aims to make vegetarian cooking more simple. After an opening chapter about organizing the...

Dietary suggestions for cancer patients.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... The National Cancer Institute has issued a revised publication Eating Hints for Cancer Patients: Before, During & After Treatment. This educational booklet informs cancer patients and their families of special dietary needs at all stages of...

Herbal medicine for consumers.(Review)
October 1, 2000... A new herbal medicines book gives consumers extensive information about this topic that has gained rapid popularity. The Consumer's Guide to Herbal Medicine (Hauppauge, NY: Advanced Research Press; 1999. Hardcover. Pp 240. Price: $29.95. ISBN...

Vitamin A resources.(Review)
October 1, 2000... The International Vitamin A Consultative Group (IVACG) has released 2 publications. The Bioavailability of Dietary Carotenoids: Current Concepts provides background, describes the ratios used to estimate the vitamin A value of carotenoids,...

Nutrition fact sheet.(electronically pasteurized foods)
October 1, 2000... Improving Food Safety with Electronic Pasteurization The standard has just been raised on delivering safe and wholesome food to you and your family. Buying and preparing foods with less worry about food-borne illness is now a reality. In...

USDA-ARS Says B12 Deficiency Widespread.(United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service)(Vitamin B12)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Almost 40 percent of the US population may not be getting enough vitamin B 12 in their diets, according to a study of 3,000 men and women. The Framingham Offspring Study being conducted in Framingham, MA, found nearly two-fifths of participants...

Gene Mutation Reduces Risk of Heart Disease in Men.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... As much as 40 percent of the US population may be carrying a gene mutation that reduces the risk of heart disease in men, according to a study of almost 3,000 men and women in Massachusetts. The mutation, B2, is common, but earlier studies had...

Bioflavonoid in Orange Juice Could Help Fight Cancer.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Scientists at the US Horticultural Research Laboratory in Ft Pierce, FL, have identified in common orange juice several bioflavonoids that inhibit cytochrome P450 enzymes, some of which can turn cigarette smoke, pesticides, and other substances...

Consumers May Soon Benefit from Cancer-Fighting Milk.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Drinking milk in the future may become even more important because of a US Dairy Forage Research Center study regarding the feed dairy cattle eat. Cows grazing pastures, or fed diets containing vegetable oil, produced five times more of a...

Broccoli with High Selenium Content Could Attack Colon Cancer.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... A new study conducted by USDA-ARS nutritionists in North Dakota reveals that broccoli grown in a high-selenium medium and fed to rats dramatically reduced the early stages of colon cancer. Researchers pitted broccoli having several thousand...

Frequently Asked Questions About Biotechnology.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Q. Are foods produced through biotechnology safe to eat? A. Regulatory agencies, including FDA, EPA and USDA, have reviewed and declared foods and ingredients produced through biotechnology as safe. More than 1,800 scientific evaluations...

Biotechnology Offers Solution To World Food Dilemma.
October 1, 2000... Biotechnology is one of the areas receiving a great deal of attention from environmental and consumer groups around the world. Most scientists working in the field are in total agreement with the stated mission of these groups: "We must feed...

FDA Approval Process Ensures Biotech Safety.
October 1, 2000... The regulatory policy governing biotechnology foods [1] has been well established during the past 15 years and has fostered widespread public acceptance of biotech foods in the United States. Mounting resistance to biotech foods among European...

Recipes.(Recipe)
October 1, 2000... Tofu Filled Ravioli with Sauteed Spinach 1 package (13 oz.) frozen SoyBoy[R] LowFat Ravioli 1 tablespoon soy oil 2 teaspoons minced garlic 7 cups (6 oz.) cleaned and stemmed fresh spinach. 1 1/3 cups prepared...