Journal of the American Dietetic Association articles from September 1998

Journal of the American Dietetic Association archives from September 1998

Healthy People 2010 offers ADA opportunity for action. (American Dietetic Association)
September 1, 1998... Healthy People is the national prevention initiative under the jurisdiction of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that identifies opportunities to improve the health of all Americans. Healthy People 2010 objectives are currently...

Are phytoestrogens nature's cure for what ails us? A look at the research. (interviews with dietetic researchers Johanna Lampe and Mark Messina)(Interview)
September 1, 1998... Just 5 years ago few people outside the nutrition research community were talking about phytoestrogens. Today a quick browse at any supermarket magazine rack finds plenty of headlines and health stories telling readers how they can avoid hot...

Patients report positive nutrition counseling outcomes.
September 1, 1998... Nutrition counseling has been and continues to be an important part of a registered dietitian's role (1). Historically, clinical nutrition services were organized around modified diets and preparing patients to follow their prescribed regimens at...

Estimation of individual intakes of folate in women of childbearing age with and without simulation of folic acid fortification.
September 1, 1998... The understanding that folic acid can prevent spina bifida and anencephaly (1-6) has resulted in a change in national food policy. Beginning in 1998, the US food supply is being fortified with 430 to 1,400 [[micro]gram] folic acid per pound of...

Using encoding and retrieval strategies to improve 24-hour dietary recalls among older adults.
September 1, 1998... The 24-hour dietary recall is one of the most frequently used dietary assessment methods. It is easy to administer and places minimal burden on the respondent, but it relies heavily on a person's ability to remember his or her intake. Many...

Guess who's cooking? The role of men in meal planning, shopping, and preparation in US families.
September 1, 1998... Objectives - To determine the role of men in meal-related tasks in households with both a male and female head, and to identify households in which the man is more likely to be involved in these tasks. Design - Data collected as part of t he...

Watching the trends helps focus nutrition education strategies.
September 1, 1998... Marketing professionals know that identifying a need and positioning a product to fill that need is the key to successful sales. Rita Storey Grandgenett, MS, RD, former director of nutrition services at Con Agra Frozen Foods, Omaha, Neb, and a...

Oxidative stress in critical care: is antioxidant supplementation beneficial?
September 1, 1998... The cellular metabolism of oxygen in human beings continuously produces small amounts of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Tissue damage, whether from trauma, ischemia, or infection, leads to the increased production of ROS by many mechanisms. Large...

An artificial intelligence system for computer-assisted menu planning.
September 1, 1998... For more than 30 years, the goal of planning menus by computer has been an elusive one. In 1964, Balintfy (1) used linear programming to optimize a menu for nutritional adequacy, cost, and consumer satisfaction. In 1967, Eckstein (2) rejected...

Use of food quotients in human doubly labeled water studies: comparable results obtained with 4 widely used food intake methods.
September 1, 1998... The doubly labeled water method is an isotopic method for determination of total energy expenditure (TEE) in free-living subjects (1,2). The method is based on measurement of the differential rates of disappearance of 2 stable isotopes of water...

Comparison of dietary assessment measures in the Treatwell 5 A Day worksite study.
September 1, 1998... Although food frequency questionnaires (FFQs) are commonly used in intervention studies to assess dietary intake (1-5), behavioral questions offer the methodologic advantage of measuring eating behaviors targeted by the intervention (3-11). In...

Rationale, process, and nutritional implications of peripheral blood stem cell transplantation.
September 1, 1998... Peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT), an alternative to surgically harvested bone marrow transplantation, is a nonsurgical procedure that is safer, can be less expensive, and results in a quicker recovery period for patients (1-3)....

Association of sociodemographic factors with barriers reported by patients receiving nutrition counseling as part of cardiac rehabilitation.
September 1, 1998... Nutrition education is an important part of cardiac rehabilitation programs (1,2). The nutritional aims of Finnish cardiac rehabilitation programs are to effect permanent, favorable changes in diet, nutrient intake, and serum lipid levels....

A computerized method for determining outcomes in a food bank distribution system.
September 1, 1998... It may be difficult to believe there are people in our seemingly affluent country who suffer from hunger. However, hunger resulting from food insecurity has been and continues to be a reality for many in the US population, including millions of...

Nutritional status of persons using a local emergency food system program in middle America.
September 1, 1998... Social and economic circumstances leave many Americans unable to meet basic needs, and food insecurity leading to hunger and malnutrition is a growing problem in America. Since the early 1980s, need for the emergency food relief (EFR) system has...

Technology - from perception to commitment.
September 1, 1998... Before lunch each of us encounters approximately 70 microprocessors, without even being aware of the technology that drives many functions of our world (1). The emblem-of-our-age microchip is all pervasive. For example, with a push of a button,...

Upskilling and dietetics professionals. (multiskilling)
September 1, 1998... Upskilling, the current buzzword for multiskilling, is not a new phenomenon. It has become a major trend in health care over the past decade as hospitals and other health facilities struggle with the pressures of personnel shortages, decreasing...