Ranking of Snack Attributes Among Parents in a Minority Community
Parents play a critical role in snack selection among younger children. Given the prevalence of childhood obesity and the critical role parents play was their children's eating behaviors, the purpose of this study was to explore parents' ranking of snack nutritional ingredients and snack factors. One hundred thirty-three parents of elementary school students from a predominately Asian and Hispanic population participated in the study. The results indicated that the “nutritional ingredient”, protein, had the highest weighted average rank, followed by whole grain, calories, sugar, and salt. Among the snack factors, healt...
Source: Nutrition Today - July 1, 2022 Category: Nutrition Tags: Human Nutrition Source Type: research
Nutritional Quality of Kids' Fast-Food Meals: Comparing the Kids' Menus of Fast-Food Companies and Traditional Turkish Meals in Turkey
Despite the increasing consumption of fast foods, the nutrient quality of such meals has not been systematically evaluated I Turkey. Our study aimed to investigate and compare the nutritional value of the kids' menus of 4 popular fast-food chains and traditional Turkish menus created by specialist dietitians. The nutritional values of the kids' menus were assessed using the recommended daily allowance, dietary guidelines for Turkey, and national food-based dietary recommendations of the Turkish Ministry of Health. All meals were compared in terms of energy, macro food items, and sodium content. The kids' menus from the fol...
Source: Nutrition Today - July 1, 2022 Category: Nutrition Tags: Human Nutrition Source Type: research
Do Nutrition Students' and Professionals' Whole-Grain Knowledge, Perceptions, and Experiences Differ?
The purpose of this study was to investigate nutrition students' and professionals' knowledge, perceptions, and experiences with whole grains and the differences between the levels of nutrition experts. Participants completed an 18-question online survey from December 2020 to February 2021. Convenience, snowballing, and purposive recruitment strategies were used. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, regression, and correlation analysis. Participants (n = 472) included 2 groups: registered dietitians/registered dietitian nutritionists (n = 348) and dietetic intern and nutrition students (NUTRs) (n = 124). Both r...
Source: Nutrition Today - July 1, 2022 Category: Nutrition Tags: Human Nutrition Source Type: research
Are Plant-Based Meat Alternative Products Healthier Than the Animal Meats They Mimic?
Are plant-based meat alternative products healthier than the animal meats they mimic? There is no simple answer to this question because these products have both nutritional strengths and shortcomings. On the plus side, most are a good source of dietary fiber and contain less saturated fat and cholesterol in comparison to the animal meats they mimic. In addition, most contain iron in amounts comparable to the animal products they are designed to replace. As for shortcomings, plant-based meat alternative products generally contain less protein, zinc, and vitamin B12 than animal meats. Most also contain sodium in high amount...
Source: Nutrition Today - July 1, 2022 Category: Nutrition Tags: Nutrition Science Source Type: research
NEWSbreaks
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Source: Nutrition Today - July 1, 2022 Category: Nutrition Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Newsbreaks Source Type: research
NUTRITION Gazette
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Source: Nutrition Today - July 1, 2022 Category: Nutrition Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Nutrition Gazette Source Type: research
Nutrition 2022: A Year-round Experience
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Source: Nutrition Today - July 1, 2022 Category: Nutrition Tags: DEPARTMENTS: News From ASN Source Type: research
Bariatric Surgery: A Double Edged Sword
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Source: Nutrition Today - May 1, 2022 Category: Nutrition Tags: NCPD Test Source Type: research
Does Maternal Nutrition Have Any Impact on Sex Ratio at Birth in Animal and Human Studies?
The sex ratio at birth (SRB) is the ratio of male-to-female births. This ratio is slightly skewed toward males (about 105 males to 100 females). However, several studies mostly in experimental animals have raised the question of whether the sex ratio in humans may be modified by certain nutritional and nonnutritional factors. The aim of this literature review is to explore the influence of maternal nutritional factors on sex ratio at birth in various animals and humans. We used Google Scholar, Research Gate, ProQuest, Scopus, Cochrane, and PubMed databases to collect appropriate articles for the review without limiting the...
Source: Nutrition Today - May 1, 2022 Category: Nutrition Tags: Nutrition Science Source Type: research
Effects of Protein and Amino Acid Supplementation on Muscle Mass and Strength in a Healthy Population
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of protein and/or amino acid supplementation on muscle mass and strength in a healthy population. A structured literature search was conducted from database inception up to October 23, 2019, using PubMed and Scopus. Data were collected from randomized controlled trials and weighted mean difference, and its 95% confidence interval was calculated by using a random-effects model. Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane tool. Data were included from 46 randomized controlled trials, totaling 2049 participants. Protein but not amino acid supplementation resulted in s...
Source: Nutrition Today - May 1, 2022 Category: Nutrition Tags: Nutrition Science Source Type: research
Doris Howes Calloway: A Pioneer in Human Nutrition Research
This article reviews the early origins of human nutrition research and the unique contributions of Dr Calloway worldwide. (Source: Nutrition Today)
Source: Nutrition Today - May 1, 2022 Category: Nutrition Tags: History of Nutrition Source Type: research
Nutrition Care Process of Surgical Patients in the Context of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: A Practical Guideline
Dietitians and nutritionists play a key role in optimizing the nutritional status of the patients before and after performing surgery. The importance of nutrition is often overlooked because health professionals lack knowledge about nutritional problems, structured protocols for cooperation between surgeons and clinical nutritionists do not exist, dedicated resources are lacking, and preoperative and postoperative nutrition care protocols have not been disseminated. The purpose of this review is to describe various nutrition care guidelines for use during preoperative and postoperative periods for surgical patients to enha...
Source: Nutrition Today - May 1, 2022 Category: Nutrition Tags: Clinical Nutrition Source Type: research
Bariatric Surgery: A Double-Edged Sword
Today, bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment of obesity. Restrictive surgeries are aimed at reducing the volume of the stomach. Such operations have the least adverse effects in terms of the physiology of digestion. However, they are less effective in losing weight. Mixed operations (gastric bypass surgery, biliopancreatic diversion) decrease the volume of the stomach and the length of the small intestine. Mixed operations tend to provide more pronounced results in a short time. However, by seriously disrupting the digestion and absorption of the food, they may result in severe micronutrient deficiencies. The a...
Source: Nutrition Today - May 1, 2022 Category: Nutrition Tags: Clinical Nutrition Source Type: research
Movers and shakers
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Source: Nutrition Today - May 1, 2022 Category: Nutrition Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Newsbreaks Source Type: research
Newsbreaks
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Source: Nutrition Today - May 1, 2022 Category: Nutrition Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Nutrition Gazette Source Type: research
