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Examining the Feasibility of Healthy Minimum Stocking Standards for Small Food Stores 10.1016/j.jand.2017.12.006 2018-04-09 Objective In response to recent national efforts to increase the availability of healthy food in small stores, we sought to understand the extent to which small food stores could implement the newly published Healthy Small Store Minimum Stocking Recommendatio...
Consistency and Generalizability of Dietary Patterns in a Multiethnic Working Population 10.1016/j.jand.2018.01.014 2018-04-01 Background Dietary pattern analysis is a complementary method to nutrient analysis in evaluating overall diet–disease hypotheses. Although studies have been conducted to derive dietary patterns among Malaysians, their consistency across subgroups has not been...
Comparison of the Dietary Antioxidant Profiles of 21 a priori Defined Mediterranean Diet Indexes 10.1016/j.jand.2018.01.006 2018-03-24 Background The Mediterranean Diet (MD) is a dietary pattern that features a high quotient of antioxidant-rich foods. Differences in the level of dietary antioxidants intake reflected by different MD indexes has received little research attention. Objective Th...
Eating School Meals Daily Is Associated with Healthier Dietary Intakes: The Healthy Communities Study 10.1016/j.jand.2018.01.010 2018-03-17 Background Research on the association between school meal consumption and overall dietary intake post-Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act implementation is limited. Objective This study examines the association between frequency of participating in the National Sch...
“Take Me through the History of Your Weight”: Using Qualitative Interviews to Create Personalized Weight Trajectories to Understand the Development of Obesity in Patients Preparing for Bariatric Surgery 10.1016/j.jand.2017.12.008 2018-03-16 Background Obesity can develop during any life stage. Understanding the contexts within which obesity develops can inform our understanding of the disease and help tailor interventions specific to life stages. Objective Using life-course theory as a guiding f...
2015 Evidence Analysis Library Systematic Review on Advanced Technology in Food Production 10.1016/j.jand.2017.08.005 2018-03-08 In the late 20th century, plant breeders began using molecular biology techniques such as recombinant DNA, also known as genetic engineering, along with traditional cross-breeding. Ten plant and one animal food have been approved for commercialization in the ...
Contribution of Beverage Selection to the Dietary Quality of the Packed Lunches Eaten by Preschool-Aged Children 10.1016/j.jand.2017.11.008 2018-03-01 Background Sweet drinks early in life could predispose to lifelong consumption, and the beverage industry does not clearly define fruit drinks as part of the sweet drink category. Objectives To ascertain the relationship between beverage selection and dietary...
Early Childhood Vegetable, Fruit, and Discretionary Food Intakes Do Not Meet Dietary Guidelines, but Do Show Socioeconomic Differences and Tracking over Time 10.1016/j.jand.2017.12.009 2018-03-01 Background Dietary intakes of young children are likely to be important determinants of their short- and long-term health, yet there are few longitudinal dietary studies of this age group, and no previous assessments of diets before age 2 years compared with ...
Evaluating Photographs as a Replacement for the In-Person Physical Examination of the Scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment in Elderly Hospital Patients 10.1016/j.jand.2017.10.010 2018-02-21 Background Undernourished patients discharged from the hospital require follow-up; however, attendance at return visits is low. Teleconsultations may allow remote follow-up of undernourished patients; however, no valid method to remotely perform physical exam...
Association between Diet Quality Scores and Risk of Hip Fracture in Postmenopausal Women and Men Aged 50 Years and Older 10.1016/j.jand.2017.11.022 2018-02-15 Background Although a number of studies showed a lower risk of hip fractures with high-quality diets, few of them were conducted in the United States. Objective This prospective analysis examined the association between several diet quality indexes and risk o...

Examining the Feasibility of Healthy Minimum Stocking Standards for Small Food Stores

10.1016/j.jand.2017.12.006

2018-04-09

Objective In response to recent national efforts to increase the availability of healthy food in small stores, we sought to understand the extent to which small food stores could implement the newly published Healthy Small Store Minimum Stocking Recommendatio...

Consistency and Generalizability of Dietary Patterns in a Multiethnic Working Population

10.1016/j.jand.2018.01.014

2018-04-01

Background Dietary pattern analysis is a complementary method to nutrient analysis in evaluating overall diet–disease hypotheses. Although studies have been conducted to derive dietary patterns among Malaysians, their consistency across subgroups has not been...

Comparison of the Dietary Antioxidant Profiles of 21 a priori Defined Mediterranean Diet Indexes

10.1016/j.jand.2018.01.006

2018-03-24

Background The Mediterranean Diet (MD) is a dietary pattern that features a high quotient of antioxidant-rich foods. Differences in the level of dietary antioxidants intake reflected by different MD indexes has received little research attention. Objective Th...

Eating School Meals Daily Is Associated with Healthier Dietary Intakes: The Healthy Communities Study

10.1016/j.jand.2018.01.010

2018-03-17

Background Research on the association between school meal consumption and overall dietary intake post-Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act implementation is limited. Objective This study examines the association between frequency of participating in the National Sch...

“Take Me through the History of Your Weight”: Using Qualitative Interviews to Create Personalized Weight Trajectories to Understand the Development of Obesity in Patients Preparing for Bariatric Surgery

10.1016/j.jand.2017.12.008

2018-03-16

Background Obesity can develop during any life stage. Understanding the contexts within which obesity develops can inform our understanding of the disease and help tailor interventions specific to life stages. Objective Using life-course theory as a guiding f...

2015 Evidence Analysis Library Systematic Review on Advanced Technology in Food Production

10.1016/j.jand.2017.08.005

2018-03-08

In the late 20th century, plant breeders began using molecular biology techniques such as recombinant DNA, also known as genetic engineering, along with traditional cross-breeding. Ten plant and one animal food have been approved for commercialization in the ...

Contribution of Beverage Selection to the Dietary Quality of the Packed Lunches Eaten by Preschool-Aged Children

10.1016/j.jand.2017.11.008

2018-03-01

Background Sweet drinks early in life could predispose to lifelong consumption, and the beverage industry does not clearly define fruit drinks as part of the sweet drink category. Objectives To ascertain the relationship between beverage selection and dietary...

Early Childhood Vegetable, Fruit, and Discretionary Food Intakes Do Not Meet Dietary Guidelines, but Do Show Socioeconomic Differences and Tracking over Time

10.1016/j.jand.2017.12.009

2018-03-01

Background Dietary intakes of young children are likely to be important determinants of their short- and long-term health, yet there are few longitudinal dietary studies of this age group, and no previous assessments of diets before age 2 years compared with ...

Evaluating Photographs as a Replacement for the In-Person Physical Examination of the Scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment in Elderly Hospital Patients

10.1016/j.jand.2017.10.010

2018-02-21

Background Undernourished patients discharged from the hospital require follow-up; however, attendance at return visits is low. Teleconsultations may allow remote follow-up of undernourished patients; however, no valid method to remotely perform physical exam...

Association between Diet Quality Scores and Risk of Hip Fracture in Postmenopausal Women and Men Aged 50 Years and Older

10.1016/j.jand.2017.11.022

2018-02-15

Background Although a number of studies showed a lower risk of hip fractures with high-quality diets, few of them were conducted in the United States. Objective This prospective analysis examined the association between several diet quality indexes and risk o...