Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) has been a major contributor to diet and chronic disease research among postmenopausal U.S. women, over its 30+ year history (1993- present). The WHI program included full-scale randomized trials of a low-fat dietary pattern high in fruits, vegetables and grains, and of calcium and vitamin D supplementation, each with designated primary and secondary chronic disease outcomes. The history of these trials will be briefly reviewed here, along with principal findings that included evidence for breast cancer-related benefits for each of the two interventions...

BACKGROUND: The Eating and Food Literacy Behaviors Questionnaire (EFLBQ) is an instrument that has not been tested for its capacity to distinguish among individuals assumed to have higher and lower food literacy. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine and compare EFLBQ scores among university students with and without formal nutrition-related training. DESIGN: This study had a cross-sectional design. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTINGS: Two hundred twenty-seven young adult university students enrolled in non-nutrition-related classes (n=76), introductory nutrition classes (n=98), and senior-level nutrition classes (n=53) were recruited from a large university in the southeastern US during the spring and fall semesters of 2022...

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The Center of Excellence in Nutrition and Dietetics Award utilizes the Standards of Excellence (SoE) to identify and recognize organizations with exemplary leadership, outcomes, organization, and practice within the realm of nutrition and dietetics. Organizations with this designation continuously highlight and celebrate the work and expertise of the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and Nutrition and Dietetic Technician, Registered (NDTR) as the nutrition experts. This Award utilizes four domains in categorizing the SoE: Quality in Organization, Quality in Practice, Quality in Outcomes, and Quality in Leadership...

Quality improvement has existed in healthcare for centuries with a dramatic transformation over time, largely motivated by the academic health quality movement. Throughout this evolution, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have been at the forefront of the development and provision of quality measures for healthcare in a variety of settings, including acute care. Quality initiatives aid in the evaluation of patient care to encourage quality improvement efforts, determine pay-for-performance rates, and help patients and consumers evaluate their care providers...

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic triggered nationwide school closures in March 2020, putting millions of children in the United States (US) who were reliant on subsidized school meals at risk of experiencing hunger. In response, the US Department of Agriculture mobilized the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and Seamless Summer Option (SSO) program to provide emergency free school meals. There is a need to investigate the effectiveness of these programs in covering under-resourced communities during the pandemic...

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BACKGROUND: Food FARMacy is a clinical-community emergency food assistance program developed in response to food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Few qualitative studies have examined participant, and clinical and community stakeholder experiences with these food assistance programs. OBJECTIVE: To examine the motivations, experiences, and perceptions of Food FARMacy participants and program stakeholders. DESIGN: A qualitative study using in-depth interviews between March 2021 to July 2021...

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BACKGROUND: Excess sugar consumption is a public health concern in the United States. How sugar purchases have changed over time, whether there are disparities across subpopulations, and the contribution of various food groups are unclear. OBJECTIVE: To assess trends in sugar from packaged foods and beverages purchased by US households between 2002 and 2020. DESIGN: This is an open cohort study. PARTICIPANTS/SETTING: We obtained data from the NielsenIQ U...

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Food and nutrition security remains a relevant issue globally, impacting nutritional status and other health outcomes. This is further complicated by various environmental factors that impact stable access, availability, and utilization to nutritious foods. Nutrition and dietetics practitioners play an important role in the identification and treatment of food and nutrition security and are also well positioned to advance research that can support food and nutrition security solutions. To address this important issue, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' Council on Research convened a Global Food and Nutrition Security Research Task Force (Task Force)...

BACKGROUND: Despite federal regulations limiting saturated fat and sodium levels on a weekly average basis, daily nutrient content of school meals in the United States (U.S.) is not regulated, leading to potential large fluctuations and intake well in excess of dietary recommendations. OBJECTIVE: To assess the daily prevalence of potential public elementary school meal combinations that were high in saturated fat and sodium (using cutoffs based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) weekly average reimbursable meal thresholds), and to identify saturated fat and sodium thresholds for entrées to limit full meals exceeding those cutoffs...

BACKGROUND: During the COVID-19 pandemic, little is known about the partnerships formed between early care and education (ECE) programs and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and other organizations to continue to feed young children. Such information can provide important lessons to build ECE capacity for feeding children during future emergencies and has the potential strengthen the ECE food systems. OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to identify the unique partnerships that CACFP state agencies established to provide nutrition to young children during the COVID-19 pandemic DESIGN: Qualitative semi-structured interviews with 24 participants representing 21 states across the US PARTICIPANTS: /Setting: Virtual interviews with CACFP directors from December 2020-May 2021 ANALYSIS: Following the realist method, transcripts were analyzed using thematic analysis...

BACKGROUND: Mobile health applications (mHealth apps) are increasingly being used in weight loss interventions. However, evidence on the effects of such interventions on diet quality and their correlation with weight loss is lacking. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine if there were changes in the diet quality of adults with prediabetes following the use of a mHealth enabled lifestyle intervention, compared to those who did not, and if these changes correlated with weight loss...

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BACKGROUND: The British Columbia Farmers' Market Nutrition Coupon Program (BC FMNCP) provides households with low incomes with coupons to purchase healthy foods from farmers' markets. OBJECTIVE: To examine the impact of the BC FMNCP on the short-term household food insecurity, malnutrition risk, mental well-being, sense of community (secondary outcomes), and subjective social status (exploratory outcome) of adults with low incomes post-intervention and 16 weeks post-intervention...

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