Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

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BACKGROUND: Healthcare-based food assistance programs show promise, but are underutilized. Strict eligibility requirements and program scheduling may dampen reach and outcomes. OBJECTIVE: To explore factors associated with uptake of a health center-based mobile produce market with no eligibility requirements and few barriers to entry. DESIGN: A cross-sectional analysis of medical record, socio-demographic, environmental, and market attendance data was used...

BACKGROUND: Children from families who immigrated to the U.S. may consume a lower-quality diet compared to their U.S.-born peers. However, specific features of their dietary patterns, which could be a focus for improving diet quality, are not well-studied. OBJECTIVE: To examine dietary patterns that distinguish interpersonal variability in dietary intake and explore the association of dietary patterns with nutrient intake and weight status. DESIGN: This study was a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from the Live Well randomized controlled trial collected between 2009 - 2010...

Malnutrition in older adults can decrease quality of life and increase risk for morbidities and mortality. Accurate and timely identification of malnutrition as well as subsequent implementation of effective interventions are essential to decrease poor outcomes associated with malnutrition in older adults. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Evidence Analysis Center conducted a systematic review of the literature to develop an evidence-based practice guideline for the prevention and treatment of malnutrition in older adults (MiOA)...

INTRODUCTION: The relationship between the retail food environment and diet quality has received minimal investigation among weight loss maintainers. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between the residential retail food environment and diet quality in weight loss maintainers from WeightWatchers (WW) in the US. DESIGN: Cross-sectional data were collected between January 2018 and February 2020. The Retail Food Environment Index (RFEI), based on geocoded home addresses, classified the environment: RFEI < 1...

BACKGROUND: MyPlate is a tool designed to educate the general US population on how to eat in alignment with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans; yet there is a lack of data on who has heard of MyPlate over time. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this analysis was to examine the prevalence of awareness of MyPlate within the US population and if awareness changes differentially over time. DESIGN: This study was a serial, cross-sectional survey. PARTICIPANTS/SETTING: Three survey waves of data (2013-2018) were used from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of adults ages 20 years or older (n=17023)...

BACKGROUND: While the use of brain DS has increased, there is limited research on safety and risk of these products. Brain DS may be beneficial for improving memory, concentration and focus but may also carry risks. OBJECTIVES: To assess brain DS users' utilization experiences and identify factors associated with likelihood of brain DS use among non-users. DESIGN: An internet-based cross-sectional survey study was conducted using a sample of middle-age US adults...

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BACKGROUND: Over one third of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) participants identify as Latino, but participation has been declining and individuals that predominantly speak Spanish face additional barriers to participation. During the pandemic, there were changes in WIC eligibility and benefits that may have been differentially accessible to Spanish-speaking Latina participants due to factors such as language barriers and lack of awareness of changes...

BACKGROUND: Cooking at home has been promoted as a strategy to improve diet quality, however, the association between cooking behavior and ultra-processed food intake is unknown. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine associations between frequency of cooking dinner at home and time spent cooking dinner with ultra-processed food intake. DESIGN: Cross sectional, nationally representative data from the 2007-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were analyzed...

BACKGROUND: Diet intervention forms the cornerstone for cardiovascular disease (CVD) management. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to measure the frequency of dietary counseling documentation for patients recently hospitalized with CVD. DESIGN: This was an observational study. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: Patients were included from the Michigan Value Collaborative Multipayer Claims Registry from October 2015 to February 2020...

BACKGROUND: Responsive feeding is a reciprocal process between caregiver and child that is primarily child-led. It is linked to the development of positive eating behaviors and food preferences. There is evidence that household chaos, family dynamics, the quality of mealtime routines, financial hardship, and food insecurity can impact the feeding relationship. OBJECTIVE: This study explored factors influencing feeding experiences among Australian parents with young children experiencing financial hardship, including household chaos and food insecurity...

BACKGROUND: The consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) is on the rise worldwide, and has been linked to numerous health conditions, such as diabetes, obesity, and cancer. Few studies have focused on the effect of UPF consumption on sleep health, and even fewer on chronic insomnia. OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the association between ultra-processed food (UPF) intake and chronic insomnia in a large population-based sample. DESIGN: This was a cross-sectional analysis using the NutriNet-Santé study data, an ongoing Web cohort in France...

BACKGROUND: The Healthy Eating Index 2010 (HEI-2010) and Alternative Healthy Eating Index 2010 (AHEI-2010) are commonly used to measure dietary quality in research settings. Neither index is designed specifically to compare diet quality between Low-Carbohydrate (LC) and Low-Fat (LF) diets. It is unknown if biases exist in making these comparisons. OBJECTIVE: The aim was to determine whether HEI-2010 and AHEI-2010 contain biases when scoring LC and LF diets. DESIGN: Secondary analyses of the Diet Intervention Examining The Factors Interacting with Treatment Success (DIETFITS) weight loss trial were conducted...

BACKGROUND: Limited randomized controlled trial (RCT) evidence supports the association between vitamin D deficiency and anemia risk, highlighting the necessity for further investigations into the role of vitamin D in influencing iron status OBJECTIVE/DESIGN: An 8-week double-blind RCT was carried out to determine the effect of vitamin D3-fortified fruit drink consumption (4000 IU) on vitamin D and iron status biomarkers among iron-deficient women (serum ferritin of <20 μg/L) SUBJECTS/SETTING: A total of 45 healthy, non-pregnant/lactating subjects aged 18-40 years [mean (SD): 25...

BACKGROUND: Group nutrition education and cooking programs for people affected by cancer have the potential to address commonly reported unmet needs for dietary information, as well as provide opportunities for practical and social support. OBJECTIVE: To report the nutrition-related content, delivery methods, and outcomes measured in group nutrition education and cooking programs for people affected by cancer in the published literature, and describe how these programs were developed, implemented, and evaluated...

BACKGROUND: In the Women's Health Initiative Dietary Modification (WHI DM) randomized trial, the dietary intervention reduced breast cancer mortality by 21% (P = 0.02) and increased physical activity as well. OBJECTIVE: Therefore, the aim was to examine whether these lifestyle changes attenuated age-related physical functioning decline. DESIGN: In a randomized trial, the influence of 8-years of a low-fat dietary pattern intervention was examined through 20 years cumulative follow-up...

BACKGROUND: Increases in phosphorus intake (P-In) have been observed over the past years in adult populations. However, biomarker-based data are lacking on whether P-In also increased in children. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine 24-h urinary phosphate excretion (PO4-Ex) and diet-related biomarkers potentially influencing phosphorus status in German children and adolescents from 1985 to 2015. DESIGN: This longitudinal noninvasive biomarker-based cohort study examined 24-h urine samples from children and adolescents of the DOrtmund Nutritional and Anthropometric Longitudinally Designed (DONALD) Study, collected over three decades...

BACKGROUND: Improving social determinants of health, such as access to nutritious food, is crucial for achieving health equity. Nutrition insecurity, especially during pregnancy and postpartum, can lead to poor maternal and birth outcomes. Food is medicine (FIM) programs, which integrate food into the healthcare system to prevent or manage disease, have the potential to improve nutrition insecurity, but research about perinatal FIM programs is limited. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to explore 1) perceptions of public health impacts of perinatal food is medicine programs from the perspectives of both program implementers and program supporters and 2) implementation strategies used to enhance program adoption, implementation, and maintenance...