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2. Why do health professionals need to know about the nutrition and health claims regulation? Summary of an Academy of Nutrition Sciences' Position Paper.
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Stanner, Sara, Ashwell, Margaret, and Williams, Christine M.
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HEALTH insurance reimbursement laws , *GOVERNMENT regulation , *DIET , *ORGANIZATIONAL goals , *MEDICAL protocols , *HEALTH insurance reimbursement , *INTERPROFESSIONAL relations - Abstract
The article presents the discussion on claims about the nutritional and health benefits of foods and drinks Position Paper emphasises the learnings gaining through the implementation of the European Food Safety Authority evidence‐based process for assessment of proposed claims; and main audience for the Academy's work is the nutrition science community/profession and its stakeholders.
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- 2023
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3. Alternative health eating index and the Dietary Guidelines from American Diabetes Association both may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes patients.
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Wu, Pei‐Yu, Huang, Chen‐Ling, Lei, Weng‐Seng, and Yang, Shwu‐Huey
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CARDIOVASCULAR diseases ,CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors ,CHI-squared test ,COMPARATIVE studies ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,STATISTICAL correlation ,DIET ,EXPERIMENTAL design ,HEALTH behavior ,HYPERTENSION ,LONGITUDINAL method ,LOW density lipoproteins ,MATHEMATICS ,RESEARCH methodology ,TYPE 2 diabetes ,NUTRITIONAL assessment ,PROBABILITY theory ,REGRESSION analysis ,STATISTICS ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,DATA analysis ,STATISTICAL significance ,BODY mass index ,PROPORTIONAL hazards models ,DATA analysis software ,WAIST circumference ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,ABDOMINAL adipose tissue ,ODDS ratio - Abstract
Background In the general population, a higher Alternate Healthy Eating Index ( AHEI)-2010 score is related to decreased cardiovascular disease ( CVD) risk. Few studies have described the dietary patterns that reduce the risk of CVD or coronary heart disease ( CHD) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2 DM) patients. In the present study, the association between the American Diabetes Association ( ADA)-recommended dietary pattern, AHEI-2010 , and CVD risk factors and the CVD incidence over 52 months in T2 DM patients was evaluated. Methods The ADA score was developed from the ADA dietary recommendations. In this prospective study, the 24-h dietary recall of 124 adult T2 DM patients without nephropathy or chronic kidney disease was collected. The CVD risk factors were collected at baseline and at 6-month follow-up. Results Compared with lower ADA and AHEI-2010 score participants, the higher score participants exhibited a significantly lower waist circumference, serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and 10-year risk of CHD. Participants with higher ADA dietary scores had a significantly reduced risk of central obesity and systolic blood pressure >140 mmHg. Higher AHEI-2010 scores were significantly related to a reduced risk of serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol > 100 mg dL
-1 . Seven participants had their first-ever CVD during the follow-up period, although neither ADA score, nor AHEI-2010 score could predict CVD incidence. Conclusions The ADA-recommended dietary pattern and a higher AHEI-2010 score might both exhibit reduced risk factors of CVD in T2 DM patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2016
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4. A systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions for weight management using text messaging.
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Siopis, G., Chey, T., and Allman‐Farinelli, M.
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OBESITY treatment ,RESEARCH methodology evaluation ,HEALTH promotion ,REGULATION of body weight ,ANTHROPOMETRY ,BODY composition ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,ERIC (Information retrieval system) ,EXPERIMENTAL design ,GRAPHIC arts ,INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems ,MEDICAL databases ,MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems ,MEDLINE ,META-analysis ,ONLINE information services ,WEIGHT loss ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,EVIDENCE-based medicine ,TEXT messages ,PROFESSIONAL practice ,BODY mass index ,PUBLICATION bias ,DATA analysis software ,WAIST circumference ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,EVALUATION - Abstract
Background Obesity prevalence continues to increase worldwide, with significant associated chronic disease and health cost implications. Among more recent innovations in health service provision is the use of text messaging for health behaviour change interventions including weight management. This review investigates the efficacy of weight management programmes incorporating text messaging. Methods Medical and scientific databases were searched from January 1993 to October 2013. Eligibility criteria included randomised controlled trials ( RCTs), pseudo RCTs and before and after studies of weight management, among healthy children and adults, that used text messaging and included a nutrition component. Data extraction and quality assessment followed guidelines from PRISMA ( Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses) and the Evidence Analysis Manual of the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Results From 512 manuscripts retrieved, 14 met the inclusion criteria (five manuscripts in children and nine in adults). Duration of interventions ranged from 1 to 24 months. Frequency of text messaging was from daily to fortnightly. Six studies in adults were included in a meta-analysis with mean body weight change as the primary outcome. The weighted mean change in body weight in intervention participants was −2.56 kg (95% confidence interval = −3.46 to −1.65) and in controls −0.37 kg (95% confidence interval = −1.22 to 0.48). Conclusions The small body of evidence indicates that text messaging interventions can promote weight loss. However, lack of long-term results indicate that further efficacy studies are required. Future investigations should elucidate the determinants, such as intervention duration, text message frequency and level of interactivity that maximise the success and cost effectiveness of the delivery medium. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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5. Systematic review of knowledge, confidence and education in nutritional genomics for students and professionals in nutrition and dietetics.
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Wright, O. R. L.
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CINAHL database ,CONFIDENCE ,DIETETICS ,MEDICAL databases ,INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems ,MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems ,MEDLINE ,NUTRITION ,PROFESSIONAL employee training ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,EVIDENCE-based medicine ,GENOMICS ,PROFESSIONAL practice ,TEACHING methods ,HEALTH literacy ,DIETITIANS' attitudes ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,EDUCATION - Abstract
Background This review examines knowledge and confidence of nutrition and dietetics professionals in nutritional genomics and evaluates the teaching strategies in this field within nutrition and dietetics university programmes and professional development courses internationally. Methods A systematic search of 10 literature databases was conducted from January 2000 to December 2012 to identify original research. Any studies of either nutrition and/or dietetics students or dietitians/nutritionists investigating current levels of knowledge or confidence in nutritional genomics, or strategies to improve learning and/or confidence in this area, were eligible. Results Eighteen articles (15 separate studies) met the inclusion criteria. Three articles were assessed as negative, eight as neutral and seven as positive according to the American Dietetics Association Quality Criteria Checklist. The overall ranking of evidence was low. Dietitians have low involvement, knowledge and confidence in nutritional genomics, and evidence for educational strategies is limited and methodologically weak. Conclusions There is a need to develop training pathways and material to up-skill nutrition and/or dietetics students and nutrition and/or dietetics professionals in nutritional genomics through multidisciplinary collaboration with content area experts. There is a paucity of high quality evidence on optimum teaching strategies; however, methods promoting repetitive exposure to nutritional genomics material, problem-solving, collaborative and case-based learning are most promising for university and professional development programmes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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