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Factors influencing trayline accuracy at long-term care facilities that use tray menus and disposable tray cards

Zhao, Cecilia (2001-12-30)

The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a difference in number and type of tray line errors between long-term care (L TC) facilities that use individualized tray menus and those using disposable tray cards. ...

The Female Athlete Triad and Ethnicity

Leschak, Nicole Marie (2013-01-01)

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to summarize the current literature on the Triad and individual components, to investigate the relationship between the Triad and the prevalence in different ethnicities (White and ...

Food cost analysis associated with fruit and vegetable intake

Wong, Molly Royce (2008-05)

The purpose of this study was to investigate how food costs effects adolescents' healthy eating habits related to their shopping habits, fiuit and vegetable intake, and number of meals eaten away from home. A total of ...

Food expenditures by members of a food cooperative

Ebert, Mary E. Castleberry (Texas Woman's University, 1981-12-31)

Food habits and dietary practices of young adults including food fads, fallacies, and nutrition quackery

Coatney, Barbara Doland (1974-08)

Food preferences and plate waste in a high school cafeteria

Gipson, Grace M. (1980-05-31)

Food safety training in Texas school foodservice facilities in relationship to the implementation of a HACCP program

Johnmeyer, Tyler (2009-05)

The purpose of this study was to investigate food safety training currently offered in Texas school foodservice facilities in relation to implementation of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP). A survey instrument ...

Food selection patterns and attitudes of jejunoileal and gastric staple patients

Samuels, Vicki Lynn (Texas Woman's University, 1982-08)

Formative evaluation of an introductory human nutrition telecourse: Validation of course content and technical video objective

Maness, Marie Yost (1996-08-31)

The purpose of this descriptive study was to validate course content and video components during the production of a telecourse on human nutrition. Validation occurred through qualitative techniques of formative evaluation. ...

Fortification of defatted glandless cottonseed flour with lysine and threonine

Park, Hee-Sun (1984-08-30)

Gender and the difference in snack choices

Burditt, Jessica (2006-08)

The purpose of this study was to investigate if there were differences in snack choices between males and females. Participants were recruited at local grocery stores during weekends. The participants included 284 females ...

The glycemic index of cottonseed protein and fiber in a mixed meal with non-diabetic college females

Weaver, Deborah Lynne (1994-12-31)

The Glycemic Index (GI) is the area under the two-hour blood glucose curve for each food expressed as a percentage of the area under the curve of an equicarbohydrate portion, usually 50 grams, of white bread. The cottonseed ...

Glycemic response to oat bread and cottonseed bread in non-diabetic females

Proske, Sandra L. (1992-05-30)

Glycemic index (GI) tables provide a means of identifying the starchy foods with lower glycemic potential that may be offered on trial to people with diabetes. Wheat bread has a high GI. To expand on this information base, ...

Grape consumption improves joint flexibility and reduces pain associated with knee osteoarthritis

Tiernan, Casey (2014-12-30)

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common disease of joints, with a complex etiology. Pain and stiffness lead to loss of mobility that often requires invasive therapies. A growing interest in natural treatments suggests a ...

Growing with ease: Relationships between child's fruit and vegetable preferences, caregiver's fruit and vegetable consumption and body mass index

Zell, Jennifer L. (2007-05)

The prevalence of childhood overweight is increasing in the United States especially among Hispanic and Black children. The majority of research regarding children's diet trends and weight assessed populations which are ...

The growth-suppressive effects of farnesol, γ-tocotrienol, genistein, lovastatin and pomegranate extracts individually and in combinations on human prostate tumor cells

Bravo, Lou (2003-12-30)

Epidemiological studies indicate that a plant-based diet is associated with reduced cancer risk. The purpose of this research was to study the anti-tumor effects of farnesol, γ-tocotrienol, genistein, pomegranate extracts ...

Healthcare foodservice workers' perceptions of supervisors' role modeling and enforcement behaviors as related to food safety

Taylor, Tynisha Kneda (2010-12)

Study purpose was to investigate healthcare foodservice employee perceptions of: 1) supervisors' role modeling and enforcement of safe food handling behaviors and 2) supervisors' positive and negative feedback regarding ...