Browsing Nutrition & Food Sciences by Title
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The association between circulating vitamin d levels and body composition in collegiate female athletes
(Texas Woman s University, 2014-01-01)The current study looked at the relationship between serum vitamin D concentrations, vitamin D intake, sunlight exposure, BMI, and body fat percentage in both indoor and outdoor female collegiate athletes during fall and ... -
The association between dietary iodine consumption and body composition in Caucasian females between the ages of 18 to 60
(2012-12)The purpose of this study was to determine if there was an association between dietary iodine consumption and body composition in Caucasian females between the ages of 18 to 60. Spearman rank order correlation assessed the ... -
Association of nutrition education with the delay of the conversion of pre-diabetes to diabetes in hyperglycemic veterans
(2015-05-30)Diabetes is a multi-factorial, complex disease where lifestyle changes including diet and exercise can play a pivotal role in its prevention and management. This retrospective study determined the effectiveness of an ... -
Associations between household food insecurity, parental self-efficacy and fruit and vegetable parenting practices among parents of 5-8 year old overweight children
(2011-12-30)Food insecurity may negatively impact children's dietary intake by affecting parenting quality. This study investigated whether food insecurity influences parental self-efficacy and parenting practices to promote fruit and ... -
The baseline characteristics of parents and African American girls in an online obesity prevention program: A feasibility study
(5/30/2017)The purpose of this study was to analyze the baseline characteristics of girls and their parents in an online obesity prevention program created for 8-10 year old African American girls. Girls and a parent completed online ... -
Benefits, challenges and strategies of implementing a farm-to-cafeteria program in college and university foodservice operations
(2009-12)Purpose of this study was to evaluate the perceptions of college and university foodservice (CUF) administrators about challenges, benefits and strategies regarding farm-to-cafeteria (FTC) programs A sample of 538 members ... -
Bioavailability of zinc from cottonseed
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Changes in weight and body fat distribution with the step 1 diet
(1996-05-30)Seventy four moderately hypercholesterolemic men who were part of a larger cholesterol-lowering, double blind, placebo-controlled drug trial, received intensive group and individual nutritional counseling on the use of ... -
Child nutrition directors' perceptions of technology use in child nutrition programs
(2010-08)The purpose of this study was to investigate child nutrition directors (CNDs) perceptions of technology use in child nutrition programs (CNPs) in the Southwest Region of the United States. A questionnaire was developed by ... -
A childhood obesity prevention initiative: Learning from parents by identifying knowledge, attitudes and barriers related to childhood obesity
(2011-12)Childhood obesity prevalence is rising all over the world. Excess caloric intake and decreased energy expenditure cause obesity over time. Health problems caused by childhood obesity are affecting children and adults. ... -
The combined effect of quality of dietary protein and 40% dietary restriction during promotion on DMBA-induced mammary tumorigenesis in rats
(1993-05-30)One hundred twenty-six female Sprague-Dawley weanling rats were fed the AIN-76 diet, ad libitum until 9 weeks of age. At 56 days of age, blood serum was collected from 6 rats and analyzed for the concentrations of total ... -
Comparative effect of dietary animal and vegetable protein on cholesterol gallstone formation and biliary constituents in the hamster
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Comparative effects of a low-fat diet and a high-fat, ketogenic diet on body composition and athletic performance in recreationally-active males and females
(6/7/2018)Athletes often manipulate dietary carbohydrates, and one dietary approach is a low-carbohydrate, high-fat, ketogenic diet (KD). Therefore, the purpose of the present investigation was to compare effects of a KD and a control ... -
Comparative insulin and glycemic response to dietary protein intake in healthy males
(2021-09-08)The aim of this study was to compare plasma AA concentrations, insulin and glycemic response to an intake of whey protein concentrate (WPC) or chicken protein isolate (CPI). 28 healthy males were assigned to a treatment ... -
A comparative survey of certain factors resulting from the lyophilization of cooked shrimp
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A comparison of activity patterns, resting energy expenditure, percent body fat and dietary patterns in normal weight children
(1996-12)The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships of resting energy expenditure (REE) to percent body fat, percent abdominal body fat, activity level, and dietary intake in thirty-four normal weight prepubertal ... -
A comparison of dietary intakes of preschool children from WIC families to those of children from high income
(1991-08-30)The present study was undertaken to compare and examine the dietary intakes and eating patterns of preschool WIC children and non-WIC children. Forty nine WIC mothers and fifty non-WIC mothers of preschool children were ...