Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Author Podcast

Author: Barbara Gordon, RDN, LD

In this podcast, Barbara Gordon, RDN, LD, shares her experience as an adjunct instructor at the University of Idaho, and the strategies used by the faculty of the Coordinated Program in Dietetics to introduce students to the Academy's Evidence Analysis Library. Gordon describes three examples: a nutrition intervention exercise, a case study, and a "scavenger hunt" in which students searched the Evidence Analysis Library and Nutrition Care Manual for specific information.(http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2017.02.017)

Author: Barbara Gordon, RDN, LD

In 2016, Barbara Gordon, RDN, LD, served as mentor to a health sciences student's independent research project. Under Gordon's guidance, the student employed the Academy's Evidence Analysis Library methodology as the framework for her research. In this podcast, Gordon explains how the methodology was applied, starting with the initial concept, and through the execution, challenges, and final presentation at an undergraduate research conference.(http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2017.02.017)

Authors: Lindsey Smith Taillie, PhD; Shu Wen Ng, PhD; Ya Xue, PhD; Emily A Busey, MPH, RDN, LDN; Matthew Harding, PhD

Video: No fat, no sugar, no salt? What does it mean? A new study found that simply making a low-content claim on food packaging was not a reliable indicator of a product's actual nutritional quality and that these claims may give consumers a false sense of confidence about the healthfulness of their food.(http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2017.01.011)

Authors: Jana R. Kicklighter, PhD, RDN, LD; Becky Dorner, RDN, LD, FAND; Anne Marie Hunter, PhD, RDN, LD, FADA; Marcy Kyle, RDN, LD, CDE, FAND; Melissa Pflugh Prescott, PhD, RDN; Susan Roberts, MS, RDN, LD, CNSC; Bonnie Spear, PhD, RDN, FAND; Rosa K. Hand, MS, RDN, LD; Cecily Byrne, MS, RDN, LDN

Video: Based on 3 years of extensive work, the Academy's Council on Future Practice released its "Visioning Report 2017: A Preferred Path Forward for the Profession of Nutrition and Dietetics." Join lead author Dr. Jana Kicklighter to learn more about this landmark report and how food and nutrition practitioners can use it to position themselves for professional success.(http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2016.09.027)

Authors: Allison C. Sylvetsky, PhD; Yichen Jin, MS; Elena J. Clark; Jean A. Welsh, PhD, MPH, RN; Kristina I. Rother, MD, MHSc; and Sameera A. Talegawkar, PhD

Video: A new study reports that 41% of adults and 25% of children currently consume at least one LCS item on a regular basis. The researchers note that this represents a 200% increase for children and a 54% increase among adults compared to data reported in 1999-2000. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2016.11.004)

Authors: Zerleen S. Quader, MPH, Cathleen Gillespie, MS, Sarah A. Sliwa, PhD, Jaspreet K.C. Ahuja, MS, Jinee P. Burdg, MPP, RD, LDN, Alanna Moshfegh, MS, RD, Pamela R. Pehrsson, PhD, Janelle P. Gunn, MPH, RD, Kristy Mugavero, RN, MSN, MPH, and Mary E. Cogswell, RN, DrPH.

High sodium intake from a variety of foods makes children vulnerable to heart disease later in life, according to a new report. Sodium reduction is considered a key public health strategy to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases nationwide. This study, the latest in ongoing CDC efforts to monitor U.S. sodium intake, points to 10 types of foods that make up almost 50% of kids' sodium intake. (10.1016/j.jand.2016.09.010)

Authors: Phillip W. Jasper, MS, Melva T. James, PhD, Adam W. Hoover, PhD, Eric R. Muth.

Researchers from Clemson University report on a new study that examines how wearable technology providing bite count feedback can help people concerned with overweight and obesity eat less through an easy-to-use self-monitoring tool that provides them with external indicators of their energy intake. (10.1016/j.jand.2016.03.007)

Authors: Lauren E. Au, PhD, RD; Shannon Whaley, PhD; Nila J. Rosen, MPH; Martha Meza; Lorrene D. Ritchie, PhD, RD.

Video: Lauren Au, PhD, RD, reports on a study of WIC participants that demonstrated that both online and in-person group education are effective in helping parents reduce breakfast-skipping and improve other breakfast-related nutritional knowledge and benefits, which could potentially lead to sustained behavior change in this population.

(DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2015.10.012)

Authors: Juliana F. W. Cohen, ScD, ScM, Jaquelyn L. Jahn, Scott Richardson, MBA, Sarah A. Cluggish, MBA, Ellen Parker, MBA, MSW, Eric B. Rimm, ScD.

Video: Juliana Cohen presents the results of a new study that shows that elementary and middle school students who are given at least 25 minutes to eat lunch are more likely to choose fruits and consume more of their entrees, milk, and vegetables. Data were collected as part of the MEALS study, a collaboration between Project Bread and the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health to improve the selection and consumption of healthier school foods.

(DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2015.07.019)

Authors: Kiyah J. Duffey, PhD; and Brenda M. Davy, PhD, RD.

Virginia Tech researchers talk about how and why they developed the Healthy Beverage Index (HBI) and describe how this tool can be used to more accurately evaluate dietary consumption of all types of fluids. They found that higher HBI scores were associated with more favorable lipid profiles, decreased risk of hypertension; and, among men, better C-reactive protein (CRP) levels. (DOI: 2010.1016/j.jand.2015.05.005).