If you hear someone saying, "I am going green," does it mean they are becoming environmentally careful about
managing the type of containers they use, the way they eat or the way they communicate? View Publication

Whether or not to supplement dietary intake of calcium and vitamin D is one of the most common questions considered by nutrition conscious people today. View Publication

An essential component of quality of life for older adults is enjoying food in the companionship of family and friends. The healthfulness of this food is also important. View Publication

There are many known factors that increase or decrease the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). Some of these
factors are modifiable and others are not. View Publication

We recommend Arsenault and colleagues for work on a nutrient profiling algorithm that incorporates weighting coefficients for nutrients, accounts for the beneficial health effects of unsaturated fats, and correlates with the nutritional fats, and correlates with the nutritional quality of both foods and diets. View Publication

Most older adults want to make healthy food choices to create healthy diets. About one-third of older adults rate
the healthfulness of their diets as extremely to very good, according to findings from the 2012 International
Food Information Council's (IFIC) Food & Health Survey. View Publication

Thousands of foreign-born older adults are entering long-term care and bringing with them differences in health
behaviors and beliefs, traditional health practices, and chronic disease risk factors and diagnoses. View Publication

Many factors shape individuals with culture having primary influence. Culture represents the integrated patterns of human behavior, including thoughts, communications, actions, customs, beliefs, values, and institutions of racial, ethnic, religious or social groups. View Publication

Something very important takes place daily in long-term care: -- the healthcare team monitors albumin levels of residents and, if low, takes action to minimize loss of lean muscle mass called sarcopenia. View Publication

The health of Hispanics is greatly influenced by level of education, socioeconomic status, and access to healthcare (United States Department of Health and Human Services [DHHS], 2011). View Publication

California State University Long Beach is the second largest university in California, and has a richly diverse student population. View Publication

In a world where "Coke is it" and everyone is taking Tastykake and Snickers breaks, is it any wonder children may turn up their little noses at the mention of breakfast, lunch, or dinner, but can't resist the idea of a snack? Children love snacks. In fact, recent government studies show that nearly all children in this country have at least one snack a day. And parents may take heart in knowing that informal little in-between-meal treats are perfectly acceptable to the medical community. In fact, many experts actually recommend snacks as a way to round out children's diets. View Publication

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Studies of family aggregation of childhood obesity indicate that familial influences are important. Obesity levels of children and parents are correlated, and the number of obese parents in a strong predictor of the risk of children becoming obese. View Publication

The mission of the Women’s Health Dietetic Practice Group (WHDPG) is “leading the future of dietetics in women’s health.” Our goal is to promote the development of dietetics professionals in nutritional care specialty areas in women’s health. This includes preconception through pregnancy and lactation continuing to late menopause. Among our objectives are to “impact the research agenda in women’s health and nutrition” and “influence key food, nutrition and health initiatives specific to women.”

The L.I.N.I. Summit was designed to highlight emerging issues to promote infant nutrition and well-being of children up to 2 years of age. From my perspective, the nutritional care of the Latino infant will only occur if maternal care is optimal. In this regard, the WHDPG and L.I.N.I. align. View Publication

Community Nutrition: Applying Epidemiology to Contemporary Practice

At the annual meeting of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Dr. Frank will receive the prestigious Trinko for service to the Latino Community.

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