Senior author Elizabeth K. Dunford, PhD, presents results of the first study to examine what US consumers are purchasing (Nielsen Homescan Consumer Panel data from 2001 and 2019), rather than relying on reported food and beverage intake, to eva

Meal Skipping and Shorter Meal Intervals Are Associated with Increased Risk of All-Cause and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality among US Adults

Nov 22nd, 2022

Lead author Yangbo Sun, MBBS, PhD, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, shares the results of a large prospective study of American adults 40 years old and older (NHANES). This research contributes much-needed evidence about the a

Association of Food Insecurity and Food Addiction Symptoms: A Secondary Analysis of Two Samples of Low-Income Female Adults

Sep 19th, 2022

Lead author Lindsey Parnarouskis, MS, reviews a secondary analysis of data collected in two earlier studies: Maternal Adiposity, Metabolism and Stress (MAMAS) the Family Food Study (FFS). This new study found that women experiencing food insecu

Diet Quality in the United States Improved during the Great Recession and Deteriorated During Economic Recovery

Apr 13th, 2022

Annie Yu-An Chen, DDS, MS, Assistant Policy Researcher at RAND Corporation, discusses a new study that examined cyclical changes in American diet quality related to macroeconomic conditions. She and co-author Roland Sturm, PhD, Senior Economist

Dietary Supplement Intake and Factors Associated with Increased Use in Preadolescent Endurance Runners

Nov 17th, 2021

Lead author Michelle Barrack and principal investigator Adam S. Tenforde discuss the first investigation into the prevalence of dietary supplement and sport food use in male and female middle school-aged runners. Researchers found that almost h

Discrimination and safety concerns are barriers to accessing healthy food for food-insecure young adults

Jul 19th, 2021

Study lead Nicole Larson, PhD, MPH, RDN, talks about a University of Minnesota School of Public Health study that found one-third of emerging adults (18-29 years of age) surveyed experienced food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic and a di

Decreasing Trends in Heavy Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption in the United States, 2003–2016

Sep 24th, 2020

Authors: by Kelsey A. Vercammen, MSc, Alyssa J. Moran, ScD, RD, Mark J. Soto, MA, Lee Kennedy-Shaffer, PhD, and Sara N. Bleich, PhDPodcast: Lead author Kelsey A. Vercammen (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health) talks about a new Journal o

Types and Amounts of Nonnutritive Sweeteners Purchased by US Households: A Comparison of 2002 and 2018 Nielsen Homescan Purchases

Jul 29th, 2020

Authors: Elizabeth K. Dunford, PhD; Donna R. Miles, PhD; Shu Wen Ng, PhD, and Barry Popkin, PhDPodcast: Reducing sugar consumption is an important public health strategy. Shu Wen Ng, PhD, discusses a new study from The University of North Caro

Added Sugars Intake among US Infants and Toddlers

Nov 14th, 2019

Authors:Authors: Kirsten A. Herrick, PhD, MSc, Cheryl D. Fryar, MSPH, Heather C. Hamner, PhD, MS, MPH, Sohyun Park, PhD, and Cynthia L. Ogden, PhD, MRPPodcast: Lead investigator Kirsten A. Herrick, PhD, MSc, highlights findings from the first

Variations in Marginal Taste Perception by Body Mass Index Classification: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Jul 30th, 2019

Authors: Aaron C. Miller, PhD; Linnea A. Polgreen, PhD; Elena M. Segre, MD; and Philip M. Polgreen, MD, MPHPodcast: Linnea A. Polgreen, PhD, and Aaron C. Miller, PhD, discuss a new study from the University of Iowa that shows levels of satisf

Fast Food Offerings in the United States in 1986, 1991, and 2016 Show Large Increases in Food Variety, Portion Size, Dietary Energy, and Selected Micronutrients

Feb 27th, 2019

Authors: Megan A. McCrory, PhD; Allen G Harbaugh, PhD; Sarah Appeadu, MS; and Susan B Roberts, PhDVideo: Dr. Megan McCrory and colleagues present new insights on how fast food may be helping to fuel the continuing problem of obesity and relate

Foods and Beverages Obtained at Worksites in the United States

Jan 22nd, 2019

Authors: Stephen J. Onufrak, PhD, Hatidza Zaganjor, MPH, Liping Pan, MD, MPH, Seung Hee Lee-Kwan, PhD, Sohyun Park, PhD, and Diane M. Harris, PhD, MPHPodcast: What proportion of US adults obtain food at work, what foods do they obtain, and wha

Caffeine Transiently Affects Food Intake at Breakfast

Jul 25th, 2018

Authors: Leah M. Panek-Shirley, PhD, Carol DeNysschen, PhD, RD, MPH, CDN, Erin O'Brien, and Jennifer L. Temple, PhDVideo: Although after drinking a small amount of caffeine, study participants consumed 10 percent less at breakfast, this effect

Who Values Gluten-Free? Dietary Intake, Behaviors, and Sociodemographic Characteristics of Young Adults Who Value Gluten-Free Food

Jun 21st, 2018

Authors: Mary J. Christoph, PhD, MPH; Nicole Larson, PhD, MPH, RD; Katie C. Hootman, PhD, RD; Jonathan M. Miller, PhD; and Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, PhD, MPH, RDVideo: New study finds that individuals who value gluten-free foods are more likely

Registered Dietitians Making a Difference: Early Medical Record Documentation of Estimated Energy Requirement in Critically Ill Children Is Associated with Higher Daily Energy Intake and with Use of the Enteral Route

Oct 12th, 2017

Authors: Martin Wakeham, MD, FAAP; Melissa Christensen, Jennifer Manzi; Evelyn M. Kuhn, PhD; Matthew Scanlon, MD; Praveen S. Goday, MBBS; and Theresa A. Mikhailov, MD, PhD.Video: Lead investigator Dr. Martin Wakeham talks about the first study

Increasing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program/Electronic Benefits Transfer Sales at Farmers' Markets with Vendor-Operated Wireless Point-of-Sale Terminals.

Oct 12th, 2017

Authors: Alison M. Buttenheim, PhD, MBA, Joshua Havassy, MPH, Michelle Fang, Jonathan Glyn, and Allison E. Karpyn, PhD.Interview: Study at The Food Trust's Clark Park Farmers' Market (Philadelphia) found that making it easier for vendors to co

Nutrient Intake and Anemia Risk in the WHI Observational Study

Oct 12th, 2017

Authors: Cynthia A. Thomson, PhD, RD, Jeffrey Stanaway, MPH, Marian L. Neuhouser, PhD, RD, Linda G. Snetselaar, RD, PhD, LD, Marcia L. Stefanick, PhD, Leslie Arendell, MS, and Zhao Chen, PhD, MPH.Interview: Cynthia A. Thomson, PhD, RD, Associa

Utilizing the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' Evidence Analysis Library (EAL) for a Health Science Research Project at Boise State University

Oct 12th, 2017

Author: Barbara Gordon, RDN, LDIn 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

No Fat, No Sugar, No Salt,No Problem? Prevalence of "Low-Content" Nutrient Claims and Their Associations with the Nutritional Profile of Food and Beverage Purchases in the United States

Oct 12th, 2017

Authors: Lindsey Smith Taillie, PhD; Shu Wen Ng, PhD; Ya Xue, PhD; Emily A Busey, MPH, RDN, LDN; Matthew Harding, PhDVideo: No fat, no sugar, no salt? What does it mean? A new study found that simply making a low-content claim on food packagin

Visioning Report 2017: A Preferred Path Forward for the Nutrition and Dietetics Profession

Oct 12th, 2017

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; R

Single-Larger-Portion-Size and Dual-Column Nutrition Labeling May Help Consumers Make More Healthful Food Choices

Oct 12th, 2017

Authors: Amy M. Lando, MPP, Serena C. Lo, PhD.Interview: An FDA-commissioned study finds that two proposed nutrition labeling changes could potentially make nutritional content information easier to understand. Study participants could more ac

Short- and long-term eating habit modification predict weight change in overweight, post-menopausal women: results from the WOMAN Study.

Oct 12th, 2017

Authors: Bethany Barone Gibbs, PhD, Laura S. Kinzel, MS, RD, Kelley Pettee Gabriel, PhD, Yue-fang Chang, PhD, Lewis H. Kuller, MD.Interview: A new study reports that in post-menopausal women, some behaviors associated with short-term weight lo

Associations between depressive symptomatology, diet, and BMI among participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Oct 12th, 2017

Authors: Karen R. Florez, DrPH; Tamara Dubowitz, ScD; Madhumita (Bonnie) Ghosh-Dastidar, PhD; Robin Beckman, MS; and Rebecca Collins, PhD .Presentation: Dr. Karen R. Florez presents the results of a new study that reports that for people rec

Daily Blueberry Consumption Improves Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness in Postmenopausal Women with Pre- and Stage 1-Hypertension: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial

Oct 12th, 2017

Authors: Sarah A. Johnson, PhD, RD, CSO; Arturo Figueroa, MD, PhD, FACSM; Negin Navaei, BS; Alexei Wong, MS; Roy Kalfon, BS; Lauren T. Ormsbee, MS; Rafaela G. Feresin, MS; Marcus L. Elam, MS; Shirin Hooshmand, PhD; Mark E. Payton, PhD; and Bahr

Availability of Drinking Water in US Public School Cafeterias

Oct 12th, 2017

Authors: Nancy Hood, PhD; Lindsey Turner, PhD; Natalie Colabianchi, PhD; Frank Chaloupka, PhD; Lloyd Johnston, PhD.Interview: By making clean drinking water easily accessible to the over 30 million children participating in the National School