Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health
Master of Science
November 7, 2018
Is There a Role for Myeloid Cell-derived Versican in Diabetes-accelerated Atherosclerosis
Cardiovascular diseases, caused by atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries, are the number one cause of death in the world, causing over 30% of deaths. Diabetes is also becoming an increasingly common disease with nearly 10% of Americans diagnosed with diabetes. Diabetes is known to increase macrophage expression and inflammatory activation leading to increased risk…
Use of a Nutrient Rich Foods Index to Study the Effect of Seattle’s Minimum Wage Ordinance on Supermarket Food Prices by Nutrient Quality
Minimum wage policies may increase the capacity of low wage workers to achieve higher quality diets through greater food purchasing power. However, limited evidence is available on the effect of minimum wage policies on consumer food prices and even fewer studies perform cost analyses that include measures of food quality. One hypothesis is that the…
Pre-operative Weight Loss Requirements: are they Beneficial?
This project was completed as part of NUTR 596: Nutrition Practice Capstone.
Parent Perceptions on a Walking School Bus Program among Low-Income Families: A Qualitative Study
Active commuting to school (ACS) is a promising intervention to increase physical activity in school-age children. The aim was to assess parent perceptions of an ACS program in the Seattle area to inform future ACS programs and policies.
Development of a Blenderized Tube Feeding Recipe for Inpatient Use at Seattle Children’s Hospital
This project was completed as part of NUTR 596: Nutrition Practice Capstone.
Diet Quality and Circulating Sphingolipids: The Strong Heart Family Study
Sphingolipids, including ceramides (Cer) and sphingomyelins (SM), are involved in the development of chronic disease through stress response, inflammation, insulin sensitivity, and more. Plasma sphingolipids may be influenced by dietary factors, but studies linking the two are limited. Among 2025 non-diabetic participants in the Strong Heart Family Study, we used food frequency questionnaire responses to…
Exploring and Expanding Resources for the Phenylketonuria (PKU) Population Through Community Survey and Recipe Testing with HowMuchPhe.org
This project was completed as part of NUTR 596: Nutrition Practice Capstone.
October 31, 2018
Developing a Guideline for the Use of Branched-Chain Amino Acids to Treat Hepatic Encephalopathy at UW Medical Center
An Ileus for the Ages
Updating Inpatient Blenderized Tube Feeding Policy at Seattle Children’s Hospital
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