Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health

RDN Training


March 23, 2012

The effects of high- and low-glycemic load diets on subjective mood and energy levels in normal weight and overweight/obese adults

Emerging evidence suggests a positive association of diet and obesity with depression. Researchers have examined several diet-mood hypotheses, including investigating the extent to which carbohydrates may impact mood. There is limited research, however, on how glycemic load, a characteristic of carbohydrates, impacts mood in healthy adults. The purpose of the present study was to measure…


October 31, 2011

Nutritional Support in a Critically Ill Trauma Patient: A Case Study


Nutritional Management of a Morbidly Obese Compulsive Overeater


H1N1 Gone Awry: A Case Study


Chylothorax: Diagnosis and Nutrition Management


A Case Study from the Neurosurgical ICU at Harborview Medical Center


Cholestasis in Neonatal, Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant


October 30, 2011

Teaching Traditional Diet and Environmental Justice to Urban Youth Participating in the Native Youth Enrichment Program’s Digital Storytelling Workshop

The mission at the University of Washington’s Indigenous Wellness Research Institute (IWRI) is to marshal community, tribal, academic, and governmental resources toward innovative, culture-centered interdisciplinary, collaborative social and behavioral research and education. Within IWRI, the Native Youth Enrichment Program (NYEP) is a culturally based program intended to promote Native youth in science, technology, engineering, and…


Adding a Sodium-Reduction Component to the Energize Your Meetings Program

Energize Your Meetings (EYM) is a program created by the Washington State Department of Health to provide voluntary guidelines for caterers and meeting planning staff to provide healthy food options and to encourage physical activity at worksite meetings. The program provides guidelines based on a 5-star rating system, with 5-star choices being the most healthy….


Hematological Testing Rates at Public Health Seattle

This project at Public Health Seattle-King County WIC Clinics included a review of current policies for screening children for iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia (IDA). The hematological testing policies reviewed included those from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Association of Pediatrics, the Institute of Medicine, the Federal WIC program, the…



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