Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health
RDN Training
October 30, 2012
Farm to School Tool Development: Guidance for farm direct purchasing and kitchen produce handling in a large district central kitchen foodservice model
Increased childhood obesity and interest in local food systems have led school districts to consider farm to school programs. Schools face many hurdles in implementing farm to school. This includes challenges in produce handling, recipe development and local food purchasing. Large urban school districts, such as Kent School District, present particular challenges due to larger...An action guide for institutional and environmental change related to sugar-sweetened beverages
Emergent public health efforts to promote healthy eating are increasingly directed at environmental and policy changes to curb consumption of sugar sweetened beverages (SSB), the largest source of added sugars in the American diet and a major contributor to the obesity, diabetes, and heart disease epidemics. The Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition (COPC), in partnership with...August 24, 2012
Comparing food desert and non-food desert residents by key socio-demographic variables, distance to supermarkets, supermarket type by price, diet quality and obesity in King Co, WA
The causes of obesity are multi-factorial; however, decreased access to healthy and affordable foods has emerged as an important factor. Areas where access to healthy and affordable foods is limited are known as food deserts. Although the definition of food deserts has evolved since the term was coined in the early 1990s, it is currently...What’s on the menu? An evaluation of the foods served in Federally-subsidized child care homes
The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)provides federal funds for meals and snacks served to children and adults in licensed day care facilities. At the request of the USDA, the Food and Nutrition Board of the U.S. Institute of Medicine (IOM) reviewed the CACFP meal patterns and...April 30, 2012
Washington State Dept. of Agriculture Farm-to-School Project
This project was completed in the course NUTR 531: Public Health Nutrition.March 23, 2012
Clinical outcomes following pre-and post-operative vitamin D supplementation in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patients
Bariatric surgery is associated with risks for micronutrient deficiencies. For example, hypovitaminosis D (25(OH)D ≤30ng/mL) has been reported in obese individuals and patients who received Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). Investigations on incidence of hypovitaminosis D in patients undergoing bariatric surgery in the Pacific Northwest are limited. The primary aim of this study was to identify...Area-level measures of deprivation predict food patterns among 7th grade students in Washington State
Studies find that disparities exist between socioeconomic status and markers of diet quality among school-aged children. Only a few studies have examined food consumption at school and away from school for the specific purpose of uncovering the links between food patterns and the child’s socioeconomic environment. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to determine...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
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