Amazing Collection of Nutrition

Assessment of Body Composition Change in a Community-Based Weight Management Program

Leslie A. Powell, MA, RD, David C. Nieman, DrPH, Chris Melby, DrPH, Kirk Cureton, PhD, Dan Schmidt, PhD, Edward T. Howley, PhD, James O. Hill, PhD, James R. Mault, MD, Heather Alexander, MS, RD, and Darby J. Stewart, PhD

Department of Health and Exercise Science, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina (L.A.P., D.C.N.), Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, (C.M.), University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver (J.O.H., J.R.M., H.A.), Colorado, Department of Exercise Science, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia (K.C., D.J.S.), Department of Physical Education and Health Promotion, The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Oshkosh, Wisconsin (D.S.), Department of Exercise Science and Sport Management, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee (E.T.H.) [niemandc@appstate.edu]

Objective: The purpose of this study was to validate the use of the leg-to-leg bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) system in assessing change in body composition over 32 weeks in overweight and obese women participating in a community weight management program. Continue reading →

The Role of Added Sugars in the Diet Quality of Children and Adolescents

Richard A. Forshee, PhD, and Maureen L. Storey, PhD

Georgetown Center for Food and Nutrition Policy, Georgetown University, Washington, DC [storeym@georgetown.edu]

Objective: The associations between added sugars intake and consumption of vitamins, minerals and servings of foods in the USDA Food Guide Pyramid were examined. Continue reading →