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Preconception Diet Quality Is Associated with Birth Weight for Gestational Age Among Women in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos
The nutritional status of women in the preconception period is of paramount importance due to its role in reproduction.Cognitive Factors Associated with Frequency of Eating Out and Eating Takeout among Latinas
Higher frequency of eating outside the home can be an unhealthy behavior that may contribute to higher rates of obesity among Latinas, a disproportionately affected group. There is a growing need to understand potentially modifiable factors (eg, dispositional mindfulness, self-efficacy, nutrition knowledge) associated with higher frequency of eating outside the home in this population. This study assessed associations of cognitive factors (ie, dispositional mindfulness, self-efficacy of eating and purchasing healthy foods, nutrition knowledge) with frequency of eating out among Latinas.Relationship Between Grocery Shopping Frequency and Home- and Individual-Level Diet Quality Among Low-Income Racial or Ethnic Minority Households With Preschool-Aged Children
The home food environment can shape the diets of young children. However, little is known about modifiable factors that influence home food availability and dietary intake.Comparing Methods from the National Cancer Institute vs Multiple Source Method for Estimating Usual Intake of Nutrients in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latino Youth
The Multiple Source Method (MSM) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) method estimate usual dietary intake from short-term dietary assessment instruments, such as 24-hour recalls. Their performance varies according to sample size and nutrients distribution. A comparison of these methods among a multiethnic youth population, for which nutrient composition and dietary variability may differ from adults, is a gap in the literature.Snacking and Diet Quality Are Associated With the Coping Strategies Used By a Socioeconomically Diverse Urban Cohort of African-American and White Adults
Stress affects health-related quality of life through several pathways, including physiological processes and health behaviors. There is always a relationship between stress (the stimulus) and coping (the response). The relationship between snacking and snackers’ diet quality and stress coping is a topic overlooked in research.Racial or Ethnic and Socioeconomic Inequalities in Adherence to National Dietary Guidance in a Large Cohort of US Pregnant Women
The significance of periconceptional nutrition for optimizing offspring and maternal health and reducing social inequalities warrants greater understanding of diet quality among US women.Dietary Patterns during Adulthood among Lesbian, Bisexual, and Heterosexual Women in the Nurses’ Health Study II
Lesbian and bisexual women are at greater risk of being obese than heterosexual women; however, there is little research on dietary intake among lesbian and bisexual women.Reproducibility and Intermethod Reliability of a Calcium Food Frequency Questionnaire for Use in Hispanic, Non-Hispanic Black, and Non-Hispanic White Youth
A dietary assessment instrument designed for use in a nationally representative pediatric population was required to examine associations between calcium intake and bone mineral accrual in a large, multicenter study.Role of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists in the Research and Promotion of Native and Cultural Foods
In this issue of the Journal, Lopez-Romero and colleagues reported the physiological effects of ingestion of the native Mexican cactus plant (nopal, Opuntia ficus indica) on selected metabolic parameters in both healthy Mexicans and those with type 2 diabetes.1 This research editorial will discuss four topics of interest in the area of native and cultural foods: the central role they play in immigrant diets, the effect of decreased intake with globalization and acculturation, the value of identifying key foods that may contribute to a healthy lifestyle within a culture, and the need for carefully conducted studies of native cultural foods to provide evidence-based findings in the area of alternative and complementary nutrition.The Cardiovascular Health of Urban African Americans: Diet-Related Results from the Genes, Nutrition, Exercise, Wellness, and Spiritual Growth (GoodNEWS) Trial
African Americans have a higher incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) than Americans in general and are thus prime targets for efforts to reduce CVD risk. Dietary intake data were obtained from African Americans participating in the Genes, Nutrition, Exercise, Wellness, and Spiritual Growth (GoodNEWS) Trial. The 286 women and 75 men who participated had a mean age of 49 years; 53% had hypertension, 65% had dyslipidemia, and 51% met criteria for metabolic syndrome. Their dietary intakes were compared with American Heart Association and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute nutrition parameters to identify areas for improvement to reduce CVD risk in this group of urban church members in Dallas, TX.Socioeconomic and Racial/Ethnic Disparity in Americans' Adherence to Federal Dietary Recommendations
Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in obesity and other chronic diseases are constant features of the US population and warrant continuous research on the linkage and causation between social demographic factors and distant health outcomes, and on related interventions. Many believe that the racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparity in dietary intake is an important intermediate factor contributing to the disparities in obesity and other lifestyle-related diseases (1). Kirkpatrick and colleagues (2) provide some new evidence on differences in food group-based dietary intakes across race/ethnicity and income groups in terms of meeting the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) dietary recommendations (3).
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