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Differences in Dietary Quality by Sexual Orientation and Sex in the United States: NHANES 2011-2016
There are persistent disparities in weight- and diet-related diseases by sexual orientation. Lesbian and bisexual females have a higher risk of obesity and cardiovascular disease compared with heterosexual females. Gay and bisexual males have a higher risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease compared with heterosexual males. However, it remains unknown how sexual orientation groups differ in their dietary quality.Cultural Competency Training and Evaluation Methods Across Dietetics Education: A Narrative Review
Developing cultural competence among credentialed nutrition and dietetics practitioners is critical to move toward eliminating disparities in health care. Despite emphasis put forth on culturally competent care by credentialed nutrition and dietetics practitioners, the types, methods, and outcomes of cultural competency training are lacking or inconsistent. In this narrative review, we evaluated studies detailing cultural competency training for content, modes of delivery, and learner outcomes. Main inclusion criteria were students in dietetics or credentialed nutrition and dietetics practitioners engaging in an educational intervention.Breastfeeding in Infancy Is Associated with Body Mass Index in Adolescence: A Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing American Indians/Alaska Natives and Non-Hispanic Whites
American Indians and Alaska Natives have the highest obesity prevalence in the United States, but the influence of early childhood variables on body mass index (BMI; calculated as kg/m2) is not well understood. Previous studies have investigated the association between breastfeeding in infancy and offspring BMI, but rarely included American Indians and Alaska Natives.Emerging Opportunities for Registered Dietitian Nutritionists to Help Raise a Healthier Generation of Native American Youth
American Indian children are experiencing alarming signs of nutrition-related chronic diseases, such as overweight/obesity, hypertension, and acanthosis nigricans—a skin condition characterized by areas of dark, velvety discoloration in body folds and creases.1 Children who develop acanthosis nigricans are at higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes. This commentary aims to increase awareness of emerging opportunities for registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) to help raise a healthier generation of American Indian and Alaskan Native children and adolescents (“youth,” for short).The Association between Nutrition Facts Label Utilization and Comprehension among Latinos in Two East Los Angeles Neighborhoods
The Nutrition Facts label can facilitate healthy dietary practices. There is a dearth of research on Latinos' utilization and comprehension of the Nutrition Facts label.
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