Publications by authors named "A L Thorne-Lyman"
Background: A comparison of commonly used diet quality indexes (DQIs) and their association with multiple indicators of sustainability has not been performed, which limits policy action.
Objectives: To evaluate the associations between 8 DQIs and 7 sustainability indicators in a nationally representative sample in the United States.
Methods: In this cross-sectional analysis, dietary data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2011-2018, n = 18,522 ≥20 y) were merged with data on greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE), cumulative energy demand (CED), water scarcity footprint (WSF), land, fertilizer nutrients, pesticides, and food prices from multiple publicly available databases.
Background: The nutrition transition underway in South Asia is likely mediated by changes to the food environment. Yet, few studies have been conducted in rural areas of South Asia to describe how the food environment has changed.
Objective: This analysis assessed changes in household availability of and proximity to markets, grocery shops, and tea shops over a 16-year time period in Gaibandha, Bangladesh.
Objective: To examine the association between red and processed meat consumption and total food expenditures in US households and explore whether households could reduce food costs by substituting these meats with other protein sources such as poultry, seafood, eggs and plant proteins.
Design: Cross-sectional study using data from the National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (FoodAPS). Using adult male equivalents (AME) for standardisation, we categorised red and processed meat purchases into quintiles.
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- Researchers studied how social and economic factors affect people's acceptance of nutrition programs!
- They used what they learned to improve the way a health trial was designed, making sure people would like and want to use the product!
- They focused on making it easier for women to get the product at home and created plans to help them keep using it!
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- The World Health Organization suggests using Balanced Energy Protein supplementation (BEP) to help pregnant women in Bangladesh who don't get enough nutrition.
- A study interviewed married women, their husbands, and mothers-in-law to learn about their eating habits and beliefs during pregnancy.
- While women know healthy foods to eat, many can't afford them, and some traditions and fears about certain foods make it hard, but there's a chance to improve nutrition support for pregnant women and their families.