Impact of a Nutrition and Diabetes Continuing Education Program on Primary Care Provider's Knowledge, Attitude, and Clinical Practice.

Purpose: Diet/nutrition is the first-line non-pharmacological therapy in the treatment of diabetes. Diet/nutrition counseling is infrequently provided by primary care providers (PCPs), who have limited nutrition education in both medical and advanced practice provider curricula. This quality improvement project aimed to improve knowledge and attitude, and frequency of diet/nutrition counseling by PCPs among patients with uncontrolled diabetes (glycosylated hemoglobin A1c ≥8%), by providing an online continuing medical education (CME) program on diabetes diet/nutrition.

Nutrition and Bone Density in Boys with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Background: Boys with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have lower bone mineral density (BMD) than typically developing controls. Differences in diet and exercise may contribute to low BMD.

Objective: Our aim was to examine macro- and micronutrient intakes and self-reported physical activity in boys with ASD compared to TDC and the relationship of these variables with BMD.

Macronutrient intake associated with weight gain in adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa.

Objective: Adolescents and women with anorexia nervosa (AN) are known to severely restrict total calorie and fat intake. However, data are limited regarding specific macronutrient intake associated with weight gain in AN.

Objective: To prospectively investigate dietary macronutrient composition associated with weight gain in adolescent girls with AN.

Nutrient status of adults with cystic fibrosis.

Nutrition is thought to influence disease status in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). This cross-sectional study sought to evaluate nutrient intake and anthropometric data from 64 adult outpatients with cystic fibrosis. Nutrient intake from food and supplements was compared with the Dietary Reference Intakes for 16 nutrients and outcomes influenced by nutritional status.

Nutrient intake in community-dwelling adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa and in healthy adolescents.

Background: Adolescence is a common time for the onset of anorexia nervosa (AN), a condition associated with long-term medical and hormonal consequences.

Objective: The objective was to compare the nutrient intakes of community-dwelling girls with AN with those of healthy adolescents and to describe the associations between specific nutrient intakes and nutritionally dependent hormones.

Design: Nutrient intakes in 39 community-dwelling girls with AN and 39 healthy adolescents aged 12.

Effects of a lifestyle modification program in HIV-infected patients with the metabolic syndrome.

Objectives: A large percentage of HIV-infected patients receiving HAART develop the metabolic syndrome. In this study, we sought to determine whether lifestyle modification improves metabolic syndrome criteria, including waist circumference, blood pressure, fasting blood sugar, triglycerides, and HDL-cholesterol among HIV-infected patients with the metabolic syndrome.

Design: We conducted a randomized, 6-month study in HIV-infected patients with metabolic syndrome as defined by the National Cholesterol Education Program.