Experiences and perspectives of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among Indigenous adults living in Manitoba.

Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) are a health policy target. Indigenous populations are among the highest consumers of SSB in Canada. However, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls on governments to recognize health disparities among Indigenous populations as a consequence of colonialism and governmental policies.

An examination of sugar-sweetened beverage tax regulations in six jurisdictions: Applying a social justice perspective to beverage taxation and exemptions.

Taxes, legislation and politics are social determinants of health, which can impact health through multiple pathways. The purpose of this study was to review regulations regarding sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxation and describe taxation/exemption of various beverage categories. We reviewed SSB taxation regulations from Mexico, the United Kingdom, Berkeley, Philadelphia, San Francisco and South Africa.

"Coke's not a food": A critical discourse analysis of sugar-sweetened beverage tax acceptability by white residents from an upper-middle class neighborhood in Winnipeg Manitoba.

Increasing concerns about the health impacts of sugar consumption has led to the proposition of a sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax in Canada. However, competing concerns related to stigma and equity remain and have not been explored in a Canadian context. As part of a broader study examining the perspectives of various populations on SSB tax acceptability, we examined how residents of an upper-middle class neighborhood conceptualize SSB tax acceptability, and we explored the discourses that inform their discussion.

Perceptions of Beverages With Non-nutritive Sweeteners Among Indigenous Adults Living in Manitoba and Implications for Type 2 Diabetes.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore the perspectives of Indigenous adults on consuming beverages with non-nutritive sweeteners.

Methods: In this work, we used a community-based, participatory design in partnership with National Indigenous Diabetes Association, Four Arrows Regional Health Authority, and Fearless R2W. We conducted 74 qualitative interviews with Indigenous adults living in Manitoba, including Island Lake First Nations (n=39), Flin Flon (n=15), and the North End neighbourhood of Winnipeg (n=20).

Predictors of Tri-council Funding Among Nutrition Researchers in Canada.

Barriers in research for women and dietitians have been documented. We sought to describe tri-council funding awarded within the nutrition discipline according to institution type, academic rank, gender, dietitian status, and primary research methods used. Using an online search methodology, faculty members with research appointments were identified from nutrition departments offering accredited dietetic programs and/or at Canada's collective of research-intensive universities known as U15.

Policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Manitoba grocery sector: a qualitative analysis of media, organizational communications, and key informant interviews.

Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all aspects of the food system, including the retail grocery sector. We sought to (objective 1) document and (objective 2) analyze the policies implemented in the grocery sector during the first wave of the pandemic in Manitoba, Canada.

Methods: Our qualitative policy analysis draws from organizational communications (websites and social media) (n = 79), news media articles (n = 95), and key informant interviews with individuals (n = 8) working within the grocery sector in urban and rural, Manitoba.

Nocturnal Hypoglycemia Associated with Bedtime Administration of Premixed Insulin Preparations in Hospitalized Patients.

Background: Patients with diabetes mellitus for whom premixed insulin preparations (PMIPs) are ordered in the hospital setting may be at risk of hypoglycemia if the PMIP is incorrectly administered at bedtime (instead of suppertime).

Objectives: The primary objective was to determine, retrospectively, the incidence of bedtime administration of PMIPs at a tertiary teaching hospital. The secondary objective was to investigate whether bedtime administration of PMIPs led to an increase in nocturnal hypoglycemia.

Pharmacist Intervention to Improve Medication Adherence in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome: The PRIMA-ACS Study.

Background: Despite ample evidence of benefit, adherence to secondary prevention medication therapy after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is often suboptimal. Hospital pharmacists are uniquely positioned to improve adherence by providing medication education at discharge.

Objective: To determine whether a standardized counselling intervention at hospital discharge significantly improved patients' adherence to cardiovascular medications following ACS.

Hemodynamic Assessment and In vivo Catabolism of Adenosine 5'-triphosphate in Doxorubicin or Isoproterenol-induced Cardiovascular Toxicity.

Objective: Previous studies have shown that catabolism of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) in systemic blood is a potential surrogate biomarker for cardiovascular toxicity. We compared the acute toxicity of high doses of doxorubicin (DOX) and isoproterenol (ISO) on hemodynamics and ATP catabolism in the systemic circulation.

Methods: sprague Dawley (SD) rats (n = 8 - 11) were each given either a single dose of 30 mg/kg ISO, or a twice-daily dose of 10 mg/kg of DOX or 4 doses of normal saline (control) by subcutaneous injection.

Resident and Staff Mealtime Actions and Energy Intake of Long-Term Care Residents With Cognitive Impairment: Analysis of the Making the Most of Mealtimes Study.

Long-term care (LTC) residents with cognitive impairment (CI) are at increased risk of malnutrition, often explained by mealtime actions (e.g., resident eating challenges, staff actions with eating assistance).