Publications by authors named "Lillian Karina Diaz-Rios"
MyPlate is the current educational icon that supports communication of US Dietary Guidelines for Americans to the public. Since its inception in 2011, there has been a paucity of research documenting consumer awareness of the icon and its effectiveness for improving Americans' diets. This perspective presents the extent to which MyPlate has been represented in the nutrition education literature and discusses current evaluation and utilization needs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Latinos/Hispanics are among the populations at high risk of nutrition disparities. Adequate participation of this group in community nutrition research is necessary to better understand such disparities and propose sensible solutions.
Objective: To identify factors influencing participation and strategies to effectively reach Latinos/Hispanics for community nutrition research.
Background: it has been demonstrated an association between the increase in physical activity and improvements in the lipid profile.
Objective: to evaluate changes in the serum lipids caused by spinning practice.
Methods: nine men and twelve women were studied, they underwent to an initial evaluation that included a treadmill effort test, in order to establish the physical fitness level.