Prevalence of eating disorders among dietetics students: does nutrition education make a difference?

Several studies have indicated that college students majoring in dietetics have more problems associated with food than do students majoring in other disciplines. If this is true, dietetics students may need more counseling and education on eating disorders, especially because many will eventually be counseling others professionally. To assess the prevalence of negative eating behaviors among college dietetics majors, surveys based on the Eating Pattern Questionnaire were distributed to college women with majors in dietetics and other selected disciplines at a medium-sized California university.

The effect of varying dietary zinc levels on the concentration and localization of zinc in rat bile-pancreatic fluid.

To determine if zinc homeostasis occurs by zinc output from bile-pancreatic secretions, the bile-pancreatic duct and intestine of rats were surgically cannulated, and bile-pancreatic fluid was collected 2 h/d from the day of surgery to 8 d after surgery. The rats were fed diets containing 10, 100 or 1000 micrograms Zn/g diet before and after surgery. The effect of surgery itself was significant; food intake was initially lower than presurgery levels, but returned to presurgery levels by d 5.

Oakwood Hospital needs assessment for community health promotion.

A survey was conducted to determine community health concerns, interests, and perceived health needs. The survey data were used in the selection of health promotion interventions. An index of Concern/Information Need/Participation Willingness (CIP) was developed as a model for planning, implementing, marketing, and evaluating programs.

Effect of dietary copper and zinc levels on tissue copper, zinc, and iron in male rats.

The interaction between dietary copper and zinc as determined by tissue concentrations of trace elements was investigated in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Animals were fed diets in a factorial design with two levels of copper (0.5, 5 μg/g) and five levels of zinc (1, 4.

Zinc-copper interactions in the pregnant rat: fetal outcome and maternal and fetal zinc, copper and iron.

The interaction between zinc and copper in the pregnant rat was investigated by feeding Sprague-Dawley rats, from mating to term, diets that varied in zinc and copper concentrations. A factorial design was used with diets containing 1, 10, 100 or 1000 micrograms zinc/gram and 0.5, 5, 10 or 100 micrograms copper/gram.