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Waitzman, Norman J. | Costs and benefits of folic acid fortification in the United States: economic analysis, regulatory action, and public health | The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) required that as of January 1, 1998, manufacturers of enriched cereal- grain products fortify their products with folic acid to reduce the number of pregnancies affected by a neural tube defect (NTD). Prior to adoption of the regulation in 1996... | Nutrition; Gestation; Maturnity; Birth defects | 2004-10-14 |
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Critical examination of the demographic and psychological implications of mass preparation theory | The obesity epidemic has generated a tremendous amount of speculation regarding its etiology. Some explanations focus on structural changes in U.S. society, such as the increased reliance on modern technologies for food production, work and entertainment (French, Story and Jeffery 2001; Koplan an... | Weight management; Overweight; Nutrition; Health | 2005-12-05 | |
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Kowaleski-Jones, Lori | Exploring the influence of the National School Lunch Program on children using the early childhood longitudinal study | Using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, 1998-1999 Kindergarten Cohort, the proposed study examines two research questions. First, what are the effects of participation in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) on changes in children's behavior, test scores, and body weight? Second,... | Children; Nutrition; Elementary School, Meal program | 2006-09-01 |
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Nelson, Christopher | Foods factor in new medications | Understanding how nutrients in food affect cell communication could hold the key to a new generation of medications to treat diesase. Research designed to explain nutrition at the molecular level is not a new concept, but there is still much that is not understood. If we can figure out which bioacti... | Cell Signaling; Food Factors; Medications; Nutrition | 2000-03 |
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Kowaleski-Jones, Lori; Fan, Jessie Xiaojing; Brown, Barbara B.; Smith, Ken R.; Zick, Cathleen D. | Patterns of household food expenditures: a cluster analysis | In this study we use the Diary Survey component of the 2001 and 2002 Consumer Expenditure Survey to investigate patterns of household food expenditures. We identify eight constellations of food expenditures that are more and less likely to be associated with healthy eating habits. These clusters in... | Diet; Fast food; Nutrition; Eating habits | 2007 |
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Fan, Jessie Xiaojing; Brown, Barbara B.; Kowaleski-Jones, Lori; Smith, Ken R.; Zick, Cathleen D. | Patterns of household food expenditures: a cluster analysis | In this study we use the Diary Survey component of the 2001 and 2002 Consumer Expenditure Survey to investigate patterns of household food expenditures. We identify eight constellations of food expenditures that are more and less likely to be associated with healthy eating habits. These clusters in... | Diet; Fast food; Nutrition; Eating habits | 2006-09-01 |
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