Nutrition & Diet Assessment Core
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The VNDAC has performed diet assessment and other nutrition services for a variety of food laboratory, clinical, translational and community research projects. These assessments have been conducted in children, young adults, middle-age adults and older adults. Presented here are some of studies that we have completed and some that are ongoing.
COMPLETED DIET ASSESSMENT PROJECTS (since 2003)
| Timeframe | Study |
Diet Recalls Completed |
| Jan 2003 - Dec 2005 | Comparison of Diet versus Diet + Resistance Training in Stage III/IV Head and Neck Cancer Patients | 180 |
| Jan 2006 - Dec 2008 | Effects of Grapefruit, Grapefruit Juice and Water as Dietary Preloads During Caloric Restriction in Obese Adults | 540 |
| Nov 2010 - Nov 2011 | Effects of Detemir Insulin versus Detemir + Diet Intervention: A 9-Country Multi-Site International Trial. | 1981 |
| June 2011 - Dec 2011 | GROW: Prevention of Obesity in Childhood Pilot | 180 |
CURRENT / PENDING DIET ASSESSMENT PROJECTS
| Timeframe | Study | Diet Recalls |
| Aug 2008 – Dec 2012 | Effects of high fat diets on endothelial function, insulin sensitivity and body composition in obese women | 580 |
| April 2010 –Dec 2013 | Effectiveness of solid snacks versus oral liquid supplements in long term care residents. | 900 |
| June 2011- Dec 2013 | NOVO Brain and body effects of diet intervention versus diet + Detemir insulin in adult obesity and diabetes | 666 |
| May 2012 – Apr 2015 | Cost effectiveness of solid snacks versus oral liquid supplements in long term care residents | 900 |
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June 2012 – Dec 2012 |
Metabolic syndrome in college football players | 135 |
| Aug 2012 – Jul 2015 | Obesity prevention in children in pediatric primary care settings | 460 |
EXAMPLE OF OUR DIET ASSESSMENT DATA RELIABILITY
| Children | ComparatorA | Adults | ComparatorB | ||
| Energy (kcal) |
1378 ± 385
|
1308 ± 279
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|
1909 ± 711
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1928 ± 740
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fat (% of energy) |
31 ± 9
|
30 ± 4
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|
35 ± 9
|
34 ± 10
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| Carb (% of energy) |
54 ± 11
|
56 ± 4
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|
48 ± 11
|
50 ± 12
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| Protein (% of energy) |
15 ± 5
|
16 ± 4
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|
16 ± 4
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15 ± 3
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AButte, N. F., Fox, M. K., Briefel, R. R., Siega-Riz, A. M., Dwyer, J. T., Deming, D. M., & Reidy, K. C. (2010). Nutrient Intakes of US Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers Meet or Exceed Dietary Reference Intakes. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 110(12, Supplement), S27–S37. doi:10.1016/j.jada.2010.09.004
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