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Nourishing the Nexus: A Feminist Analysis of Gender, Nutrition and Agri-food Development Policies and Practices

Author(s): Vercillo S; Rao S; Ragetlie R; Vansteenkiste J;

This article applies feminist critiques to investigate how agri-food and nutritional development policy and interventions address gender inequality. Based on the analysis presented of global policies and examples of project experiences from Haiti, Benin, Gh ...

Article GUID: 37361474


Co-Development of Three Dietary Indices to Facilitate Dietary Intake Assessment of Pediatric Crohn's Disease Patients

Author(s): Harvey A.; Mannette J.; Sigall-Boneh R.; Macintyre B.; Parrott M.; Cahill L.; Connors J.; Otley A.; Haskett J.; van Limbergen J.; Grant S.; ...

Literature on dietary behaviours of the pediatric Crohn's Disease (CD) population and the relationship between dietary intake and CD activity is limited. Three dietary indices were developed an ...

Article GUID: 38634640


Evaluation of the Diet Tracking Smartphone Application Keenoa™: A Qualitative Analysis

Author(s): Bouzo V; Plourde H; Beckenstein H; Cohen TR;

Keenoa™ is a novel Canadian diet application (app) currently used by Canadian dietitians to collect diet-related data from clients. The goal of this study was to evaluate Keenoa™ based on user feedback and compare it to a conventional pen and paper method. ...

Article GUID: 34582258


Effects of snack intake during pregnancy and lactation on reproductive outcome in mild hyperglycemic rats

Author(s): Martins MG; Cruz AGD; Oliveira GP; Woodside B; Horta-Júnior JACE; Kiss ACI;

Metabolic disorders, like diabetes, as well as maternal diet, alter nutrient availability in utero, inducing adaptations in the offspring. Whether the effects of maternal hyperglycemia are modulated by diet, however, has yet to be explored. In the current s ...

Article GUID: 34332976


Assessing the Contribution of Traditional Foods to Food Security for the Wapekeka First Nation of Canada

Author(s): Robidoux MA; Winnepetonga D; Santosa S; Haman F;

The food security crisis and disproportionately high burden of dietary related disease amongst northern Indigenous populations in Canada continues to be a troubling reality with little sign of improvement. The Government of Canada is responding by developin ...

Article GUID: 34310881


The Association Between Dietary Pattern Adherence, Cognitive Stimulating Lifestyle, and Cognitive Function Among Older Adults From the Quebec Longitudinal Study on Nutrition and Successful Aging

Author(s): Parrott MD; Carmichael PH; Laurin D; Greenwood CE; Anderson ND; Ferland G; Gaudreau P; Belleville S; Morais JA; Kergoat MJ; Fiocco AJ; ...

Objective: This study examined the effect of dietary patterns and engagement in cognitive stimulating lifestyle behaviours on trajectory of global cognition, executive function (EF), and verbal epi ...

Article GUID: 33063101


Validity and Usability of a Smartphone Image-Based Dietary Assessment App Compared to 3-Day Food Diaries in Assessing Dietary Intake Among Canadian Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial

Author(s): Ji Y; Plourde H; Bouzo V; Kilgour RD; Cohen TR;

Background: Accurate dietary assessment is needed in studies that include analysis of nutritional intake. Image-based dietary assessment apps have gained in popularity for assessing diet, which may ease researcher and participant burden compared to traditio ...

Article GUID: 32902389


Plasma levels of one-carbon metabolism nutrients in women with anorexia nervosa

Author(s): Burdo J; Booij L; Kahan E; Thaler L; Israël M; Agellon LB; Nitschmann E; Wykes L; Steiger H; ...

Objective: People who are ill with anorexia nervosa (AN) show altered availability of key plasma nutrients. However, little is known about the patterning of alterations that occurs across diverse n ...

Article GUID: 32427359


Parental Nutrition Knowledge Rather Than Nutrition Label Use Is Associated With Adiposity in Children.

Author(s): Kakinami L, Houle-Johnson S, McGrath JJ

J Nutr Educ Behav. 2016 Jul-Aug;48(7):461-467.e1 Authors: Kakinami L, Houle-Johnson S, McGrath JJ

Article GUID: 27373860


Identification of novel enzymes to enhance the ruminal digestion of barley straw

Author(s): Badhan A; Ribeiro GO; Jones DR; Wang Y; Abbott DW; Di Falco M; Tsang A; McAllister TA;

Crude enzyme extracts typically contain a broad spectrum of enzyme activities, most of which are redundant to those naturally produced by the rumen microbiome. Identification of enzyme activities that are synergistic to those produced by the rumen microbiom ...

Article GUID: 29621684


Meeting fruit and vegetable consumption and physical activity recommendations among adolescents intending to lose weight

Author(s): Kakinami L; Houle-Johnson SA; Demissie Z; Santosa S; Fulton JE;

Two-thirds of adolescents who are overweight or have obesity report weight loss intentions. Most report using weight loss strategies consistent with expert recommendations for obesity prevention; however whether they meet recommended fruit and vegetable (F& ...

Article GUID: 30456053


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