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The purpose of this study was to determine whether nutrition education had an effect on eating attitudes and behaviors among a convenient sample of Bowling Green State University (BGSU) college students. The Eating Attitudes Test (EAT), was used to collect the data (Garner & Garfinkel, 1979). The EAT is a 40-item. Liekert-type scale instrument used to identify characteristics of eating disorders...
The present pilot study was a retrospective analysis of 70 institutionalized elderly (37F 33 M, mean age 81.7 + 8.3 years) with documented decubitus ulcers (stage II-IV). The study compared 26 patients who received 440 mg zinc sulfate/day (100 mg elemental zinc/day) for 30 days with 44 patients not receiving zinc sulfate. There were no significant differences between groups in age, sex, % ideal body...
Compliance of 1,254 undergraduate students in following the ''Dietary Guidelines for Americans'' (DGA) was studied using a self-recorded 5-day food record, and computer dietary analysis. The students completed the EAT-40 to measure abnormal attitudes or behaviors associated with food intake and body image. Data were collected when the sample was enrolled (once) in an introductory nutrition course...
The EAT (Eating Attitudes Test) was administered to 299 college students (225 females, 74 males) who were taking an introductory nutrition course during the first week of classes and again during the 15th week of classes. Results were tabulated for both the eat-40 and the EAT 26 versions of the test. The EAT had not been reported as previously being administered in a pre-test vs. post-test fashion...
LEARNING OUTCOME: To identify dietary and dieting behaviors of college females with strong eating attitudes. Eighty-four healthy college females (age 20.7±1.5 years; mean body mass index 22.1±3.2 kg/m 2 ) completed the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-40, Garner & Garfinkel, 1979)) and provided dietary intake information (Block - National Cancer Institute Health Habits and History Food Frequency...
LEARNING OUTCOME: To examine the prevalence of eating attitudes and behaviors in college students that are associated with symptoms of anorexia nervosa using the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT).Anorexia nervosa is common among college students. Diagnosis of anorexia nervosa can only be obtained by clinical evaluation, however, instruments are available to detect behaviors and attitudes that are characteristic...
This study compared a resident-selected menu planning system (the Meal Card/ Menu Board System - MC/MBS) with corporate prepared menus (CM) in a Jewish long-term care facility. The effects of the different menus on the nutrient intake of 24 residents were measured. A resident menu committee (RM) used the MC/MBS to choose the meal combinations that would comprise 1-week's (21) meals from a group of...
This study was conducted to compare the consumption of meals from corporate prepared menus (CPM) with the consumption of meals from menus chosen by residents (RM) of a traditional long-term care facility in northwest Ohio. 20 volunteer residents with normal appetites participated in the study. Plate waste data was collected on all test subjects for 3 meals per day for one week, while they consumed...
College women are at risk for iron deficiency and often adopt dietary practices that may have a negative influence on iron status. This study surveyed 81 college women (19–26 years, null gravid, null para) recruited from classes and general campus announcements. Usual dietary intake and habits were estimated using a food frequency instrument (Health Habits and History Questionnaire, National Cancer...