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Nutrition

Contact:
Linda Nebeling, PhD, MPH, RD
nebelinl@mail.nih.gov

Tanya Agurs-Collins, PhD, RD
collinsta@mail.nih.gov

Amy Yaroch, PhD
yarocha@mail.nih.gov



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Projects

Behavioral Change Consortium (BCC) Validation Study
NCI Supplemental funding to R0IAG16588, R01HD37368, R01AR45901, R01HL62156, R01HL62158, R01HL64959, R01MH59594, and CDCU48/CCU115807 grants. BCC Sites involved Emory University, Harvard School of Public Health, Illinois Institute of Technology, Oregon Research Institute, Oregon Health Sciences University, University of Rhode Island, University of Rochester, and University of South Carolina. Project duration: Begin date October 1, 1999 – End date September 30, 2005. http://www1.od.nih.gov/behaviorchange/.

Food Attitudes and Behavior (FAB) Survey Project
The purpose of the Food Attitudes and Behaviors (FAB) Survey is to evaluate a variety of factors including knowledge of fruits and vegetable (F/V recommendations), psychosocial factors, as well as other variables that may be related to F/V consumption. Conventional constructs included self-efficacy, barriers, social support, and knowledge of recommendations related to FV consumption. Novel constructs included shopping patterns, taste preferences, views on vegetarianism, intrinsic/extrinsic motivation, and environmental food offerings.

FAB Factsheet (pdf)

Body&Soul
Health Promotion has provided scientific support for program development, including a review of literature and portfolio analysis, and has convened experts in faith-based, community-based research to review the state-of-the-science. Evidence-based research has been used to support dissemination projects in diet and behavior modification and to improve fruit and vegetable consumption in African-American communities. This research has identified feasible nutrition and physical activity interventions, which have successfully been incorporated into the national Body&Soul program. Ongoing efforts through a public-private partnership support the dissemination of Body&Soul nationally. http://www.bodyandsoul.nih.gov.

Decision making in eating behavior
Integrating Perspectives from the Individual, Family, and Environment Meeting Objectives: To discuss the state of research in decision making and examine those areas that can potentially be applied to the field of nutrition, especially in the area of sustaining positive behavior change and to stimulating research interest in this area. Meeting Framework: The meeting is being organized to provide significant audience participation. Each session will include a plenary speaker who will provide an overview of the session topic, followed by presentations by various panelists who will speak on the topic from their unique perspectives. A moderated question and answer session will follow the panelists' presentation to allow full interaction among the speakers.
NIH VideoCast Day one and Day two.

Reports & Publications

The Journal of Nutrition (January 2008, Volume 138, Issue 1). Supplement: The Examination of Two Short Dietary Assessment Methods, within the Context of Multiple Behavioral Change Interventions in Adult Populations. http://jn.nutrition.org/content/vol138/issue1

Resources

AHRQ: Efficacy of Interventions

Integrative Framework for Research in Diet and Communication

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Last Updated: December 9, 2008

 

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