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Posted by: Karen Chapman-Novakofski, PhD, RDN on Monday August 19, 2019 Although nutrition education is important across the lifespan, research funding seems to be more focused on childhood, specifically childhood obesity. Certainly, no one can argue that this is not critical since childhood obesity can diminish health and quality of life for decades beyond those early years. However, since this issue includes our position paper on older adults,1 I wanted to draw some attention to the opposite end of the lifespan. In a Viewpoint published in 1990 in JNEB by Nestl (...)

Posted by: Jennifer McCaffrey, PhD, MPH, RD on Monday August 12, 2019 by Jennifer McCaffrey, PhD, MPH, RD SNEB President This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), the first national nutrition education program. The EFNEP exemplifies nutrition education that has evolved to meet the changes in society and the challenges and needs of the intended target audience of low-income families. A unique aspect of EFNEP that makes it a good case study for nutrition education is the way the program has blended theo (...)

Posted by: U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday July 17, 2019 It is widely known that heart disease, cancer, diabetes and other chronic diseases are the leading causes of death and disability in the United States, and poor nutrition is a major factor that keeps these numbers high. The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that almost 40 percent of U.S. adults are obese. This reality is among the reasons that nutrition has and always will be a key priority for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In 2018 the agency (...)

Posted by: Linda L. Thompson, PhD, LN on Wednesday June 19, 2019 Originally published in the May issue of JNEB. By Linda L. Thompson, PhD, LN; Mateja R. Savoie-Roskos, PhD, MPH, RDN; Alisha R. Farris, PhD, RDN; Kristin Riggsbee, PhD; Sa’Nealdra Wiggins, BS Food insecurity among college students is becoming a more widely recognized issue across the country. Recent studies report between 30-50% of college students experience some level of food insecurity, a rate that is nearly two-fold higher than the general public.1-3 Although food insecurity (...)

Posted by: Virginia C. Stage, PhD, RDN on Wednesday June 19, 2019 Originally published in the June issue of JNEB. Native American (NA) children have a rich cultural and sensory relation- ship with food. Consider the smell of burning sage and the beat of the drum echoing a heartbeat into the distance. The taste of Indian tacos while watching elders and children dancing in a circle with locked hands wearing vibrant regalia. All five senses implored at powwows awaken emotion entangled in traditional culture. For NAs, food symbolizes cultural connectivity a (...)

Posted by: Karen Chapman-Novakofski, PhD, RDN on Wednesday June 19, 2019 Originally published in the June issue of JNEB. Pregnancy is an exciting, stressful, challenging time for most women. We try to be perfect so that the little one develops into a healthy, happy baby. However, trying to be perfect can be so stressful! In terms of food and weight gain, the challenges are there every day. Kroeger et al1 reported on the reasons for late-night eating within a sample of 18 low-income black, pregnant women since this type of eating could lead to impaired glucose (...)

Posted by: Ellen Schuster, MS on Monday June 17, 2019 Article originally appears in the June 7, 2019 issue of the SNEB eCommunicator. I was recently in the chip aisle and was overwhelmed by the many veggie chip choices. (Cauliflower pretzels? Really? Personally, I’d rather roast some cauliflower and add my own spices.) My concerns about veggie chips are that many are high in sodium and pricey. OK, to be honest, the few that I’ve tried aren’t very tasty. Here are some resources to help you assess the options out there. **2 databases to (...)

Posted by: Karen Chapman-Novakofski, PhD, RDN on Saturday June 15, 2019 Originally published in the May issue of JNEB. Hopefully you have now noticed that JNEB has transitioned from the EES system to Editorial Manager for manuscript submission, review, and processing. Although not without a few challenges, the JNEB team, Elsevier, and our Managing Editor worked together to assure that our authors, reviewers, and readership experienced few delays or errors. If you received something confusing or frustrating, we apologize. Most of the JNEB awardees have been rec (...)

Posted by: Alex Rickert on Friday June 14, 2019 Originally published in the April issue of JNEB. In July of 2018, the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) Research Division officially opened for business. Our first endeavor was to establish working mission and vision statements. This was accomplished, beginning at our inaugural division meeting during Annual Conference, with a follow-up for member input in the fall. The mission of the SNEB Research Division is to enhance the capacity of the Society to conduct and diss (...)

Posted by: Karen Chapman-Novakofski, PhD, RDN on Friday June 14, 2019 Originally published in the April issue of JNEB. If you have not already read the January JNEB issue, please do review the SNEB Position Paper in that issue concerning environmental sustainability being included in dietary guidelines.1 The position states that this should occur whether providing guidance for individuals or groups and in national guidance. This may be a call to action for nutrition educators. Do we discuss in our programs and individual counseling sessions issues on enviro (...)