The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), sponsored by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), uses large custombuilt Mobile Examination Centers (MECs) to gather confidential data on the residential population of the United States. The data are used to generate national statistics and standards on health and nutrition for the nation. CDC is also ...

Title of Document: FROM CHINA TO THE US: NUTRITION, DIET AND ACCULTURATION OF CHINESE EMPLOYED IN HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES – RESULTS FROM A WEB-BASED SURVEY. Chunling Wang, M.D., 2007 Directed By: Nadine Sahyoun. Ph.D., RD, Department of Nutrition and Food Science Background: Due to the fast development of economies in China and the great needs of professionals in the US, the population of highly e...

The National health and nutrition examination survey (NHANES) is a respected nation-wide program in charge of assessing the health and nutritional status of adults and children in United States. Recent cal research found that folic acid play an important role in preventing baby birth defects. In this paper, we use the generalized estimating equation (GEE) method to study the generalized linear ...

INTRODUCTION Brazil has been called a nation in nutrition transitional because of recent increases in the prevalence of obesity and related chronic diseases. With overweight conditions already prevalent among middle-income populations, there exists a need to identify factors that influence nutrition behavior within this group. OBJECTIVE To address this subject, a research study was implemente...

INTRODUCTION Identification of low levels of health literacy is important for effective communication between providers and clients. Assessment instruments for general health literacy are inadequate for use in nutrition education encounters because they do not identify nutrition literacy. The primary objective of this 2-part study was to assess content validity for the Nutrition Literacy Assess...