Diet optimization methods can help translate dietary guidelines into a cancer prevention food planGabriel Masset
Center for Public Health Nutrition and Nutritional Sciences Program, School of Public Health, University of Washington, WA 98195, USA
J Nutr 139:1541-8. 2009
..Optimization models provide an elegant mathematical solution that can help determine whether sets of dietary guidelines are achievable by diverse U.S. population subgroups...
- Are socio-economic disparities in diet quality explained by diet cost?
Pablo Monsivais
University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
J Epidemiol Community Health 66:530-5. 2012
..Socio-economic disparities in nutrition are well documented. This study tested the hypothesis that socio-economic differences in nutrient intakes can be accounted for, in part, by diet cost...
- Improving nutrition in home child care: are food costs a barrier?
Pablo Monsivais
Center for Public Health Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of Washington, 305 Raitt Hall, Box 353410, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Public Health Nutr 15:370-6. 2012
..The present study tested the hypothesis that higher nutritional quality of foods served was associated with higher food expenditures in child care homes participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)...
- More nutritious food is served in child-care homes receiving higher federal food subsidies
Pablo Monsivais
School of Public Health, University of Washington, 305 Raitt Hall, Box 353410, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 111:721-6. 2011
..5% vs 56.3%; P=0.033). The finding that reimbursement rates were positively associated with food expenditures and the nutritional quality of foods served suggests that raising CACFP reimbursements can improve child nutrition...
Lower-energy-density diets are associated with higher monetary costs per kilocalorie and are consumed by women of higher socioeconomic statusPablo Monsivais
Nutritional Sciences Program, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 109:814-22. 2009
..This study examined associations among dietary energy density, energy-adjusted diet costs, and socioeconomic indicators of study participants...
- Potential nutritional and economic effects of replacing juice with fruit in the diets of children in the United States
Pablo Monsivais
School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 166:459-64. 2012
..To estimate the nutritional and economic effects of substituting whole fruit for juice in the diets of children in the United States...
- Supplementing chicken broth with monosodium glutamate reduces hunger and desire to snack but does not affect energy intake in women
Brett E Carter
Nutritional Sciences Program, School of Public Health, Center for Public Health Nutrition, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Br J Nutr 106:1441-8. 2011
..Supplementing chicken broth with MSG can increase subjective ratings for satiety but does not alter energy intake at the next meal relative to an equal energy broth without added MSG...
- Nutrient intakes linked to better health outcomes are associated with higher diet costs in the US
Anju Aggarwal
Center for Public Health Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
PLoS ONE 7:e37533. 2012
..The present study examined degrees of nutrient intake, for every key nutrient in the diet, in relation to diet cost and SES...
- Soluble fiber dextrin enhances the satiating power of beverages
Pablo Monsivais
Nutritional Sciences Program, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Appetite 56:9-14. 2011
..023). Supplementing beverages with soluble fiber dextrin affects short term energy intake and may have implications for weight control...
Low-energy-density diets are associated with higher diet quality and higher diet costs in French adultsAdam Drewnowski
School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 107:1028-32. 2007
..The finding that low-energy-density diets are associated with higher diet costs suggests that lasting improvements in diet quality may require economic as well as behavioral interventions...
- Added soluble fiber enhances the satiating power of low-energy-density liquid yogurts
Martine M Perrigue
Nutritional Sciences Program, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 109:1862-8. 2009
..Low-energy-density foods with high satiating power may be useful tools for weight management. Energy density of yogurts can range from 0.4 to 1.8 kcal/g...
- Obesity and supermarket access: proximity or price?
Adam Drewnowski
Center for Public Health Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 9819, USA
Am J Public Health 102:e74-80. 2012
..We examined whether physical proximity to supermarkets or supermarket price was more strongly associated with obesity risk...
- The quality and monetary value of diets consumed by adults in the United States
Colin D Rehm
School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, 98195, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 94:1333-9. 2011
..Food prices are an established determinant of food choice and may affect diet quality. Research on diet cost and diet quality in representative populations has been hindered by lack of data...
- The rising cost of low-energy-density foods
Pablo Monsivais
Nutritional Sciences Program, School of Public Health and Community Medicine and Department of Dental Public Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 107:2071-6. 2007
..This cross-sectional study used retail food prices to test the hypothesis that low-energy-density foods are not only more costly per kilocalorie, but have increased disproportionately in price as compared to high-energy-density foods...
- Following federal guidelines to increase nutrient consumption may lead to higher food costs for consumers
Pablo Monsivais
Department of Epidemiology and Center for Public Health Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 30:1471-7. 2011
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- Absorption of folic acid and ascorbic acid from nutrient comparable beverages
Brett Carter
Nutritional Sciences Program, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Univ of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
J Food Sci 75:H289-93. 2010
..This study showed that similar levels of AA and FA bioavailability can be attained through ingestion of 100% OJ and a fortified beverage...
- Sugars and satiety: does the type of sweetener make a difference?
Pablo Monsivais
Nutritional Sciences Program, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 86:116-23. 2007
..Widespread use of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in beverages has been linked to rising obesity rates. One hypothesis is that HFCS in beverages has little satiating power...
