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Session: Food and Nutrition Poster III: Adult and Elder Nutrition Issues
3182.0: Monday, November 8, 2004: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM
Poster
Food and Nutrition Poster III: Adult and Elder Nutrition Issues
As the population ages, it is important to understand trends and correlates of overweight and obesity and at what point in the life cycle obesity prevention may be effective. Additionally, it is important to understand the dietary and nutritional adequacy of adults and elders. The purpose of this session is to present trends, correlates and gender differences in overweight and obesity and to examine dietary adequacy in the adult and elder population participating in sponsored meal programs.
Learning Objectives: 1.Describe factors associated with weight gain; 2.Discuss the nutritional status of elders participating in the elderly nutrition program; 3. Describe advantages of sponsored meal programs.
Board 1Trends in prevalence of obesity and overweight among Illinois adults from 1995 to 2002: Implications for healthy people 2010 objectives
Seema Gai, MBBS, Ramnarayan Paragi Gururaja, MBBS, Remi Lina Imeokparia, MD, PhD
Board 2Correlates of weight gain in adulthood in California adults
Parisa Mirzadehgan, Gail Harrison, PhD, Jay S. Tanzman, MPH
Board 3Are there life cycle points when obesity prevention may be more effective?
P. Peter Basiotis, PhD, Shirley A Gerrior, PhD, RD, LD
Board 4Using qualitative and quantitative formative research to develop tailored nutrition intervention materials for a diverse low-income audience
Leslie O. Strolla, MS, CHES, Kim M. Gans, PhD, MPH, LDN
Board 5Nutrient adequacy and dietary quality assessment in elderly
WenYen Juan, PhD
Board 6Dietary adequacy: Nutrition results from the 2002-2003 Survey of Older Americans Act Participants
Beth A. Rabinovich, PhD, Suzanne W. McNutt, MS, RD, Robert C. Ficke, MA
Board 7Development of a dietary adequacy score to measure performance of congregate and home delivered meals programs operating under the Older Americans Act
Suzanne W. McNutt, MS, RD, Beth A. Rabinovich, PhD, Robert C. Ficke, MA
Board 8More than just 'eats and greets': Community-based nutritional risk assessment using sponsored meal programs
Marjorie Getz, PhD (c), Jeannette Davidson, PhD
Board 9Do American Indian/Alaska Native home-delivered and congregate meal participants accurately report their height and weight?
Holly Beard, MPA, M. Yvonne Jackson, PhD, Stacey B. Plichta, ScD
Board 10Women’s Roles and Women’s Bodies: Social Class, Culture and Obesity in Morocco
Adina Batnitzky, MA
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Food and Nutrition
Endorsed by:Health Administration
CE Credits:Nutrition

The 132nd Annual Meeting (November 6-10, 2004) of APHA