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{"title":"Editorial Board/Board of Directors","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S1499-4046(26)00080-1","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1499-4046(26)00080-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","volume":"58 5","pages":"Page A3"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147828134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Tips for Producing and Publishing Quality Qualitative Health Research","authors":"Pamela Rothpletz-Puglia EdD, RDN","doi":"10.1016/j.jneb.2026.02.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jneb.2026.02.014","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","volume":"58 5","pages":"Pages 405-406"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147828295","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of a Program to Improve Nutrition, Body Image, and Health-Related Behaviors for Women in Treatment for Substance Use","authors":"Anne R. Lindsay PhD ,&nbsp;Cortney S. Warren PhD, ABPP ,&nbsp;Nichol Heleman ,&nbsp;Najat Elgeberi PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jneb.2026.02.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jneb.2026.02.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To assess whether a nutrition and body image program improved healthy food consumption, physical activity, eating pathology, and psychosocial factors for women in recovery from substance use.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Secondary data, pretest-posttest.</div></div><div><h3>Setting</h3><div>In-person intervention conducted in 6 substance use recovery centers.</div></div><div><h3>Participants</h3><div>Six hundred and seven adult women.</div></div><div><h3>Intervention</h3><div>Ten-week, 90-minute weekly intervention led by trained instructors.</div></div><div><h3>Main Outcome Measures</h3><div>Self-report demographics, drug-use history, general nutrition and health behaviors, thin-ideal internalization, body dissatisfaction, eating pathology, binge eating, and intuitive eating. Researchers collected anthropometric/physiological measures.</div></div><div><h3>Analysis</h3><div>Paired t tests using Cohen’s d tested the differences between pretest and posttest total scores on all outcome measures; univariate analysis of variance tests were used for pretest participant comparison.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Participants demonstrated statistically significant (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.05) improvements in general nutrition, physical activity, thin-ideal internalization, body dissatisfaction, eating pathology, binge eating, and intuitive eating behaviors compared with pretest, with effect sizes ranging from small to large (d = 0.11–0.83). Participants also reported decreases in weight-related concerns.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions and Implications</h3><div>Healthy eating and physical activity significantly increased, whereas thin-ideal internalization, body dissatisfaction, and disordered eating symptoms significantly decreased. Results support this program to augment existing substance use treatment to address nutrition, physical activity, body image, eating pathology, and weight-related issues in women.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","volume":"58 5","pages":"Pages 447-457"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147436845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"When the Lunchbox Meets the Algorithm: AI’s Next Chapter in Children’s Nutrition Education","authors":"Padideh Lovan PhD, RD, LDN,&nbsp;Saima Hasnin PhD,&nbsp;Shanté Jeune PhD, RD, LDN,&nbsp;Lisa Larsen BS,&nbsp;Lynn Fredericks BA","doi":"10.1016/j.jneb.2026.03.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jneb.2026.03.005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","volume":"58 5","pages":"Pages 403-404"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147828132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Echando Una Mano: Community Food and Nutrition Assistance Providers’ Perceived Ability to Adequately Serve Latino Adults with Limited Income and Limited English Proficiency in the US","authors":"Miguel Ángel López PhD, MPH, RDN ,&nbsp;M. Pia Chaparro PhD ,&nbsp;Julia Fleckman PhD, MPH ,&nbsp;Joseph Molloy MPH ,&nbsp;Amy George PhD ,&nbsp;Melissa Fuster PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jneb.2026.01.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jneb.2026.01.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To examine community food and nutrition assistance providers’ perceptions of Latino adults with limited income and limited English proficiency (LEP), and the services provided to them.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>In-depth semistructured interviews.</div></div><div><h3>Setting</h3><div>US (2022).</div></div><div><h3>Participants</h3><div>Community food and nutrition assistance providers (n = 20)</div></div><div><h3>Analysis</h3><div>Verbatim transcripts were analyzed using thematic content analysis, fitted into a theory on language use, social positioning, and Latino adults’ health. Member checking verified the findings.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Subordinate social positions of Latino adults with LEP when procuring community food and nutrition assistance stemmed from perceived authority (community food and nutrition assistance providers’ social power), loss of Latino participants’ adequation (social isolation), and their diminished authentication (barriers to validate information).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions and Implications</h3><div>Subordinate social positioning in community food and nutrition assistance procurement among Latino adults with LEP may persist because of structures favoring those English proficient. Evaluating approaches that intentionally design community food and nutrition assistance for this population is needed to inform their influence on these structures.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","volume":"58 5","pages":"Pages 484-493"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146087806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Using the Educational Approach of Priming in Nutrition and Dietetics Programs to Prepare Students for Patient Encounters","authors":"Jennifer Tomesko DCN, RD, CNSC,&nbsp;Diane Rigassio-Radler PhD, RD","doi":"10.1016/j.jneb.2026.01.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jneb.2026.01.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","volume":"58 5","pages":"Pages 507-511"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146158950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Predicting Attrition in a Public Nutrition Education Program: A Machine Learning Approach","authors":"Rohini Daraboina PhD ,&nbsp;Andrea Leschewski PhD ,&nbsp;Andrew Simpson MS ,&nbsp;Gemma Bastian PhD, RDN, LN ,&nbsp;Semhar Michael PhD ,&nbsp;George Langelett PhD ,&nbsp;Stacey Finkelstein PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jneb.2026.01.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jneb.2026.01.010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To develop a machine learning model to identify adult <em>Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program</em> (EFNEP) participants at high risk of attrition using preprogram data.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Secondary data analysis.</div></div><div><h3>Participants</h3><div>A total of 339,335 adults participating in EFNEP nationwide from 2013–2022.</div></div><div><h3>Main Outcome Measures</h3><div>Adult EFNEP attrition, defined as a participant dropping out of EFNEP before the end of the program.</div></div><div><h3>Analysis</h3><div>Three machine learning models (logistic regression, random forest, and eXtreme Gradient Boosting) were developed and evaluated to predict attrition based on participants’ preprogram food behaviors, dietary intake, demographics, and program characteristics.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The eXtreme Gradient Boosting model demonstrated the best predictive performance, achieving the highest F1 score of 0.68 (a measure of the balance between correctly identifying true dropouts and avoiding false positives), and a recall of 70% (correctly identifying dropouts). Key predictors of attrition included Cooperative Extension region, EFNEP funding tier, enrollment year, household income, age, race, residence, number of children, and preprogram dietary intake and physical activity.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions and Implications</h3><div>Application of machine learning models in nutrition education program settings can uncover previously unknown patterns contributing to attrition, informing targeted interventions and resource allocation to improve retention and maximize program impact.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","volume":"58 5","pages":"Pages 438-446"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146133475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"University Meal Plan Subscription Is Not Associated with Higher Skin Carotenoid Levels","authors":"Temitope Ibiyemi PhD, RDN, LD ,&nbsp;Wasiuddin Najam PharmD, MS ,&nbsp;Taylor Hutton MS ,&nbsp;Savannah Hunnicutt ,&nbsp;Jersson Hernandez MS ,&nbsp;Wilna Oldewage-Theron PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jneb.2025.12.019","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jneb.2025.12.019","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To examine the relationship between meal plan subscription and fruit and vegetable (F&amp;V) intake among first- and second-year college students.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A prospective cohort study (0–6 months) assessed F&amp;V intake using a Veggie Meter and explored perceptions of F&amp;V intake through focus group discussions (FGDs). Participants (n = 93, follow-up n = 58) were students at a public university. Paired Wilcoxon signed-rank tests and Mann-Whitney U tests were used for quantitative analysis and thematic analysis for FGD transcripts.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Veggie Meter scores showed no significant changes within or between groups from baseline to 6 months. FGDs revealed similar influencing factors among students with and without meal plans, including sensory appeal, F&amp;V knowledge, cost, and limited appealing F&amp;V options.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions and Implications</h3><div>Meal plan subscription was not associated with higher Veggie Meter scores. Enhancing meal plan structures to improve the access, appeal, and affordability of F&amp;V may support healthier dietary behaviors among college students.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","volume":"58 5","pages":"Pages 465-472"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146087817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Unveiling Sociocultural Factors Influencing Food Choices Among African American Mothers with Low Income and the Potential for Culturally Responsive Nutrition Education","authors":"Ellen Muhammad MS, RDN ,&nbsp;Laura Byham-Gray PhD, RDN, FNKF ,&nbsp;Veronica Jones PhD ,&nbsp;Alainn Bailey DCN, RD ,&nbsp;Pamela Rothpletz-Puglia EdD, RDN","doi":"10.1016/j.jneb.2026.01.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jneb.2026.01.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To explore the perspectives of African American mothers of low income regarding children’s food and identify their culturally specific nutrition education needs to inform the design of nutrition education within a community-led, culturally responsive health promotion campaign countering the marketing of ultraprocessed foods to African American children.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A basic descriptive qualitative design with focus groups of African American mothers of low income (n = 33) with preschool-aged children enrolled in a Newark, NJ, <em>Head Start</em>. Zoom-based discussions were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Three themes emerged: (1) mothers know that food and health are connected, (2) cultural foodways matter, and (3) mediators at every level of the Social Ecological Framework influence children’s food choices. Differences by nativity revealed a distinct subset of food-related beliefs and practices between US-born mothers and their foreign-born counterparts.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions and Implications</h3><div>Personal, cultural, and environmental influences shape the early childhood feeding practices of African American mothers of low income. Differences within this population underscore the need for a culturally responsive campaign—grounded in sociocultural context and inclusive of both US and foreign-born families—to effectively support healthier eating in early childhood.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","volume":"58 5","pages":"Pages 473-483"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147286055","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adolescents’ Perceptions of Disordered Eating Behaviors, Influencing Factors, and Perceived Effects on Health and Well-Being","authors":"Alexandra Costa MSc ,&nbsp;Beatriz Teixeira PhD ,&nbsp;Rita Pereira MSc ,&nbsp;Sarah Warkentin PhD ,&nbsp;Andreia Oliveira PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jneb.2026.01.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jneb.2026.01.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To explore adolescents’ perceptions of disordered eating behaviors, influencing factors, and perceived effects on health and well-being.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Focus group discussions.</div></div><div><h3>Setting</h3><div>Porto, Portugal.</div></div><div><h3>Participants</h3><div>80 adolescents aged 15–19 years.</div></div><div><h3>Phenomenon of Interest</h3><div>Disordered eating behaviors.</div></div><div><h3>Analysis</h3><div>Thematic content analysis.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Factors influencing disordered eating behaviors include individual (including response to emotional status, body image, and self-perception), interpersonal (encompassing interactions with school peers and family, and health professionals), and social factors (namely social norms regarding beauty and their influences, such as social media). In terms of the impact of disordered eating, health implications such as malnutrition, obesity, and some cardiometabolic disorders were mentioned. Disordered eating behaviors, according to the adolescents’ perspective, can also lead to guilt and depression and serve as a pathway to eating disorders. In addition, concerns about weight and body image were identified as contributing to social isolation.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions and Implications</h3><div>Findings highlight the complex interplay of factors shaping disordered eating behaviors in adolescents. Comparison with others, body image concerns, beauty standards, and social media emerged as key influencing factors, along with appearance-related comments. Future research could assess longitudinal social media effects, media literacy interventions, and explore gender-specific experiences across clinical and nonclinical settings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","volume":"58 5","pages":"Pages 416-426"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146094549","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}