Dawn Clifford PhD, RD , Emma Laing PhD, RD , Cristen Harris PhD, RDN, CEDS, CSSD, ACSM-CEP, FAND , Nicholas Slagel PhD, RD , Jordan Levinson PhD , Nikole Squires MS, CHES, NB-HWC, ATC , Jeffrey Hunger PhD
{"title":"Incorporating Weight-Inclusive Approaches in Higher Education Curriculum for Future Nutrition and Dietetics Professionals","authors":"Dawn Clifford PhD, RD , Emma Laing PhD, RD , Cristen Harris PhD, RDN, CEDS, CSSD, ACSM-CEP, FAND , Nicholas Slagel PhD, RD , Jordan Levinson PhD , Nikole Squires MS, CHES, NB-HWC, ATC , Jeffrey Hunger PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jneb.2025.03.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jneb.2025.03.011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>While weight-inclusive approaches are becoming more widely accepted and used in nutrition and dietetics, educators and professionals often lack adequate training. The purpose of this paper is to provide faculty and preceptors with strategies to incorporate weight-inclusive approaches into nutrition and dietetics curricula. We present a framework for demonstrating how students can meet knowledge and competency requirements embedded in courses in nationally accredited nutrition and dietetics programs using a variety of weight-inclusive concepts and learning activities. Providing weight-inclusive approaches is essential for equipping nutrition professionals to offer patient-centered care that minimizes weight stigma and disordered eating.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","volume":"57 7","pages":"Pages 680-689"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144038564","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}
Marissa Burgermaster PhD , Madalyn Rosenthal BS , Brandon S. Altillo MD, MPH , Mariana Rendon Flores MS, RD , Eesha Nayak BS , Dagny N. Larson MS, RD , James Custer MS , Lola Okunade MD , William M. Tierney MD , Steven Andrews PhD , Grant Daniels BS , Paul J. Rathouz PhD
{"title":"Pilot Trial of Nutri, a Digital Intervention for Personalized Dietary Management of Diabetes in Safety-Net Primary Care","authors":"Marissa Burgermaster PhD , Madalyn Rosenthal BS , Brandon S. Altillo MD, MPH , Mariana Rendon Flores MS, RD , Eesha Nayak BS , Dagny N. Larson MS, RD , James Custer MS , Lola Okunade MD , William M. Tierney MD , Steven Andrews PhD , Grant Daniels BS , Paul J. Rathouz PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jneb.2025.03.015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jneb.2025.03.015","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Feasibility evaluation of Nutri, a clinical decision support software for brief diet counseling by primary care providers (PCPs).</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Cluster-randomized controlled trial.</div></div><div><h3>Setting</h3><div>Primary care practices in a large network of federally qualified health centers.</div></div><div><h3>Participants</h3><div>Sixteen PCPs block randomized to Nutri (n = 8) or control (n =8) and 30 of their adult diabetes/prediabetes patients (Nutri, n = 17; control, n=13).</div></div><div><h3>Intervention(s)</h3><div>After patients completed the automated self-administered 24-hour dietary assessment tool, Nutri synthesized diet data to prioritize dietary problems and guide PCPs through collaborative diet goal setting during a regularly scheduled appointment. Control PCPs provided usual care.</div></div><div><h3>Main Outcome Measure(s)</h3><div>Completion rates (trial feasibility); Nutri usage, usability (intervention feasibility); patient-reported goal setting, self-efficacy, diet quality; PCP-reported diet counseling self-efficacy, attitudes, and competence.</div></div><div><h3>Analysis</h3><div>Summary of trial and intervention feasibility; intent-to-treat comparisons with Bayesian mixed effects models (patient outcomes accounting for PCP-level clustering), ordinary least squares regression (PCP outcomes).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>All PCPs and patients matriculated into the trial were followed through posttest. Nutri PCPs used Nutri in all study appointments; 81% of Nutri patients reported goal setting, and 57% initiated their goal. PCP-reported diet counseling self-efficacy and competence improved.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions and Implications</h3><div>Nutri was useful to PCPs for collaborative diet goal setting with the potential to improve diabetes management in safety-net clinics.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","volume":"57 7","pages":"Pages 614-626"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144144225","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}
Colleen Tewksbury PhD, RD, CSOWM, Melissa Majumdar MS, RD, CSOWM, Janet Peterson DrPH, RDN, FACSM, Mary Gray Hixson MPH, RD, CSOWM, Mikel Bryant MS RDN, CSOWM, Kellene A. Isom PhD, RD, CAGS
{"title":"Letter to the Editor in Response to “Weight-Inclusive Approaches to Nutrition and Dietetics: A Needed Paradigm Shift”","authors":"Colleen Tewksbury PhD, RD, CSOWM, Melissa Majumdar MS, RD, CSOWM, Janet Peterson DrPH, RDN, FACSM, Mary Gray Hixson MPH, RD, CSOWM, Mikel Bryant MS RDN, CSOWM, Kellene A. Isom PhD, RD, CAGS","doi":"10.1016/j.jneb.2025.05.195","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jneb.2025.05.195","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","volume":"57 7","pages":"Pages 696-697"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144217337","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}
Kusuma K. Schofield MSEd, MPH , Judith Ensslin MS, RDN, LDN , Michael Bruneau Jr PhD, FACSM, ACSMEP-C, NASMCPT , Jennifer J. Quinlan PhD
{"title":"Erratum to ‘The DRAGON Project: A Multilevel Peer-Led Intervention for High School Students’ [Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 57/4 (2025) 363-370]","authors":"Kusuma K. Schofield MSEd, MPH , Judith Ensslin MS, RDN, LDN , Michael Bruneau Jr PhD, FACSM, ACSMEP-C, NASMCPT , Jennifer J. Quinlan PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jneb.2025.05.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jneb.2025.05.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","volume":"57 7","pages":"Page 700"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144121388","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}
Jordan A. Levinson PhD, Dawn Clifford PhD, RDN, Emma M. Laing PhD, RDN, FAND, Cristen L. Harris PhD, RDN, FAND, Nicholas Slagel PhD, RDN, Nikole D. Squires MS, Jeffrey M. Hunger PhD
{"title":"Reply to: Letter to the Editor in Response to “Weight-Inclusive Approaches to Nutrition and Dietetics: A Needed Paradigm Shift”","authors":"Jordan A. Levinson PhD, Dawn Clifford PhD, RDN, Emma M. Laing PhD, RDN, FAND, Cristen L. Harris PhD, RDN, FAND, Nicholas Slagel PhD, RDN, Nikole D. Squires MS, Jeffrey M. Hunger PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jneb.2025.05.194","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jneb.2025.05.194","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","volume":"57 7","pages":"Pages 698-699"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144235811","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}
Jared T. McGuirt PhD, MPH (Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Associate Editor)
{"title":"Creating a Space for Men in Nutrition Education and Behavior","authors":"Jared T. McGuirt PhD, MPH (Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Associate Editor)","doi":"10.1016/j.jneb.2025.05.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jneb.2025.05.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","volume":"57 7","pages":"Pages 570-571"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144534362","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":"Editorial Board/Board of Directors","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S1499-4046(25)00317-3","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1499-4046(25)00317-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","volume":"57 7","pages":"Page A3"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144534358","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}
Carly Hillburn MS, RD, LMNT , Dipti A. Dev PhD , Lisa Franzen-Castle PhD , Alison Tovar PhD , David A. Dzewaltowski PhD
{"title":"Multiple Roles and Children With Mixed-Age Groups Are Primary Challenges for Adoption of Responsive Feeding for Rural Family Child Care Home Providers","authors":"Carly Hillburn MS, RD, LMNT , Dipti A. Dev PhD , Lisa Franzen-Castle PhD , Alison Tovar PhD , David A. Dzewaltowski PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jneb.2025.02.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jneb.2025.02.010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To determine the perspectives of rural family child care home (FCCH) providers on the adoption of responsive feeding evidence-based practices (RF-EBPs) using the innovation-decision process from the diffusion of innovation theory.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Virtual semistructured focus groups of 19 rural FCCH providers participated in the <em>Child and Adult Care Food Program</em>. Data analysis followed a qualitative thematic analysis.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Providers reported knowing about RF-EBPs and learned about them through communication channels such as <em>Child and Adult Care Food Program</em> (knowledge). The organizational structure of FCCH settings is perceived as a challenge when using RF-EBPs. These challenges include mixed-age groups of children and balancing multiple roles (persuasion and decision). Providers regularly using RF-EBPs provided strategies such as seating infants close by during mealtimes and encouraging older children to be role models and to help with setup (implementation) that influenced future use decisions. The benefits of continued use of RF-EBPs include children's healthy development and pleasant mealtimes (confirmation).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions and Implications</h3><div>Family child care home providers face unique challenges related to their organizational structure and mixed-age groups. Professional development training can influence a more positive attitude toward the adoption of RF-EBPs by highlighting the benefits and providing strategies to overcome commonly perceived challenges.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","volume":"57 7","pages":"Pages 664-679"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144087037","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}
Omolola A Adedokun, Moses Desmennu, Paula Plonski, Brooke Jenkins, Jean Noble
{"title":"Healthy Choices for Your Recovering Body: A Nutrition Education Curriculum for Adults With Limited Resources in Substance Use Recovery.","authors":"Omolola A Adedokun, Moses Desmennu, Paula Plonski, Brooke Jenkins, Jean Noble","doi":"10.1016/j.jneb.2025.05.200","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2025.05.200","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144545862","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}
Shivani Muthya, Melissa N Laska, Jayne A Fulkerson, Stephanie Wagner, Kristen S Gorman, Lisa Harnack, Melissa L Horning
{"title":"Food Access Matters: Quantifying the Price Differential Across Four Major Food Retailers and a Mobile Market Aiming to Improve Affordable Nutritious Food Access.","authors":"Shivani Muthya, Melissa N Laska, Jayne A Fulkerson, Stephanie Wagner, Kristen S Gorman, Lisa Harnack, Melissa L Horning","doi":"10.1016/j.jneb.2025.05.196","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jneb.2025.05.196","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To understand how food prices differed between physical and online grocery stores and a well-established mobile market in a Midwest metropolitan area of the US.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Four major grocery retailers nearest to 8 subsidized apartments were identified. Two stores from each retailer were randomly selected (n = 8), and prices for 67 size-standardized foods were collected in person and online. An analysis of variance test assessed mean differences in cart prices across stores relative to the Twin Cities Mobile Market (TCMM).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Relative to TCMM cart prices, cart prices were significantly higher at physical and online Walmart (21% to 22% higher, P < 0.001), Target (29% to 30%, P < 0.001), and Cub Foods (62% to 63%, P < 0.001) stores and online Aldi stores (14%, P = 0.02). Aldi physical store prices were not statistically significantly different (P = 0.72).</p><p><strong>Conclusions and implications: </strong>Results require cautious interpretation given the low number of observations per retailer; however, findings suggest TCMM provides foods at a lower cost than most nearby grocery stores, providing 1 example of full-service mobile market pricing. Future research is needed to assess mobile market pricing structures in other locations across the US.</p>","PeriodicalId":50107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12261497/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144486808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}