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Sattvic Diet And All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review, Nrsimha Ghosh
Sattvic Diet And All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review, Nrsimha Ghosh
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
A sattvic diet is a diet characterized by a moderate intake of food that is not reheated and is only eaten twice daily. It is mentioned in ancient Hindu scriptures such as the Srimad Bhagavad-gita. This paper aims to compare foods and habits considered to be sattvic with those considered to be rajasic and tamasic (those outside of the diet) in regard to all-cause mortality. Because of the many variable factors of all three diets, specific words mentioned in the texts were used to search Google Scholar, Agricola, Medline, Food Science Source, CINAHL Plus, Cochrane Library Online, PubMed, Health …
Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, And Hemoglobin A1c In The Lower Income African Americans, Lisa Gabel, Joci Verb, Lauren Windham
Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, And Hemoglobin A1c In The Lower Income African Americans, Lisa Gabel, Joci Verb, Lauren Windham
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
The Honors project is in conjunction with a larger, state funded, intervention study, the Finding A Better U! (FABU) project, by Carolyn J. Murrock, PhD, RN, Mary Jo MacCracken, PhD, Judi-Juvancic-Heltzel PhD, and Alex Holt. While the larger study focuses on the effects of a weekly exercise and nutrition intervention on cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) outcomes, the honors project will analyze data to determine preliminary findings, specifically, the relationship between body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and hemoglobin A1C in the lower income African Americans (AA). The honors students will also assist the FABU team in …
Requests For Fruits And Vegetables After Participating In An After-School Nutrition Education Program, Melissa Antalek
Requests For Fruits And Vegetables After Participating In An After-School Nutrition Education Program, Melissa Antalek
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
Background:
Thrive is an after-school program for urban low-income school-aged children that utilizes elements of the Coordinated Approach to Child Health evidence-based model to teach nutrition concepts.1 Unique to Thrive’s design is providing exposure to new fruits and vegetables through a weekly healthy treat made with fresh produce. This descriptive research investigated whether differences existed in fruit- and vegetable-related behavior between Thrive and non-Thrive groups.
Methods:
A caregiver questionnaire was administered at childcare sites with and without Thrive programs, asking caregivers to categorize fruit and vegetable requests at the store and during meals and snacks, along with fruit and …