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Typical Diet Quality In New Zealand Compared To Other Westernized Countries With An Emphasis On Chronic Disease, Emily Kollar May 2019

Typical Diet Quality In New Zealand Compared To Other Westernized Countries With An Emphasis On Chronic Disease, Emily Kollar

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The diet quality was analyzed for people living in New Zealand and people living in other Westernized Countries (United States, Canada, Western Europe) based on the dietary guidelines. Diet quality was analyzed by looking at consumption of food groups such as fruits, vegetables, meat, and seafood as well as nutrients such as saturated/trans/unsaturated fat, sodium, and added sugars. These nutrients have been linked to certain health outcomes and chronic disease; therefore, the prevalence of chronic disease was researched to determine if there was a correlation between New Zealand's diet and their chronic disease rates in comparison to other Westernized countries.


"Am I Going To Glow In The Dark?' An Analysis Of The Overutilization Of Diagnostic Medical Imaging, Alysha Cummings Apr 2019

"Am I Going To Glow In The Dark?' An Analysis Of The Overutilization Of Diagnostic Medical Imaging, Alysha Cummings

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It is the goal of this paper to raise awareness of the danger of overutilization of diagnostic medical imaging and present possible solutions to reduce the current number of imaging exams performed.