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Session: Dietary Risk Factors for the Development of Chronic Disease
5162.0: Wednesday, November 08, 2006: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Oral
Dietary Risk Factors for the Development of Chronic Disease
The leading causes of death in the US are related to nutrition. The purpose of this session is to higlight recent findings from a variety studies that describe psychosocial and behavioral risk factors for chronic disease. As recommendations for dietary guidance and programs developed, these studies are of critical importance in providing a foundation for health claims related to diet.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to describe risk factors for the development of obesity, heart disease,diabetes and cancer based on new data and studies in the US.
Moderator(s):Barbara Polhamus, PhD, MPH
2:30 PMPsychosocial factors are association with pregravid obesity  [ Recorded presentation ]
Barbara A. Laraia, PhD, MPH, RD, Nancy Dole, PhD, Anna Maria Siega-Riz, PhD, MS, RD
2:45 PMComparison of temporal trends for per capita energy intakes in diabetes, type II -- United States, 1980-2000
Linda D. Browning, PhD, MPH RD, Michael P. Anastario, MA, Paula K. Ivey-Henry, PhD, MSc
3:00 PMMultiple Myeloma and Dietary Risk Factors: A population-based case-control study  [ Recorded presentation ]
H. Dean Hosgood, MPH, Dalsu Baris, MD, PhD, Shelia Zahm, ScD, Tongzhang Zheng, BMed, ScD, ScM
3:15 PMKnowledge, attitude, self-efficacy, acculturation and dietary behavior of Chinese employed in high-tech industries in China and in the United States
Chunling Wang, Nadine Sahyoun, PhD, RD
3:30 PMEstimating the number of servings of fruit and vegetables using three short survey questions for tracking dietary risk in population groups  [ Recorded presentation ]
Charles DiSogra, DrPH, MPH, Mark Hudes, PhD
3:45 PMBaseline dietary fat intake and stages of change for African American women enrolled in a CVD risk reduction program: Preliminary results  [ Recorded presentation ]
Amanda C. McClain, MS, Sara Wilcox, PhD, Deborah Parra-Medina, PhD, MPH
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Food and Nutrition
Endorsed by:Epidemiology; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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