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Increasing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program/Electronic Benefits Transfer Sales at Farmers' Markets with Vendor-Operated Wireless Point-of-Sale Terminals
May 2012 (Vol. 112 | No. 5 | Pages 636-641)
Alison M. Buttenheim, Joshua Havassy, Michelle Fang, Jonathan Glyn, Allison E. Karpyn
Dietary Energy Density and Body Weight in Adults and Children: A Systematic Review
May 2012 (Vol. 112 | No. 5 | Pages 671-684)
Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Julie E. Obbagy, Jean M. Altman, Eve V. Essery, Mary M. McGrane, Yat Ping Wong, Joanne M. Spahn, Christine L. Williams
Consensus Statement of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics/American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition: Characteristics Recommended for the Identification and Documentation of Adult Malnutrition (Undernutrition)
May 2012 (Vol. 112 | No. 5 | Pages 730-738)
Jane V. White, Peggi Guenter, Gordon Jensen, Ainsley Malone, Marsha Schofield, Academy Malnutrition Work Group, A.S.P.E.N. Malnutrition Task Force, A.S.P.E.N. Board of Directors
Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Use of Nutritive and Nonnutritive Sweeteners
May 2012 (Vol. 112 | No. 5 | Pages 739-758)
Cindy Fitch, Kathryn S. Keim

Special Supplement

National Restaurant Menu Labeling Legislation: What it Means for Dietetics Practitioners

The May 2011 Journal of the American Dietetic Association reprint supplement, “National Restaurant Menu Labeling Legislation: What it Means for Dietetics Practitioners” collects all of the Journal’s recent articles examining this important issue. The articles explore menu labeling issues from research, policy, and practice perspectives, including research on consumer behavior related to restaurant and food labeling, considerations for selecting nutrient analysis software, ensuring accuracy in nutrition information analysis through culinary expertise, examples of community health promotion programs that incorporate restaurant menu labeling, and helping consumers understand the uses and limitations of nutrient labeling.

Relationship between Whole-Grain Intake, Chronic Disease Risk Indicators, and Weight Status among Adolescents in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2004
January 2012 (Vol. 112 | No. 1 | Pages 46-55)
In Young Hur, Marla Reicks
Position Paper Update for 2012
February 2012 (Vol. 112 | No. 2 | Pages 322-323)
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
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Compensation and Benefits Survey 2011: Moderate Growth in Registered Dietitian and Dietetic Technician, Registered, Compensation in the Past 2 Years
January 2012 (Vol. 112 | No. 1 | Pages 29-40)
Brian Ward
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Phytonutrient Intake by Adults in the United States in Relation to Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
February 2012 (Vol. 112 | No. 2 | Pages 222-229)
Mary M. Murphy, Leila M. Barraj, Dena Herman, Xiaoyu Bi, Rachel Cheatham, R. Keith Randolph
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics National Coverage Determination Formal Request
January 2012 (Vol. 112 | No. 1 | Pages 149-176)
Erica Gradwell, Prashanthi Rao Raman
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