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(Thesis, Master of Dietetics, 2013)Background: General practitioners (GPs) are in an ideal position to provide nutrition care to their patients, but there may be barriers to them delivering optimal care. Internet-delivered computer-tailored communications ...
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(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2011)Fruit and vegetables play an important role in disease prevention. In New Zealand, 58% of adults do not consume at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day, and 58% of low fruit and vegetable consumers are ...
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(Thesis, Master of Dietetics, 2013)Background: A balanced diet plays an important role in the prevention of noncommunicable chronic diseases including obesity and cardiovascular disease [CVD]. Obesity is associated with CVD risk factors, making the two ... -
Associations between Home Food Availability and Socioeconomic Status in fifty year old Cantabrians (Thesis, Master of Dietetics, 2013)Objective: To investigate if a higher socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with a greater availability of fruit, vegetables and lower fat dairy foods, and a lesser availability of obesogenic foods and sweetened beverages ... -
(Thesis, Master of Science, 2010)Background: Dietary magnesium intake has reduced in developed countries over the last century, and consequently average magnesium intakes in New Zealand are well below the recommended dietary intake. Plausible biological ... -
(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2011)Food insecurity is defined as: “limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or limited ability to acquire acceptable foods in a socially acceptable way” (Anderson, 1990). Food insecurity is ... -
(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2006)My thesis research has examined the fatty acid composition of serum triacylglycerol, phospholipid and cholesterol ester in 2793 participants who took part in the 1997 National Nutrition Survey - a national population-based ...
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(Thesis, Master of Dietetics, 2013)Background: Mild cognitive impairment is a risk factor for dementia. Midlife cardiovascular disease risk factors such as high blood pressure and smoking have strong relationships to both cognitive impairment and dementia ... -
(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2001)In rural Malawi there is a high likelihood of dietary induced deficiencies of zinc, iron and vitamin A because habitual diets are predominantly plant-based and intakes of foods of animal origin and dietary fat are low. ...
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(Thesis, Master of Dietetics, 2013)Background: Over the last 30 years, the prevalence of obesity has steadily increased into the global epidemic that it is today (1). The number of overweight and obese individuals has increased sharply; however, there is ...
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(Discussion Paper, 2004)Touch screens are a popular method of interaction with information systems embedded in public kiosks. Typical information systems are used on desktop PCs and therefore restricted to having a mouse as the selection device ... -
(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2007)Objective: Since short-term weight loss is often achievable in overweight individuals but long-term weight maintenance is generally poor, this thesis examines the effect of the nature of support programmes and macronutrient ...
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(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2012)Background: Many studies have compared the effects of high protein diets (protein providing 25% or more of total energy) with relatively high carbohydrate diets (carbohydrate providing greater than 50% of total energy) on ... -
(Thesis, Master of Applied Science, 2012)Rates of T2DM in New Zealand are reaching epidemic proportions and reducing the impact of this disease is a Ministry of Health, health strategy priority. Diet and lifestyle modifications remain the cornerstone of diabetes ...
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(Thesis, Master of Consumer and Applied Sciences, 1990)
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Dietary intake and incidence of dietary related health conditions in a sample of Dunedin Maori women (Thesis, Master in Home Science, 1988)Throughout the twentieth century, Maori life expectancy for both men and women has increased significantly. For most health conditions however, medical statistics show that the Maori mortality rate remains significantly ...
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(Thesis, Master of Dietetics, 2013)Background: Choline is an essential nutrient, which is required for brain development and methyl group metabolism. Betaine is produced by oxidation of choline, and is also important because of its role in the donation of ...
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(Thesis, Master of Dietetics, 2013)An optimum diet is an important element in recovery from illness and surgery. In the hospital dietitians routinely provide nutrition education directly to inpatients. This education is often instructional in nature and is ... -
(Thesis, Master of Science, 2011)Aims: Post-prandial increases in inflammatory markers IL-6 and C-reactive protein (CRP) have been observed following high fat and high carbohydrate meals. Inflammation is associated with increased risk of chronic diseases ...
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