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t’s that time again! Chicago is thelocation for this year’s Food & Nu-trition Conference & Expo (FNCE),

ctober 25-28. There are so manyaluable presentations, programs, andorkshops it’s hard to know where torioritize, but the Journal is espe-ially aware of all the original re-earch being presented this year.ere are just a few of the topics to beresented:

Sunday, October 26Pistachio-rich Diets Affect Genexpression of Lipid and Inflamma-

ory Risk Factors for CardiovasculariseasePresented by: Sarah Gebauer, PhDA National Study of School Food

olicies and Environment: School Foodolicies Affect Beverage Consump-ion at School, but Student Charac-eristics and Behaviors Also Matter

Presented by: Ronette Briefel,rPH, RDComparison of Mean Body Mass In-

ex and Frequency of Disordered Eat-ng Behaviors among Minority andaucasian Sorority WomenPresented by: Leah Kittle, RD, LDNBeing Observed Eating School Mealsoes Not Influence Dietary Recalls byourth-grade ChildrenPresented by: Suzanne Baxter, PhD,

D, FADA

Monday, October 27Development and Accuracy of E-

index: A Novel Dietary Index and aelf-monitoring Tool That Is Associ-ted with Obesity Status in ChildrenPresented by: Chrystalleni Lazarou,ScChange in Eating Habits of College

tudents and Increased Weightediscrepancy Score Calculated with

he Body-image Ideals QuestionnairePresented by: Cynthia Moore,

hD, RDImproving Maternal Weight Gain

nd Infant Birth Weight by Imple-enting the American Dietetic Associ-

tion’s Nutrition Practice Guidelines p

2008 by the American Dietetic Associat

or Gestational Diabetes Mellitus acrossContinuum of CarePresented by: Mary Baun, RD,DE, LDN

Tuesday, October 28Centralized Formula Preparation

n the Neonatal Intensive Care Uniteduces Incidence of Microbial Con-

aminationPresented by: Caroline Steele, MS,

D, CSP, IBCLCImpact of Evidence-based Practiceeb-based Modules for Members of

he Dietitians in Nutrition Supportnd Renal Dietitians Dietetic Prac-ice Groups on Their Perceptions, At-itudes and Knowledge of Evidence-ased PracticePresented by: Anna Parker, RDBest wishes to all the presenters.

he Journal welcomes the possibilityf future manuscripts on these andther FNCE-presented research top-cs.

N THIS ISSUEhat are the data supporting the role

f n-3 fatty acids in the maternal diet?hat are the dietary requirements

nd how important is fish intake to-ards achieving these goals? Thesere the questions addressed by Makridesp 1622) in her Commentary. If youounsel pregnant women, you will bespecially interested in the evidencerovided.Registered dietitians are accus-

omed to providing nutrition educa-ion to multiple audiences, but arehere certain teaching strategies thatight be more effective among cer-

ain subgroups within the popula-ion? Cena and colleagues (p 1627)eport findings from a study evaluatinglearner-centered approach to teach-

ng about the importance of folate in-ake and food-related behaviorsmong low-income women. These in-estigators provide the evidence doc-menting the benefits of this ap-

roach and suggest ways to improve d

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atient adherence to recommendediets by applying these ideas.Previous studies have addressed

he impact of restrained eating onubsequent diet and weight gain, butow does this apply to a pregnantopulation? Mumford and colleaguesp 1646) report results from a studyssessing dietary practices among arospective cohort of pregnant womeno explore this question. Over 1,000omen were assessed and total ges-

ational weight gain and adequacy ofeight gain based on Institute ofedicine guidelines were comparedith assessment of dietary practices.he authors report that the practicef restrained eating was associatedith higher weight gains acrossll women regardless of their baselineeight status, except for underweightomen who gained inadequate weight.he authors discuss the implicationsf these findings that again should bef special interest to those who coun-el pregnant women.Also, Ferreira and Weems (p 1668)

ddress an issue of growing concerns our population ages. Alcohol con-umption by older adults has poten-ial impact on nutritional, cognitive,nd emotional factors that have yet toe fully understood. The authors re-iew available evidence in order toonsider whether current nationaluidelines and recommendations areound.Finally, don’t forget to check out

he call for papers regarding nutritionnd treatment of bariatric surgeryatients on page 1626.This issue, like FNCE, is filled withmyriad of interesting topics sure to

ntrigue you and engender furtheruestions.Best regards.

inda Van Horn, PhD, RDditor-in-Chief

oi: 10.1016/j.jada.2008.08.006

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