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2023 Issues

Spring 2023 Volume 57 No. 1

2022 Issues

Fall 2022 Volume 56 No. 3

Ultra-processed Food Consumption: An Emerging Issue in Dietetics Research and Practice
2022 HOD Delegate
Research DPG Member: Brenda Davy, PhD, RDN
Research DPG Student: Bailey Capra
A Letter from the RDPG Chair
Letter from the Editor
2022-2023 RDPG Executive Committee Roster

Spring 2022 Volume 56 No. 1

2021 Issues

Fall 2021 Volume 55 No. 4

Summer 2021 Volume 55 No. 4

2020 Issues

Fall 2020 Volume 55 No. 3

Summer 2020 Volume 55 No. 2

A Story of Success – the Power of Mentorship
RDPG Budget for 2019-2020
Research DPG Member Spotlight: Ashley Vargas, PhD, MPH, RDN, FAND
Message from the Outgoing Chair
Research DPG Student Spotlight: Lisa Lanza, MPH
Clinical Research Career Options for MS RDNs: Roles, Responsibilities, Opportunities
Undergraduate Nutrition Curriculum Does Not Increase Risk of Disordered Eating or Body Image Dissatisfaction in Nutrition Majors
Updates from the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics
A Note from HOD Delegate
Awards Announcement
Letter from the Editor
Policy and Research: Bringing the Stakeholders Together
Your Work or Insights Could Be Published Here!
2020-2021 Research DPG Executive Committee Roster

Spring 2020 Volume 55 No. 1

Article: Clinical Research Boot Camp: 10 Lessons Learned
Chair's Message
Treasurer’s Report
RDPG Member Spotlight: Valisa Hedrick, PhD, RDN
Student Member Spotlight: Abby Gillman
Student Article: Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: Implications in Prevention and Treatment Strategies
Article: Pioneers in Professional Dietetics – Fourteenth in a Series: Clara Barton’s Supplies on the Move with the Union Army
FNCE® Recap
House of Delegates Meeting Recap
AD: California Walnuts
RDPG Executive Committee Roster

2019 Issues

Summer 2019 Volume 54 No. 2

What the New Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Chronic Diseases Mean for RDNs: Research and Team-Based Patient Care
Chair’s Message
Outgoing Chair’s Message
Treasurer’s Report
RDPG Member Spotlight: Mary N. R. Lesser PhD, RD
RDPG Student Spotlight: Heather Reymunde Wittmer
Student Article: SNAP Challenge: Challenges faced by prospective dietitians on a limited food budget
House of Delegates Update
Letter from the Editor
RDPG List of Official Volunteers
Quiz: What the New Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Chronic Diseases Mean for RDNs: Research and Team-Based Patient Care

Winter 2019 Volume 54 No. 1

Catalog of Nutrition and Dietetics Journals
Chair's Message
Treasurer's Report
RDPG Member Spotlight
Student Member Spotlight
Historian Article: A Few Minutes with a Previous RDPG Chair, Dr. Daren Kubena
Letter from the Editor
RDPG List of Official Volunteers

2018 Issues

Fall 2018 Volume 53 No. 4	Fall 2018 Volume 53 No. 4 NIH Precision Medicine Initiative: The All of Us Research Program FNCE Chair's Message Student Article: The Formulation and Sensory Evaluation of a Whey Permeate-Based Hydration Beverage Enhancing your Research Practice Through Leadership Training RDPG Award Winners RDPG List of Official Volunteers Quiz: NIH Precision Medicine Initiative
Summer 2018 Volume 53 No. 3	Summer 2018 Volume 53 No. 3 Article: Disabilities among Nutrition and Dietetics Professionals: Finding the Facts Chair's Message Letter from the Editor Treasurer's Report RDPG Member Spotlight Pioneers in Professional Dietetics: Louis LeGrand, MD Student Article: Missed Documentation of Malnutrition Diagnosis in Hospitalized Patients: Implications for Patient Care and Reimbursement HOD Update Historian Article: A Few Minutes with Former RDPG Chair, Dr. Gail Frank Awards Update RDPG List of Official Volunteers Quiz: Disabilities among Nutrition and Dietetics Professionals: Finding the Facts
Spring 2018 Volume 53 No. 2	Spring 2018 Volume 53 No. 2 Validation of the Career Aspirations and Motivations of Dietetics Students (CAMDS) Instrument Using Content Validity Index Methodology Chair's Message Outgoing Chair's Message Treasurer's Report RDPG Member Spotlight Student Member Spotlight Pioneers in Professional Dietetics: Mary Livermore Student Article: Parkinson's Awareness and the Role of a Health Care Team in Managing Parkinson's Disease Editor's Corner RDPG List of Official Volunteers
Winter 2018 Volume 53 No. 1	Winter 2018 Volume 53 No. 1 Gut Microbiome Basics Chair's Message FNCE 2017 Treasurer's Report RDPG Member Spotlight Tribute: Dr. Phyllis Stumbo Pioneers in Professional Dietetics: Louisa May Alcott Diversity Liaison's Report Student Article: Exercise Has A Beneficial Effect On The Microbiome And Overall Health In Rodents House of Delegates Update RDPG Mentorship Program Chronicling Our History: An Overview of the Research Dietetics Practice Group Feeney's Five Findings RDPG Officer Candidates Editor’s Corner RDPG List of Official Volunteers Quiz: Gut Microbiome Basics and Translation into Consumer Products

2017 Issues

Fall 2017 Volume 52 No. 2

Summer 2017 Volume 52 No. 1

CEU Article: Obesity Presenting with Comorbid Stress Urinary Incontinence
Chair's Message
Past-Chair's Message
Treasurer's Report
RDPG Member Spotlight
RDPG Student Spotlight
Pioneers in Professional Dietetics: Georgeanna Woolsey
Student Article: Prevalence of Weight Bias in Health-Related Majors at the University of Memphis
Second Century Initiative
RDPG Matching Challenge
Editor's Corner
RDPG Roster
Quiz: Obesity Presenting with Comorbid Stress Urinary Incontinence

2016 Issues

Fall 2016 Volume 51 No. 4	Fall 2016 Volume 51 No. 4 Smoking and Preeclampsia-Eclampsia Risk among Women in San Bernardino County Chair's Message Notes from the Secretary's Desk Public Policy Update Student Spotlight Treasurer's Report Pioneers in Professional Dietetics: Lydia Child The evolution of artificial sweeteners: A review of artificial sweeteners and their controversial impact on human health RDPG 2016 Award Winners Second Century Member Survey Update Member Comment Request Editor's Corner
Summer 2016 Volume 51 No. 3	Summer 2016 Volume 51 No. 3 How are family-centered behaviors related to children's severity of obesity? Chair's Message Notes from the Secretary's Desk House of Delegates Report Student Spotlight Member Spotlight Treasurer's Report Pioneers in Professional Dietetics Student article: Leucine benefits muscle protein synthesis Website Updates Editor's Corner RDPG Executive Committee and Volunteer Roster Quiz: How are family-centered behaviors related to children’s severity of obesity?
Spring 2016 Volume 52 No. 2	Spring 2016 Volume 52 No. 2 The Chair’s Message – Spring 2016 Cell Phone Texting Communications for Hispanic Populations Website Committee Report Member Spotlight Lauri O. Byerley, Ph.D., RDN, LDN Treasurer’s Report Pioneers in Professional Dietetics – Sixth in a Series Student Member Spotlight Melissa Cunningham Kay, MS, MPH, RD The Results are In! An Update on the Visioning Process Survey Letter from the Editor
Winter 2016 Volume 51 No. 1	Winter 2016 Volume 51 No. 1 The Chair’s Message Impact of gluten-containing foods on folate intake of women of childbearing age Notes from the Secretary’s Desk… Member Spotlight Pioneers in Professional Dietetics – Fifth in a Series Student Member Spotlight Delegate Update Treasurer and Website Committee Reports RDPG Awards

2015 Issues

Fall 2015 Volume 50 No. 4	Fall 2015 Volume 50 No. 4 Registered Dietitian Research Outcome Expectations: A mixed methods study for content validation Member Spotlight Pioneers in Professional Dietetics – Fourth in a Series Quiz: Registered Dietitian Research Outcome Expectations: A mixed methods study for content validation
Summer 2015 Volume 50 No. 3	Summer 2015 Volume 50 No. 3 Assessing Body Fatness in Obese Adolescents: Alternative Methods to Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry The Chair's Message Zinc’s Role in Promoting Growth in Low- and Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants Pioneers in Professional Dietetics – Third in a Series Summer 2015 Digest Spotlight Quiz: Assessing Body Fatness in Obese Adolescents: Alternative Methods to Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry
Spring 2015 Volume 50 No. 2	Spring 2015 Volume 50 No. 2 Research Self-Efficacy in Clinical Registered Dietitians: Outcomes of Continuing Professional Education The Chair’s Message Biomarkers of Macronutrient Intake Notes from the Secretary's Desk Pioneers in Professional Dietetics – Second in a Series Member Spotlight Barbara L. Rice, RD, LD, MA Treasurer’s Report HOD report Quiz: Research Self-Efficacy in Clinical Registered Dietitians: Outcomes of Continuing Professional Education
Winter 2015 Volume 50 No. 1	Winter 2015 Volume 50 No. 1 Integrating the Mechanistic Literature: Toward Co-Clinical Approaches in Nutritional Research Research DPG: Question and Answer The Chair’s Message Notes from the Secretary’s Desk... The French Paradox: What can we learn from the French? Pioneers in Professional Dietetics – First in a Series Member Spotlight Barbara L. Rice, RD, LD, MA Treasurer’s Report House of Delegates (HOD) Report Letter from the Editor Website Committee and LinkedIn Report -Winter 2015 RDPG Awards RDPG List of Official Volunteers Quiz: Integrating the Mechanistic Literature: Toward Co-Clinical Approaches in Nutritional Research

2014 Issues

Fall 2014 Volume 49 No. 4	Fall 2014 Volume 49 No. 4 Depression and Nutrition in the Elderly Member Spotlight Calcium Bioavailability of Leafy Greens Compared to Dairy Sources
Summer 2014 Volume 49 No. 3	Summer 2014 Volume 49 No. 3 The Dietary Inflammatory Index: A New Tool for Assessing Diet Quality Based on Inflammatory Potential Member Spotlight Orthorexia Nervosa: How is this Affecting the Male Population?
Spring 2014 Volume 49 No. 2	Spring 2014 Volume 49 No. 2 USDA Nutrition Evidence Library Systematic Reviews: Using food and nutrition research to inform nutrition programs and policies Member Spotlight High-Sodium Diets in Spaceflight: Health Consequences and Methods to Reduce Intake The History of High Fructose Corn Syrup Preparing for a Healthy Pregnancy: Nutritional Advice for Men and Women Foods That Make You Fertile: Nutritional Advice for Women and Men
Winter 2014 Volume 49 No. 1	Winter 2014 Volume 49 No. 1 Relationships of dairy and non-dairy calcium with adiposity in adolescent girls. Hot Topics in Food Science and Health: New Research on Energy Contribution from Almonds Could Change Dietary Intakes and Preferences Member Spotlight

2013 Issues

Fall 2013 Volume 48 No. 3	Fall 2013 Volume 48 No. 3 Weight changes following deep brain stimulation surgery for Parkinson’s disease: A systematic review. Hot Topics in Food Science and Health: Raw Broccoli versus Cooked Broccoli
Summer 2013 Volume 48 No. 2	Summer 2013 Volume 48 No. 2 The Use of Technology to Promote Nutrition and Physical Activity Behavior Change in Youth: A Review Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Etiologies and Dietary Links Member Spotlight The History of the Hygiene Hypothesis Hot Topics in Food Science and Health
Spring 2013 Volume 48 No. 6	Spring 2013 Volume 48 No. 6 Beginning to Identify Trends among Dietitians Treating Eating Disorders: When Do You Make Referrals to Mental Health Care? Research on Nuts Supports Current Global Dietary Recommendations, The Growing Evidence Base Demonstrates Multiple Health Benefits Member Spotlight Hot Topics in Food Science and Health: Impact of Food Matrix on Satiety, Intake, and Weight History of Food Allergies Student Research Association of Urinary Levels of Estrogens and Estrogen Metabolites with Mammographic Density in Postmenopausal Women Spring in to Beef & Heart Health: Research Sheds New Light on Role of Lean Beef in Improving Heart Health
Winter 2013 Volume 47 No. 5	Winter 2013 Volume 47 No. 5 Dietary Nitrates and Nitrites Feed the Endogenous Nitrate/Nitrite/Nitric Oxide Pathway: Balancing Health Concerns with Potential Health Benefits Member Spotlight A Basic Glossary of Research Terms from A-Z: d-f Nutrition and Epigenetics: Maternal Choline Intake and Fetal Cortisol- Regulating Genes Hot Topics in Food Science and Health: Omega-3 Fatty Acids Overview of R

2012 Issues

Summer 2012 Volume 47 No. 4

Spring 2012 Volume 47 No. 3

Winter 2012 Volume 47 No. 2

Insulin regimen-associated differences in diet and growth of preadolescents with type 1 diabetes
Member Spotlight
Nuts and Bolts Spline Regression in Clinical Research
Student Research Dietary Assessment Methods: A Review
The Role of the Research DPG Delegate

2011 Issues

Summer 2011 Volume 47 No. 1

Demographic Factors and Beverage Consumption Patterns: Health literacy, education and income level
History of Botanical Use as Medicinals
Member Spotlight
Nuts and Bolts Logistic Regression

Winter 2011 Volume 46 No. 1

2010 Issues

Summer 2010 Volume 45 No. 3

Spring 2010 Volume 45 No. 2

Winter 2010 Volume 45 No. 1

2009 Issues

Winter 2009 Volume 44 No. 3	Winter 2009 Volume 44 No. 3 THE COCHRANE COLLABORATION: Providing up to date evidence of the effects of health care What is the Standard Deviation and the z score? Journal Wins Association Trends Silver Medal Dietary Pattern Research and Other Contributions from the Framingham Nutrition Studies The Effects of Daily Green Tea Intake on Select Metabolic Factors in Overweight Breast Cancer Survivors
Fall 2009 Volume 44 No. 2	Fall 2009 Volume 44 No. 2 Qualitative Research: The Where, What, How and Why Variable Selection Member Spotlight History of Probiotic Research Student Research: Relationship of Self Reported Dietary Intake and Bone Macro-architectural Structure in Pre- and Early-pubescent girls
Summer 2009 Volume 44 No. 1	Summer 2009 Volume 44 No. 1 Calcium Intake and Body Fat in Young African-American Women What is the Central Limit Theorem? Member Spotlight History of Lipid Research Breakfast Choices Impact Hunger and Calorie Consumption Throughout the Day New in Review Hits the Web
Spring 2009 Volume 43 No. 4	Spring 2009 Volume 43 No. 4 An update about learning activities that assist dietetic students in achieving foundation knowledge and skills: perceptions about teaching and learning What is the Odds Ratio? Member Spotlight Determining Nutrition and Physical Activity Behaviors and Knowledge in College Females Worksite Wellness: A Focus on Lifestyle Changes Adult food insecurity is inversely associated with diabetes risk and produce intake and behaviors of women living on a Navajo reservation in Arizona Adult food insecurity is associated with poorer perceived health of rural impoverished women participating in a produce pilot study in Appalachian Ohio

2008 Issues

Fall 2008 Volume 43 No. 3

Summer 2008 Volume 43 No. 2

Spring 2008 Volume 43 No. 1

2007 Issues

Winter 2007 Volume 42 No. 4

Spring 2007 Volume 42 No. 2

Winter 2007 Volume 42 No. 1

2006 Issues

Fall 2006 Volume 41 No. 4

Summer 2006 Volume 40 No. 4

Spring 2006 Volume 41 No. 2

2005 Issues

Fall 2005 Volume 40 No. 4

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2023 Issues

Spring 2023 Volume 57 No. 1

2022 Issues

Fall 2022 Volume 56 No. 3

Spring 2022 Volume 56 No. 1

2021 Issues

2020 Issues

Fall 2020 Volume 55 No. 3

Summer 2020 Volume 55 No. 2

Spring 2020 Volume 55 No. 1

2019 Issues

Summer 2019 Volume 54 No. 2

Winter 2019 Volume 54 No. 1

2018 Issues

Fall 2018 Volume 53 No. 4

Summer 2018 Volume 53 No. 3

Spring 2018 Volume 53 No. 2

Winter 2018 Volume 53 No. 1

2017 Issues

Fall 2017 Volume 52 No. 2

Summer 2017 Volume 52 No. 1

2016 Issues

Fall 2016 Volume 51 No. 4

Summer 2016 Volume 51 No. 3

Spring 2016 Volume 52 No. 2

Winter 2016 Volume 51 No. 1

2015 Issues

Fall 2015 Volume 50 No. 4

Summer 2015 Volume 50 No. 3

Spring 2015 Volume 50 No. 2

Winter 2015 Volume 50 No. 1

2014 Issues

Fall 2014 Volume 49 No. 4

Summer 2014 Volume 49 No. 3

Spring 2014 Volume 49 No. 2

Winter 2014 Volume 49 No. 1

2013 Issues

Fall 2013 Volume 48 No. 3

Summer 2013 Volume 48 No. 2

Spring 2013 Volume 48 No. 6

Winter 2013 Volume 47 No. 5