Browsing Auburn University Graduate School by Department "Nutrition, Dietetics and Hospitality Management"
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Alabama Campus Coalition for Basic Needs Engage Assessment
(2020-07-28)
To address basic need insecurities at ten four-year Alabama universities, a state-wide, six-phase coalition was mobilized to decrease student-reported food insecurity by increasing collaborative efforts across campuses and ...
An analysis of social-ecological elements influence on weight gain in children from Alabama.
(2021-04-20)
Childhood obesity generally tracks through the life course of an individual and is related to the increased risk of metabolic and chronic disease later in life. Additionally, excess weight during childhood increases chances ...
Assessing Situational Leadership within a Crisis Context in Hotel Operational Settings
(2024-05-03)
The only thing constant is change. With the onset and incremental increase in environmental and economic instability over the last few decades, businesses including hotels have had to rapidly evolve to brace against the ...
An Assessment of Alabama Food Pantry Nutrition Environments
(2024-05-03)
The US Dietary Guidelines recommend following a nutrient-dense dietary pattern while limiting added sugars, sodium, and saturated fat for all to maintain a healthy lifestyle and prevent diet-related disease. However, a ...
An Assessment of Food Safety Practices and Training of Food Truck Employees: Initiating a Specialized Food Safety Training Manual
(2017-07-28)
Major cities and smaller locations around the United States are seeing a dramatic increase in the number of food trucks. The influx of food trucks has been so overwhelming that several cities have found the regulations ...
Association of DNA Copy Number and Structural Variation with Racial Disparities in Childhood Obesity
(2021-04-21)
Obesity has become a major public health concern throughout the world. Alabama is 6th highest ranked with obesity in the United States. The development of obesity can be influenced by several factors, such as diet, ...
Beliefs and Intentions of U.S. Registered Dietitians/Registered Dietitian Nutritionists Toward Providing Breastfeeding Support to Prenatal/Postpartum Mothers
(2024-08-02)
Background: Given the nutritional benefits and other advantages of breastfeeding, registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) must consider their role in supporting prenatal and postpartum mothers, as it pertains to ...
Blockchain Technology for Sustainable and Smarter Food Safety in the Hospitality Industry: Critical Success Factors and Challenges
(2025-12-10)
Food safety remains one of the most critical challenges in the global hospitality industry, with recurring foodborne illness outbreaks undermining public trust and emphasizing the urgent need for transparency and accountability ...
Characterization of Fecal Gut Microbial Composition and Function in a State of Physical Activity and Excess Energy Intake
(2025-08-05)
Despite public health initiatives at the global, national, and state levels, the prevalence of obesity continues to grow. Alterations in gut microbial composition have been observed in individuals with obesity. Changes in ...
Closing the Gap on Interventions and Strategies to Address College Student Food Insecurity
(2022-12-02)
Food insecurity is a condition of limited or inconsistent access to adequate food for a healthy, active lifestyle. Approximately 32 percent of college students experience food insecurity compared to 10.5 percent of households ...
College Students' Food Insecurity: A Growing Public Health Concern
(2025-07-30)
Food insecurity, defined as limited or uncertain access to adequate food due to financial constraints, remains a pressing issue in the United States, affecting 13.5% of households in 2023. Among college students, the ...
Cultivated Meat in the Hospitality Industry: Perception and Adoption
(2025-07-30)
Cultivated Meat in the Hospitality Industry: Perception and Adoption
Abstract
As global concerns around sustainability, food security, and ethical consumption intensify, cultivated meat (CM) has emerged as a promising ...
Developing and Testing a Consumer Attributes Model to Measure the Effectiveness of Facility Naming Rights Sponsorships in a Professional Baseball Setting
(2017-08-14)
Although the effectiveness of facility naming rights is generally assumed, there is a general lack of academic research into both how effective these facility naming rights agreements are to both the sponsor and team as ...
Development and characterization of paired in vivo and in vitro models to examine obesity-linked colorectal cancer
(2019-12-05)
Currently, obesity has become a global issue and is referred to as an epidemic. Contemporarily, colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most common cause of cancer-associated death worldwide. Several epidemiological studies ...
Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) and Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) for Type 2 Diabetes Improves Patient Outcomes: A Retrospective Chart Review
(2017-04-21)
Background Diabetes self-management education (DSME) and Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) improve patient outcomes; poor reimbursement limits access to care.
Objectives The aim was to develop methodology for tracking ...
The effect of omega-3 fish oil supplementation on cognition and neuroinflammation in a mouse model of Western diet induced obesity.
(2022-08-01)
The Western diet (WD) is generally characterized by high sugar and saturated fat content, which result in caloric excess and obesity. However, it includes suboptimal intake of some nutrients including omega-3 fatty acids. ...
Effectiveness of a Text Messaging Program to Promote Weight Loss and Improve Dietary Behaviors in Low-income Women Ages 19-49 Years
(2017-04-21)
Combating obesity is a top public health priority in the United States. Currently, Alabama ranks 2nd in the nation for obesity. The goal of this dissertation was to develop My Quest, a 12-week mHealth initiative to evaluate ...
Effectiveness of Home Gardening in Reducing Food Insecurity and Improving Health in Chacraseca, Nicaragua: A Pilot Study
(2018-12-06)
Nicaragua has a high rate of food insecurity determined by factors such as, poverty, employment, education, social capital and climate change. Home gardening and nutrition education can decrease food insecurity and improve ...
The Efficacy of a Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Coaching Program for the Ongoing Management of Type 2 Diabetes in North Alabama
(2022-05-02)
According to the latest 2020 National Diabetes Statistics Report from the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, 34.2 million people have diabetes in the United States (10.5% of the
population).1 This number has ...
Eight weeks of supplementation with Vitamin D3 improves serum concentrations but does not affect strength or body composition in young-adult resistance training females
(2023-12-11)
Various lines of evidence suggest vitamin D exerts a range of beneficial effects in skeletal muscle. Nonetheless, there are limited and mixed data regarding the efficacy of vitamin D supplementation on body composition and ...