| dc.contributor.author | Vasichek, Nicole Elizabeth | |
| dc.description.abstract | Despite Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) focus on decreased fat intake, coronary heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States. Consumer-confusion regarding fat-recommendations in response to these guidelines may be related to health educator (e.g. RDN) mixed-messaging. A random sample of RDNs (n=281), completed an online-survey targeting perceptions, knowledge, and dietary patterns regarding fat. Survey responses provided insights such as: 70% of RDNs strongly-agree olive oil should be regularly-utilized, 99% agree omega-3 fatty acids promote health, and 69% believe it is important to consider fat when choosing foods. Additionally, 40% of RDNs “rarely”/“never” recommend fish-oil supplements and 46% “rarely”/“never” use fat-free/reduced-fat products. Regarding confidence of fat’s effect on health, 19% were “neutral”/“unsure” of polyunsaturated fatty-acids. Of the RDNs surveyed, 22% agreed recent changes in DGAs decreased their confidence making fat-recommendations. Results indicate importance of science-based fat-recommendations in relation to RDN recommendations.
Keywords: Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs), dietary fat intake, nutritional knowledge, dietary patterns, recommendations | en_US |
| dc.publisher | North Dakota State University | |
| dc.rights | NDSU Policy 190.6.2 | |
| dc.title | Is It Time to Reevaluate Our Dietary Fat Recommendations? | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-04-16T18:48:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-04-16T18:48:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10365/27968 | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf | |
| ndsu.degree | Master of Science (MS) | en_US |
| ndsu.college | Human Sciences and Education | en_US |
| ndsu.department | Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences | en_US |
| ndsu.advisor | Stastny, Sherri Nordstrom | |
