FNU 210 chapter 1-3

the dietetics profession had its

100 birthday in 2017

first known written dietary recommendations

Babylonian Tablets

prenatal dietary prescription

Book of Judges

diet comes from the Greek word

diatta, which means “manner of living”

oldest known cookbook

de re Culinaria by Apicius

branch of Chinese medicine

ancient chinese food therapy

china- song dynasty

“clinical trial” using ginseng, gave some people ginseng, other people not, and then they raced. hypothesized that ginseng would help people win.

william the conqueror

liquid weight loss diet (wine)

St. Bartholomew’s Hospital

Britain, first written evidence of hospital menu (bread and wine)

De re Medicina

in Florence, Italy; publication where medicine was divided into 3 branches

what were the three branches medicine was divide into?

diseases treated manually, diseases treated by medicine, and diseases treated by diet

Dr. George Cheyne

weight loss book based on milk diet

first hospitals in US

Philidelphia General Hospital and Pennsylvania Hospital

Philidelphia general hospital and pennsylvania hospital had

poor conditions with diets of mush, molasses, and beer

Antione- Laurent de Lavoisier

work on digestion; first modern, scientific research on nutrition (worked on animals to see what was going on in the GI tract

nutritional epidemiology

study of the relationship of diet to human disease

Dr. James Lind

research on scurvy

weight loss diets

poet Lord Byron (soak everything he ate in vinegar) and Reverend Sylvester Graham (graham cracker- reduce sexual desire)

Florence Nightingale

development of foodservice and sanitation

what were the first colleges to offer courses in “cookery”

Iowa Agricultural School and Kansas State Agricultural College

Dr. John Harvey Kellog Battle Creek Sanitarium in MI

vegetarianism, granola and toasted flakes, pure foods, slow chewing (behavior modification), calorie counting, colon cleansing, and individual diets

Sarah Tyson Rorer

first American dietitian; Philadelphia cooking school

American Medical Association

committee on dietetics, Rorer edited new publication entitled the Dietetic Gazette, wrote for popular magazines, and establish first dietary counseling service

Beriberi

polished rice

USDA

USDA published first food composition tables

Lake Placid Conference on Home Economics

term dietitian was first defined- applied to persons who specialize in the knowledge of food and can meet the demands of the medical profession for diet therapy

first dietetic internship

New York department of charities

1910

fighting faddism and quackery

Casimir Funk

coined term of vita- essential for life and amines- believed to be derived from ammonia; later for substances (B1, B2, C, D)

when was the spelling of dietitian agreed upon?

1930

Marjori Hulsizer Copher

nutrition research and world war I

the American Dietetic Association was formed in 1917 by

vice president- Lenna Frances Cooper, president- Lula G. Graves

dieto- therapy

sippy diet for ulcers, diabetic diets, very low calorie diets- for obesity (400- 750 calories)

federal maternity and infancy act in 1920s and Title V of the Social Security Act in 1935

funding for employment of dietitians in state and federal health departments

national school lunch act

school lunch programs and personnel training

medicare and medicaid legislation

consultant dietitians in healthcare facilities and nursing homes

TOPS (take off pounds sensibly)

founded as first national group dieting organization

overeaters anonymous

1960

weight watchers

1961

war on poverty

USDA food assistance programs including food stamp program, school lunch and breakfast programs, WIC, elderly food programs

1960s

cooperative extension services, EFNEP

In what century was the role of dietitians important in the military?

20th

in the 21st century, there was

rapid change and challenges, health literacy, inadequacy of nutrition education in medical schools, preventative care and healthy lifestyles

in the 21st century, the priority areas were

aging, child nutrition, healthcare reform, nutrigenomics, sustainability, MNT, nutritional monitoring, nutrition research, obesity, hunger, food insecurity, food safety, physical activity

in 2012, the ADA changed to

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

2013

optional credential of RDN and nutrition and dietetics technician registered (NDTR)

when was the seal of the academy of nutrition and dietetics established?

1940

when was the nutrition profession established?

1917

what 3 main characteristics does the seal represent?

balance, caduceus, and cooking vessel

what does balance represent on the seal?

the foundation of science

what does caduceus represent on the seal?

the close relationship between medicine and dietetics

what does the cooking vessel on the seal represent?

cooking and food preparation

on the seal, what do the shafts of wheat represent?

bread as the staff of life

what do the acanthus leaves represent on the seal?

growth and life

what does the cornucopia represent on the seal?

an abundant food supply

dietetics position

any position that requires or makes use of your education, training, and/or experience in dietetics or nutrition, including outside of “traditional” dietetics practice

what are the 5 characteristics of our profession?

specialized body of knowledge, specialized services rendered to society, an obligation for service to the client that overrides personal considerations, concern for competence and honor among practitioners, an obligation to continuing education, research, and sharing knowledge for the common good

RDN

a professional person who is a translator of the science and art of food, nutrition, and dietetics in the service of people

LD

licensed dietitian

DTR

dietetic technician, registered

NDTR

nutrition and dietetic technician, registered

what are the influences on a dietitian’s salary?

where you live, what you practice, how long you’ve been in the field, how much education do you have

median salary

$61,000

TEAM

together everyone achieves more

factors influencing a healthcare team approach

“graying of America”, shortage of qualified healthcare practitioners, specialized medical treatments, focus on prevention, cost benefits of a healthy workforce

allied health

cluster or roles in the healthcare system that assist, facilitate, and complement the work of physicians, nurses, and pharmacists

group

two or more individuals interacting with each other in such a way that each person influences and is influenced by each other

team

a small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, performance, goals, and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable

what is very important in a team?

assertive communicationi

a team must:

comprise a small number of people, have complementary skills, have a general consensus on why the team exists, hold themselves mutually accountable for the work and the results of the team’s efforts

what are characteristics of a mature team?

being aware of your own and each other’s assets and liabilities with regard to the team’s task and be accepting of authority and interpersonal relationships