Nutrition
Sara Kiros, skiros@ttu.edu
Texas Tech University, with Dr. Allison Childress
Interdisciplinary Studies (concentrations in Nutrition, Psychology, ADRS)
Comprehensive Care for Substance Use Disorder: Nutrition education and culinary medicine intervention as a form of supplementary treatment for substance use disorder
Chronic substance use affects a person’s nutritional status and body composition through decreased intake, nutrient absorption, and dysregulation of hormones that alter the mechanisms of satiety and food intake. There are a limited number of rehabilitation facilities utilizing comprehensive methods of treatment with a focus on nutrition. Previous research does show that there is a need for nutrition education interventions within SUD recovery settings, however, more robust study designs are needed to determine the most effective approach. Furthermore, the relationship between SUD recovery and high sugar cravings is poorly understood and it is suggested that interventions should be aligned with the Chronic Care Model as SUD is shifting from being viewed as acute disorders to chronic illnesses. The proposed nutrition education intervention includes weekly virtual meetings for 6 weeks in the Dailey Recovery Services program. The cross-sectional study will use pre-surveys and quizzes to be compared with post-intervention surveys and quizzes These will assess for change in knowledge, symptoms from SUD recovery, and food cravings. The exclusion criteria for this intervention is those not in the early stages of recovery, which is defined as 0 to 6 months. The inclusion criteria will be adult women aged 18 to 65 who are participating in a recovery program at Dailey Recovery Services. Preliminary data should be available by the end of Summer 2023. We hope the results from the study can add to the limited amount of research on the impact of nutrition education interventions on women in SUD recovery.
Josh Daw, jdaw1@forum.montevallo.edu
University of Montevallo, with Dr. Kelley DeVane-Hart
Exercise and Nutrition Science
Is The Mediterranean Diet Special?
The Mediterranean diet, first coined by Ancel Keys in the 1960’s, is a diet pattern which has been purported to be the gold standard of all diet patterns. The Mediterranean diet has been recommended for general health, weight loss, and heart disease prevention by many physicians and health organizations for many years; and for good reason. Perhaps the most well researched diet in the world is the Mediterranean diet and a majority of the research is in consensus of its health benefits. However, there is currently not enough evidence to support the Mediterranean diet being labeled as a gold standard. Despite all of the evidence for the Mediterranean diet and its health benefits, there is no clear consensus on its definition and common recommendations for food quantity and type are generalized. Furthermore, there are other diet patterns that provide functionally similar health effects such as the Okinawan diet and DASH diet.
Session Location
- Foster 126
Session Date/Time
- Thursday, 10:00 - 11:00am
Session Type
- Oral Student Presentations
- Student Presentations