Campus Units
Food Science and Human Nutrition
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
1-8-2018
Journal or Book Title
Nutrients
Volume
10
Issue
1
First Page
52
DOI
10.3390/nu10010052
Abstract
Registered Dietitians (RDs) promote nutrition practices and policies and can influence food consumption patterns to include nutrient dense foods such as beans. Although many evidence-based health benefits of bean consumption (e.g., cholesterol reduction, glycemic control) have been demonstrated, there is limited research on the knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of RDs regarding the inclusion of beans in a healthy diet. To fill this existing research gap, this cross-sectional survey explored the perceptions, knowledge, and attitudes of 296 RDs in Arizona, USA, toward beans. The RDs largely held positive attitudes toward the healthfulness of beans and were aware of many health benefits. Some gaps in awareness were evident, including effect on cancer risk, intestinal health benefits, folate content, and application with celiac disease patients. RDs with greater personal bean consumption had significantly higher bean health benefit knowledge. Twenty-nine percent of the RDs did not know the meaning of ‘legume’, and over two-thirds could not define the term ‘pulse’. It is essential that RDs have up-to-date, evidence-based information regarding bean benefits to provide appropriate education to patients, clients, and the public
Copyright Owner
MDPI AG
Copyright Date
2018
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Winham, Donna M.; Hutchins, Andrea M.; Thompson, Sharon V.; and Dougherty, Mariah K., "Arizona Registered Dietitians Show Gaps in Knowledge of Bean Health Benefits" (2018). Food Science and Human Nutrition Publications. 168.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/fshn_ag_pubs/168
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Comments
This article is published as Winham, D.M.; Hutchins, A.M.; Thompson, S.V.; Dougherty, M.K. Arizona Registered Dietitians Show Gaps in Knowledge of Bean Health Benefits. Nutrients 2018, 10, 52. Doi: 10.3390/nu10010052. Posted with permission.