Nutritional Epidemiology, Dietary Assessment and Nutrition Counseling
Director
Catherine Champagne, PhD, RD, LDN, FADA
About This Core
The Nutritional Epidemiology Dietary Assessment and Counseling Core serves two main needs at PBRC:
- Processing of dietary data collected via food frequency questionnaires, 24-hour dietary recalls, or food records
- Delivery of lifestyle interventions which follow defined protocols via single site or multi-center trials.
Dietary records processing utilizes nutrition analysis software containing the most recent food composition tables released by USDA. Dietary Counseling is also available from Registered Dietitian Nutritionists for investigators. The research dietitians/interventionists play a key role in working with participants by conducting both group and individual sessions utilizing nutrition information and behavior change messages. The dietary counseling activities can be extensive and the interventionists involved have a breadth of experience in dietary interventions, which include lifestyle and behavioral change.
