Padmini Shankar

Padmini Shankar
Georgia Southern University | GSU ·  Department of Health and Kinesiology

PhD

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Introduction
Padmini Shankar is a Professor of Nutrition & Food Science at Georgia Southern University. Her research interests include current topics related to nutrition & health. She is interested in disseminating nutrition research information to students and the general public.
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Abstract: Background/Objectives: This study examines the factors associated with U.S. adolescents’ obesity and overweight status. Methods: Using a multivariable logistic regression, we analyzed the data from the 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), comprising 17,232 students. Results: The odds of being obese or overweight were sign...
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Background: This study examines the levels and predictors of malnutrition in Indian children under 5 years of age. Methods: Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure was applied to data from the India National Family Health Survey 2019–2021. A multivariable logistic regression model was used to assess the predictors. Results: 52.59% of children exp...
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The use of the internet and supported apps is at historically unprecedented levels for the exchange of health information. The increasing use of the internet and social media platforms can affect patients’ health behavior. This study aims to assess the variations in patterns of social media engagement between individuals diagnosed with either chron...
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(1) Background: Several agencies in the United States play a primary role in ensuring food safety, yet foodborne illnesses result in about 3000 deaths and cost more than USD 15.6 billion each year. The study objectives included analyzing local health departments’ (LHDs) level of engagement in food safety and other related services, and LHDs’ charac...
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(1) Background: Several agencies in the United States play a primary role in ensuring food safety, yet foodborne illnesses result in about 3,000 deaths and cost more than $15.6 billion each year. The study objectives included analyzing local health departments’ (LHDs) level of engagement in food safety and other related services, and LHDs’ characte...
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Background Lycopene is a carotenoid found in some fruits and vegetables that is responsible for the red pigment in tomatoes and tomato products. While many studies have shown a link between lycopene and protection against the initiation and/or progression of lung cancer, data on its effect on lung cancer survivability is limited. Objective The pri...
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Food waste is a globally abundant resource, but currently it is primarily managed by disposal into landfills, wasting the valuable nutrients. At the same time, commercial fish feeds are expensive and contain unsustainably produced ingredients that are subject to price fluctuations and demand for other uses. Utilizing food waste to supplement or rep...
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COVID-19 is a public health crisis that has strained healthcare resources, especially in rural areas of the U.S. Surveillance is an essential tool for assessing and addressing the impact of the pandemic. As countries and communities around the globe are easing lockdown restrictions, the focus is increasingly on targeting COVID-19 hot spots and impo...
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Background: The CDC reports that obesity affects nearly 17% of America’s youth, increasing their risk for poor health. The purpose of this study was to determine if being overweight was associated with dietary behaviors among youth. Methods: Data was obtained from the 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which used a three-stage cluster sampling design...
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a highly prevalent gastrointestinal disorder. Symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, and bloating. IBS can significantly impact quality of life for patients. Similarity in symptoms can be attributed to other diseases, and the varied symptomatic manifestation among patients can cause physicians to...
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This project used a nonexperimental design with a convenience sample and studied the relationship between academic motivation, grade expectation, and academic performance in 1,210 students enrolled in undergraduate human anatomy and physiology (HAP) classes over a 2-yr period. A 42-item survey that included 28 items of the adapted academic motivati...
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The global rise of childhood obesity has become a major public health concern due to surmounting evidence of associated health issues, including hypertension, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and some cancers. This requires a multifaceted approach to find solutions that can effectively control the epidemic. One major approach is breastfeed...
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Current demographics indicate an increased trend towards aging of the American population. This translates to an increased number of postmenopausal women, who experience a loss of bone mass that can result in osteoporosis. Among the various treatment modalities, vitamin D has been proven to prevent and treat osteoporosis, as it plays a critical rol...
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Obesity is a major health concern and primary cause for most chronic diseases such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and certain cancers. Amongst the many causes of obesity, one that stands out the most is consumption of energy dense processed foods and therefore, a lower consumption of nutrient dense foo...
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One of the biggest public health challenges has been increasing fruit and vegetable intake among young adults. Fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamins and nutrients, and their benefits should be taught to children in engaging ways. Dietary habits are ingrained at a very young age; thus, parents should teach their children to eat healthily by inc...
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As more professionals attempt to educate students about healthy eating and cooking meals at home, it is equally essential that they incorporate food safety into the program curriculum. Self-reported data suggests that students are knowledgeable about how to prepare foods at home and what foods constitute as healthy, yet many lack awareness of prope...
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In recent times, prevalence of obesity has affected almost all age groups. In fact, it would be safe to say, obesity has become a worldwide pandemic. Numerous scientific and clinical findings resonate with the fact that presence of excess body weight can result in many health disorders, namely, cardiovascular disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes, and o...
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Recently, as more people have become dissatisfied with current methods of medical treatment, the use of complementary alternative medicine (CAM) has increased, possibly due to concerns regarding harmful side effects of pharmaceuticals. According to The National Health Interview Survey, 38% of individuals in America utilized unconventional treatment...
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Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. It is important to note that heart disease can start in childhood. Therefore youth, especially those with a strong family history of heart disease, should exercise caution when it comes to dietary and lifestyle behaviors. This proposal is very relevant to the Physical and Mental Heal...
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Coconut and its by-products have been used for centuries as culinary, cosmetic, and medicinal agents. More recently, virgin coconut oil (VCO) is gaining recognition as a functional food due to its perceived health benefits. Virgin coconut oil has a high proportion of medium-chain triglycerides, which unlike the long-chain triglycerides, are oxidize...
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Obesity is one of America’s biggest public health problems today, and is affecting children and adolescents more than ever. An excessive amount of sugar in the diet contributes to increased obesity and increased cardiovascular risks in children and adolescents. By educating children and youth on how excessive sugar consumption contributes to additi...
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Obesity is a global issue, a health disorder once common in adults is now increasingly evident in children. It is quite plausible that development of obesity in childhood years could be the result of interplay between pre-pregnancy and gestational body weight, maternal nutrition, and levels of primary biochemical markers such as glucose and insulin...
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Purpose: Human Anatomy & Physiology [HAP] courses are considered “difficult” by both faculty and students, and many students fail to pass the courses. An attempt was made to understand how students’ academic motivations may contribute to their success or failure in these courses. Method: The project used a non-experimental design with a convenience...
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Obesity is a growing worldwide epidemic. Obese patients are often deficient in micronutrients despite macronutrient excess. Bariatric surgery is an increasingly utilized modality in the treatment of obesity and obesity-related conditions. Bariatric surgery itself may cause or exacerbate micronutrient deficiencies with serious sequelae. This review...
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METHODS A literature search on Medline/Pubmed (2001-2011) was conducted on curcumin and its role in reducing chronic disease risk by using the key words "curcumin and disease", curcumin and antioxidants", "curcumin and infl ammation", "curcumin and diabetes", "curcumin and neurodegenerative diseases" "curcumin and cancer" cross referencing, and gen...
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Texas Tech University, 1997. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 79-88).
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In 2008, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation funded four African American communities in Georgia as part of a three year project entitled New Tools, New Visions 2. The intent of the project is to build community capacities to: a) improve health and eliminate health disparities, b) enhance and/or create community-academic partnerships between local communit...
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What happens when a group of faculty interested in SoTL gets together? This essay presents a case study of the Faculty Learning Lommunity (FLC) on SoTL at Georgia Southern University since its inception in 2006. Included in the discussion are the history and origins of the FLC, its evolution over the last four years, the products and outcomes of th...
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Presentation given at the American Canadian Conference for Academic Disciplines, International Journal of Arts and Sciences, Toronto, Canada.
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It has been estimated that approximately 220,000 people with morbid obesity underwent bariatric surgery in 2008. Modification of the gastrointestinal tract affects absorption and health care professionals counseling bariatric patients need to be aware of possible micronutrient deficiencies and their symptoms. A systematic review of several database...
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Population-based trends in infant mortality among Georgia Residents between 1995 and 2003 were assessed on characteristics such as race, birth weight, neonatal and post-neonatal periods, and cause of death. A statistical analysis was conducted to show that the Georgia infant mortality rate (IMR) remained constant throughout the study period and ave...
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Population-based trends in infant mortality among Georgia Residents between 1995 and 2003 were assessed on characteristics such as race, birth weight, neonatal and post-neonatal periods, and cause of death. A statistical analysis was conducted to show that the Georgia infant mortality rate (IMR) remained constant throughout the study period and ave...
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Nutrition, exercise, diet, and health risk factors of 422 Black and White college females were studied. Both groups showed marked deficiencies in key nutrients, and Black females had higher fat and calorie intake than White females. In selecting foods, White females relied more on nutrition knowledge and Black females were more influenced by cultur...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the ameliorating effects of dietary copper supplementation on selenium toxicity. Nine groups (n = 6) of weanling Fischer 344 female rats were randomly assigned to treatment groups and fed diets containing nontoxic levels of copper as CuCl2 and/or selenium as selenite or selenocystamine. Weight gain, live...
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Oxidative stress appears to play a key role in the development of atherosclerosis. Patients with cardio-vascular diseases have increased plasma lipid peroxides. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) in plasma must undergo oxidative modification before giving rise to foam cells, one of the earliest stages in the development of atherosclerosis. E...
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LEARNING OUTCOME: To examine the role of high level vitamin E supplementation on the formation of atherosclerotic lesions. Elevated levels of oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is a major risk factor for atherosclerosis. Epidemiological evidence suggests that high dietary intake of vitamin E may decrease the risk for atherosclerotic vascular di...
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LEARNING OUTCOME: To examine the role of selenium supplementation on levels of oxidized low density lipoprotein in the rat. Oxidized low density lipoprotein has been identified as a factor which contributes to the development of atherosclerosis. Two groups of 10 rats each were fed a high cholesterol/cholic acid diet containing adequate selenium (Se...

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