08/22/08

Case Western Reserve University Researcher Receives American Dietetic Association Foundation Grant For Chronic Kidney Disease Study

FOR RELEASE AUGUST 22, 2008

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CHICAGO – The American Dietetic Association Foundation, with sponsorship from Abbott, has awarded a research grant of $50,000 to support the development of a screening and assessment tool to identify people at nutritional risk with chronic kidney disease.

Alison Steiber, PhD, RD, LD, assistant professor of nutrition at Case Western Reserve University, received the grant for her proposed study “Improving Patient Outcomes with a Nutrition Assessment Algorithm in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Stages 1-5.”

Steiber, a registered dietitian and a member of the American Dietetic Association, is a specialist in nutritional assessment and CKD. She has conducted research in the areas of hospitalization and nutritional intake; hemodialysis and quality of life; subjective global assessment and carnitine content in foods. Steiber is active in the Cleveland Dietetic Association and the Northeast Council on Renal Nutrition.  She is a member of the 2008-09 board of the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education; a CADE program reviewer; and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Renal Nutrition.

Steiber’s study will include collaboration with other organizations that are also leaders in the area of CKD and nutrition research and treatment including the American Dietetic Association’s Renal Dietitian practice group, National Kidney Foundation’s Council on Renal Nutrition and the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition’s Renal Section.

The American Dietetic Association Foundation is a 501(c)3 charity devoted exclusively to nutrition and dietetics. It funds scholarships and awards, public awareness and research projects and ADA strategic initiatives and is the largest provider of scholarships and awards in the field of dietetics. The Foundation’s mission is funding the future of the dietetics profession through research and education. Visit the ADA Foundation at www.adaf.org.

The American Dietetic Association is the world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. ADA is committed to improving the nation’s health and advancing the profession of dietetics through research, education and advocacy. Visit the American Dietetic Association at www.eatright.org.

Abbott is a global, broad-based health care company devoted to the discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceuticals and medical products, including nutritionals, devices and diagnostics. The company employs more than 68,000 people and markets its products in more than 130 countries. Abbott Nutrition (www.AbbottNutrition.com) develops and markets a wide range of science-based infant formulas, medical nutritionals, nutrition and energy bars, and related products to support the growth, health and wellness of people of all ages.

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