Research posting SLACKER! Yes, that’s me

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So, several months back Rob Fraser of Nursing Ideas challenged me to post each month about nursing research and it’s application.  Although, I read nursing research all of the time, I have been remiss for a while to post about it… so here… are my updates.

UPDATE 1:  The journal club is still on!
Yes, nursing friends my previous post about my journal club is still going. We meet again in October and I will update you then.  If you want to read my original post about how to start your own nursing journal club you can go HERE.  I am contemplating starting a nursing journal club that meets once a month on twitter, but am not quite there yet time wise.  Stay tuned…

UPDATE 2:  Sigma Theta Tau International 41st Biennial Convention

A source for all things scholarly and nursing, there is a great convention coming up and it will be in Dallas (grapevine) this year.  Check it out or sign up to come here.  I have the privileged of speaking with the famous Rob Fraser, Carole Eldridge, and Teresa Heithaus about integration of technology and social media into nursing practice.  There will be much research application there.  Stay tuned for a report…

UPDATE 3:  Research Article of the Day

You cannot access it yet, but mine came in the mail today and the entire issue is awesome, but one article in particular in the Sept/Oct issue of the Journal for Nurse Practitioners was on the top of my current interest list.

Bruney, T. (2011). Childhood obesity: Effects of micronutrients, supplements, genetics and oxidative stress.  Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 7(8); 647-653.

Brief Overview:  Obesity is a problem.  Rates of obesity in children have tripled since 1980.  WHO reports that 60% of disease burden for future will be chronic disease related to obesity.  Obesity, based on current research, is not just an affect of the number of calories, but the quality of food.  The article provides a good overview of research surrounding the effects of high fructose corn syrup, microflora of the gut, zinc and Vitamin D supplementation, antioxidants, nutrigenomics, and types of diets on obesity.

Take home for me:  Our kids are getting more processed foods with little nutrients. We need more fresh foods and higher intake of fruits and vegetables as well as supplementation.  It appears that once obesity is already a problem, that it may be difficult for Atlas to let go of the world, meaning it is more difficult to break out of the cycle of reactions in the body that occur because of obesity and cause one to stay obese.  The author never comes out and says this, but after reading the research it makes one wonder.  Nutrition, nutrition, nutrition…

So, even though I am still a research slacker, this post helps.  Dissertation defense next week so back with more in October.  Thanks for reading!