JENICE RANKINS
Biographic Data
| ID | 7252345 |
|---|---|
| NAME | JENICE RANKINS |
| GIVEN NAMES | JENICE |
| FAMILY NAME | RANKINS |
| SIGNATURE | RANKINS J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Florida State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Demystifying Weight Loss Diets
For virtually every letter of the alphabet there is a diet book and the numbers are growing. It is becoming increasingly difficult for consumers to make sound choices among the various weight loss books with conflicting weight loss approaches. Embattled by the burden of escalating rates of obesity and limited successes with achieving long term weight loss in a slimness-revered society many consumers opt for the diet that is receiving the most med…
Modified soul
“Modified Soul” was tested over a 12‐month period with a focus group of 10 African‐American women, recruited through a social services organization serving an urban public housing project. Methods included focus group interviews (n = 4), observations and chemical analysis of traditional (n = 10) and modified soul food cooking practices (n = 10), and sensory evaluation discussions (n = 10). Four quarterly community center taste‐test events were su…
Modified Soul
Feasibility of incorporating a social marketing nutrition module for child survival into education curricula in Ghana
The feasibility of infusing social marketing teaching modules for child survival into school curricula was investigated in Ghana. The topic of the social marketing teaching module was Preventing Protein‐Energy Malnutrition for Child Survival (PEMCOM). The module was developed around a nationally endorsed weaning food, “Weanimix”. PEMCOM interactive lectures were conducted with students at Specialist Teacher Training College, Winneba to test the m…
Palatability and nutritional significance of solar dried mangoes for Senegal
Three varieties of grafted mangoes were dried to a moisture content of 9–11 percent utilizing a greenhouse model solar dryer which measured about 4.5 sq m and had a drying capacity of 20 kg of tray‐ready mangoes. The results showed that after six months of storage, 1) retinol equivalents of beta carotene and vitamin C contents of 100 gms of dried mangoes averaged recommended dietary allowances respectively for children; 2) the Kent variety contai…
No prominent works on this page.
Palatability and nutritional significance of solar dried mangoes for Senegal
Three varieties of grafted mangoes were dried to a moisture content of 9–11 percent utilizing a greenhouse model solar dryer which measured about 4.5 sq m and had a drying capacity of 20 kg of tray‐ready mangoes. The results showed that after six months of storage, 1) retinol equivalents of beta carotene and vitamin C contents of 100 gms of dried mangoes averaged recommended dietary allowances respectively for children; 2) the Kent variety contai…
Feasibility of incorporating a social marketing nutrition module for child survival into education curricula in Ghana
The feasibility of infusing social marketing teaching modules for child survival into school curricula was investigated in Ghana. The topic of the social marketing teaching module was Preventing Protein‐Energy Malnutrition for Child Survival (PEMCOM). The module was developed around a nationally endorsed weaning food, “Weanimix”. PEMCOM interactive lectures were conducted with students at Specialist Teacher Training College, Winneba to test the m…
Modified soul
“Modified Soul” was tested over a 12‐month period with a focus group of 10 African‐American women, recruited through a social services organization serving an urban public housing project. Methods included focus group interviews (n = 4), observations and chemical analysis of traditional (n = 10) and modified soul food cooking practices (n = 10), and sensory evaluation discussions (n = 10). Four quarterly community center taste‐test events were su…
Modified Soul
Demystifying Weight Loss Diets
For virtually every letter of the alphabet there is a diet book and the numbers are growing. It is becoming increasingly difficult for consumers to make sound choices among the various weight loss books with conflicting weight loss approaches. Embattled by the burden of escalating rates of obesity and limited successes with achieving long term weight loss in a slimness-revered society many consumers opt for the diet that is receiving the most med…
Medicine (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Nutritional Studies and Diet (3 works) · Chemistry (2 works) · Food Science (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Soul (2 works) · Agency (philosophy (1 work)