Mary Ann Bass
Biographic Data
| ID | 7253815 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mary Ann Bass |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mary Ann |
| FAMILY NAME | Bass |
| SIGNATURE | BASS M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cherokee Nation |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Food preferences of Cherokee Indian teenagers in Cherokee, North Carolina
Food preferences of 257 Cherokee Indian teenagers living on tribal lands in Cherokee, North Carolina, were assessed. Differences between the sexes and body fat classes were also examined. There was a high preference for high fat foods and fried foods and a low preference for desserts and sugared foods. Males preferred a greater variety of foods than females, particularly for meats and wild game. Lean students preferred more sweets/desserts than t…
Food preferences and food prestige ratings by black women in East Tennessee
Preference and prestige values of 111 foods were obtained for middle class urban black women in east Tennessee. Foods were scored by frequency of selection. Prestige values were scored using a semantic differential scale based on the polar terms high and low class. Many of the foods listed high on the preference list also scored high on the prestige scale. Spearman rank order correlation coefficients for preference and prestige were calculated to…
Food practices of families in an Eastern Cherokee township
Household food procurement strategies, preservation methods and intake frequency of contemporary and traditional foods were examined in the Eastern Cherokee township of Snowbird. In addition to purchasing food, 98.6 percent of households obtained food using traditional acquisition strategies such as gardening and gathering wild foods. Home food preservation was practiced in 97.2 percent of homes. Most common preservation methods were canning, fre…
Obesity among eastern cherokee indian women
Weight for height, body mass index and triceps skinfold measurements of 104 Eastern Cherokee Indian women were evaluated and compared with various anthropometric standards and percentiles. Regardless of the standard used, study participants demonstrated a high prevalence of obesity. Although desire to change weight was expressed at all weight levels, heavier subjects tended to be more dissatisfied with their weight. At the time of study 40.0 perc…
Food preservation practices of selected homemakers in East Tennessee
Food preservation practices of homemakers in an East Tennessee county and selected environmental factors which may have influenced these practices were studied. Home Demonstration Club (HDC) and Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) homemakers were interviewed. Of the homemakers interviewed, 96 percent participated in food preservation. Canning, pickling, makingjelly, and freezing were the most commonly used methods of food prese…
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Food preservation practices of selected homemakers in East Tennessee
Food preservation practices of homemakers in an East Tennessee county and selected environmental factors which may have influenced these practices were studied. Home Demonstration Club (HDC) and Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) homemakers were interviewed. Of the homemakers interviewed, 96 percent participated in food preservation. Canning, pickling, makingjelly, and freezing were the most commonly used methods of food prese…
Food practices of families in an Eastern Cherokee township
Household food procurement strategies, preservation methods and intake frequency of contemporary and traditional foods were examined in the Eastern Cherokee township of Snowbird. In addition to purchasing food, 98.6 percent of households obtained food using traditional acquisition strategies such as gardening and gathering wild foods. Home food preservation was practiced in 97.2 percent of homes. Most common preservation methods were canning, fre…
Obesity among eastern cherokee indian women
Weight for height, body mass index and triceps skinfold measurements of 104 Eastern Cherokee Indian women were evaluated and compared with various anthropometric standards and percentiles. Regardless of the standard used, study participants demonstrated a high prevalence of obesity. Although desire to change weight was expressed at all weight levels, heavier subjects tended to be more dissatisfied with their weight. At the time of study 40.0 perc…
Food preferences and food prestige ratings by black women in East Tennessee
Preference and prestige values of 111 foods were obtained for middle class urban black women in east Tennessee. Foods were scored by frequency of selection. Prestige values were scored using a semantic differential scale based on the polar terms high and low class. Many of the foods listed high on the preference list also scored high on the prestige scale. Spearman rank order correlation coefficients for preference and prestige were calculated to…
Food preferences of Cherokee Indian teenagers in Cherokee, North Carolina
Food preferences of 257 Cherokee Indian teenagers living on tribal lands in Cherokee, North Carolina, were assessed. Differences between the sexes and body fat classes were also examined. There was a high preference for high fat foods and fried foods and a low preference for desserts and sugared foods. Males preferred a greater variety of foods than females, particularly for meats and wild game. Lean students preferred more sweets/desserts than t…
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