Abstract

This project tested if a healthy lunch meal made from plant-based, olive oil recipes would improve the fasting glucose and insulin, body weight, snacking behavior, and resiliency in oncology medical staff working in an infusion unit.

Author Details

Laura Butterfield, RN, OCN, Onocolgy, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA; Mary Flynn, PhD, RD, LDN, Department of Medicine (TMH) and Biology and Medicine (Brown University), The Miriam Hospital and Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA; Fred Jay Schiffman, MD, Department of Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Lead Author Affiliation

The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Healthy Work Environment, Oncology Nurses

Conference Name

Creating Healthy Work Environments 2019

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Conference Year

2019

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Review Type

Abstract Review Only: Reviewed by Event Host

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

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Improving health of medical staff with plant-based, olive oil meals: A pilot study

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

This project tested if a healthy lunch meal made from plant-based, olive oil recipes would improve the fasting glucose and insulin, body weight, snacking behavior, and resiliency in oncology medical staff working in an infusion unit.