Avoid the “Southern Diet”! What, Really, Do You Mean?
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Source: Nutrition Today - July 1, 2020 Category: Nutrition Tags: CE Test Source Type: research
Vanilla: Potential Health Benefits
The vanilla bean, obtained from Vanilla planifolia and Vanilla tahitensis, members of the Orchidaceae family, is the source of vanilla extract, one of the most desired and widely used food flavorings worldwide. Besides uses of vanilla in foods, perfumes, and pharmaceuticals, it has complementary medicinal applications including alleviation of fever, spasms, and gastrointestinal irritations, to name a few. However, support from the scientific literature for human health benefits of vanilla and its chemical constituents vanillin and vanillic acid is limited and preliminary. This narrative review provides a summary of finding...
Source: Nutrition Today - July 1, 2020 Category: Nutrition Tags: Food Science Source Type: research
Risk Communication in the Time of COVID: Early Lessons for Nutrition, Food, and Health Communicators
With the nightmare memory of the 2019–2020 coronavirus plague still fresh in health communicators' minds, it may be time for some thoughtful reflection. Are there any useful lessons nutrition and food science communicators can take away from the early experiences of the public health community in talking about risk? In the present article, the authors review the long-confirmed rules of risk communication under crisis conditions; they analyze the practices followed and messages delivered in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, and they analyze the almost astonishing effect of these communications on the public's ...
Source: Nutrition Today - July 1, 2020 Category: Nutrition Tags: Nutrition Communication Source Type: research
Dietary Supplement Use in the United States: Prevalence, Trends, Pros, and Cons
The history and trends in use of dietary supplements as documented in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey are summarized. The safety and efficacy of selected supplements are discussed. The current regulation of dietary supplements is not robust because legislation governing enforcement is weaker than it is for drugs. (Source: Nutrition Today)
Source: Nutrition Today - July 1, 2020 Category: Nutrition Tags: Nutrition and the Lifecycle Source Type: research
Incentivizing Fruits and Vegetables in the Farm Bill
Almost all US adults fail to consume the 5 servings of fruit and vegetables recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, with those living near or below the poverty line consuming even less. Fruit and vegetable producers, and consumers participating in nutrition assistance programs are supported in the 2018 Farm Bill. We discuss current and potential strategies that reduce barriers for both consumers and producers in the Farm Bill. We argue that future Farm Bills should further incentivize the production and consumption of fruits and vegetables by increasing (1) support for nutrition assistance programs, (2) fundin...
Source: Nutrition Today - July 1, 2020 Category: Nutrition Tags: Food, Nutrition, and Sustainability Source Type: research
Fermented Foods and the Gut Microbiome
The question of what role intestinal bacteria play in human health has grown in popularity recently, because of the rise in “gut-healthy” consumer products and increased research into the ways the gut affects various systems in the body. This term has raised questions about the role that probiotics and prebiotics play in shaping the health of that gut health and how fermented foods-a centuries-old staple now heavily marketed to consumers—might also affect the composition of the microbiota. Various studies on probiotics, fermented foods, and gut health are examined to determine the extent to which the gut really plays...
Source: Nutrition Today - July 1, 2020 Category: Nutrition Tags: Nutrition Science Source Type: research
The Southern Diet: A Historical View on Food Consumption and How the Region's Foodways Gets a Bad Rap
Cultural considerations of food consider the way people evaluate regional foodstuffs both by the residents of the region and from those outside. The Southern diet has been studied by historians, health professionals, and independent scholars in myriad approaches to the topic. Eating Southern has been criticized and demonized as unhealthy because people who live in the region have some of the highest rates of chronic disease in the United States. Health professionals across the spectrum design food consumption behavioral programs to alter eating patterns. Particular attention is given to African Americans' food consumption ...
Source: Nutrition Today - July 1, 2020 Category: Nutrition Tags: Food and Nutrition Source Type: research
Avoid the “Southern Diet”? What, Really, Do You Mean?
As far as eating patterns go, the southern diet is often viewed as synonymous with poor food choices. But is it really? How do we know? When attempting to balance patient beliefs, habits, and cultural norms with best evidence, we must interpret and apply research evidence regarding dietary patterns such as the “Southern Diet.” We address the complexities of interpreting dietary pattern–based research evidence and present the cases of 2 born and bred southern adults with potential to benefit from culturally appropriate nutrition and dietary counseling. (Source: Nutrition Today)
Source: Nutrition Today - July 1, 2020 Category: Nutrition Tags: CE Article Source Type: research
NEWSbreaks
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Source: Nutrition Today - July 1, 2020 Category: Nutrition Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Newsbreaks Source Type: research
NUTRITION Gazette
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Source: Nutrition Today - July 1, 2020 Category: Nutrition Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Nutrition Gazette Source Type: research
American Society for Nutrition Reinvents NUTRITION 2020 as a Live Online Event
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Source: Nutrition Today - July 1, 2020 Category: Nutrition Tags: DEPARTMENTS: News From ASN Source Type: research
US Department of Agriculture Summer Meals Program: What's Hot?
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Source: Nutrition Today - May 1, 2020 Category: Nutrition Tags: CE Test Source Type: research
Keys to Success in Forging Global Leadership in Sustainable Nutrition
The role of nutrition and dietetics professionals across all areas of practice is more vital than ever, given the current global landscape in the context of climate change and resource scarcity. Shared values and goals connect nutrition and dietetics professionals across the world in learning, research, and nutrition practice. It is now possible for the nutrition and dietetics profession to move boldly into the sphere of food systems and sustainability, offering unique expertise and leadership for the future. (Source: Nutrition Today)
Source: Nutrition Today - May 1, 2020 Category: Nutrition Tags: Food, Nutrition and Sustainability Source Type: research
US Coronavirus Relief Package: Update on Food and Nutrition Provisions
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Source: Nutrition Today - May 1, 2020 Category: Nutrition Tags: Editorial: Insights on Food and Nutrition Responses to COVID 19 Source Type: research
COVID-19 and Food Safety: Risk Management and Future Considerations
COVID-19, also known as the “novel coronavirus disease 2019,” is a respiratory illness, and the causative pathogen is officially named as “SARS-CoV-2.” Infections with SARS-CoV-2 have now been amplified to a global pandemic—as of April 3, 2020, nearly 1 018 000 cases have been confirmed in more than 195 countries, including more than 300 000 cases within the United States. Public safety guidelines are followed worldwide to stop the spread of COVID-19 and stay healthy. Despite COVID-19 is a respiratory illness with mode of invasion through the respiratory tract, not the gastrointestinal tract, an average food cons...
Source: Nutrition Today - May 1, 2020 Category: Nutrition Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
