Breastfeeding: Foundation of Life World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from August 1 – 7 across the globe to encourage breastfeeding and promote healthy practices from the earliest stages of life. This campaign is led by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA), a global network of organizations and individuals who work to promote […]
Sarah Reyes, Ph.D. Candidate in Nutritional Sciences at Cornell University and NIH Predoctoral Trainee in Translational Research in Nutrition Sarah Reyes received her B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies – International Studies and Human Nutrition and her M.S. in Animal Science from the University of Idaho and is completing her Ph.D. studies in the Human Nutrition Program at […]
We are excited for our new scientific sessions and annual meeting which will be held in Boston June 9-12, 2018. At Nutrition 2018, the top scientific researchers, practitioners, global and public health professionals, policy makers and advocacy leaders, industry, media and other related professionals will gather to advance nutrition science and its practical application. The […]
By Audrey Shively, MCHES Official ACCN16 Blogger Dr. Scott Hummel’s presentation on heart failure (HF) and nutrition provided great insights in to what research has told us to date and what we still need to learn. One in five people have congestive heart failure which equates to six million people and one in nine deaths […]
By: R. Alex Coots For scientists, the benefits of nutrition and health research are immediately apparent. It’s easy for us to see how the general public and policymakers alike can benefit from a better understanding of health and nutrition. Few of us would argue that we need less health research or fewer grants, but this […]
By Caitlin Dow, Student Blogger Body Mass Index. BMI, for short. Those three words tend to conjure up some intense feelings in scientists and the general public, alike. In 1832, a Belgian statistician named Adolphe Quetelet created his namesake index, the Quetelet Index, to describe the normal variation seen in weight relative to height across […]
By Hassan S. Dashti, PhD I spent a lot of time contemplating whether I should pursue an RD after completing my PhD. I was told by one of my professors that back in his days, he had to choose between dietetics and research. He told me that it was assumed that students with ‘social’ and […]
By Corrie Whisner, PhD I recently ran across an interesting article in the PLOS ONE journal entitled, “Holsteins Favor Heifers, Not Bulls: Biased Milk Production Programmed during Pregnancy as a Function of Fetal Sex” by Katie Hinde and colleagues at Harvard and Kansas State Universities. After the passing of International Women’s Day on March 8 […]
By Sabrina Sales Martinez, MS, RDN In the United States, more than 35% of the adult population and 17% of children and adolescents are obese [1-2]. Overconsumption of calories has been contributing to the rise in obesity, and fast food restaurants are often mentioned as a possible culprit. Fast food menu items have been shown […]
By Joyanna Hansen Consumers navigating grocery store aisles have many choices, and food labels are one way in which food manufacturers compete for attention. The label “all natural” or “100% natural” can be found on diverse food products ranging from peanut butter and cereal to “all natural” sodas, and may bring to mind images of […]
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