Clinical Nutrition
NIH and ASN See a Bright Future for Precision Nutrition
On September 11, 2020 the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Council of Councils approved the concept for a new NIH
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Why Nutrition in School Age Children Is Important, and Even More Important as a Consequence of the COVID-19 Epidemic?
Middle childhood, the period between 5 to 9 years of age, has historically been and remains a neglected age group
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National Nutrition Month 2020
“Eat Right, Bite by Bite” March is National Nutrition Month®, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics celebrates this annually. As
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A Mediterranean diet rich in extra-virgin olive oil: An important defense against nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, characterized by abnormal accumulation of fat within the liver, is a leading cause of chronic liver
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The Benefits of Food Journaling
What is Mindful Eating? Mindfulness can easily be translated to “awareness.” In this case, it could be the awareness of
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Synbiotic pasta found to enhance the health of obese individuals with or without hyperglycemia
The microbes that populate the human body provide vital functions that are essential for health. Food components known as probiotics
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Dietary fiber: An integral component of a successful weight loss intervention
Major shortcomings associated with sustainable weight loss include difficulty following low-calorie diets and the body’s ability to regain weight easily.
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Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load: What does the research tell us about disease risk?
The glycemic index and glycemic load are numbers assigned to foods to indicate the expected response of blood glucose when
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Neural activation patterns in response to food-related cues
Limiting intake of high-fat and high-fat/high-sugar foods avoids the blunting of taste and reward responsivity to food, thus reducing risk
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