Diet

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Decreasing the concern about food-induced atopic dermatitis will allow patients to focus on proper skin therapy and lower the risk of developing food allergies, according to a speaker at South Beach Symposium.

Compared with Western diets and diets low in animal protein, the Mediterranean diet was associated with better nutritional intake and physical activity in patients on hemodialysis, according to data in the Journal of Renal Nutrition.

DENVER — A varied and well-balanced diet plays “a significant role” in the management of patients with inflammatory bowel disease and can be guided with support from a dietitian, a presenter reported at the Crohn’s and Colitis Congress.

DENVER — Health care providers should apply cultural competency, sensitivity and humility when making dietary recommendations for patients with inflammatory bowel disease, noted a presenter at the Crohn’s and Colitis Congress.

DENVER — Nutrition therapy for patients with Crohn’s disease should focus on increased and varied consumption rather than restrictive diets, according to a presenter at the Crohn’s and Colitis Congress.

Traditionally, the diet for patients with chronic kidney disease restricts certain nutrients to help control serum blood levels of phosphorus and potassium.

For the sixth year in a row, the Mediterranean diet has been named the best overall diet by nutritional experts from U.S. News & World Report, the company announced.

Consumption of artificially sweetened beverages was not associated with stress or urgency urinary incontinence, researchers reported.

Food insecurity among women was associated with a higher likelihood of fecal incontinence, even when accounting for diet, according to data published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

NEW ORLEANS — Adults undergoing stem cell transplant who received a nonrestrictive diet had similar rates of infection, feeding outcomes and acute graft-versus-host disease as those on a low-microbial protective diet, according to a study.