Diet

The American College of Lifestyle Medicine, or ACLM, announced the release of a simple diet screening tool that captures a patient’s dietary pattern, allowing clinicians to implement a “food as medicine” approach in practice.

DESTIN, Fla. — The 2022 American College of Rheumatology recommendations on integrative therapy in rheumatoid arthritis can help make sense of “messy” data on diet and other wellness behaviors, according to a speaker.

Ever current and former adult smokers with a diet high in nutritionally rich, plant-centered foods had lower odds for emphysema, according to results published in Journal of the COPD Foundation.

BOSTON — Intermittent fasting is a popular weight loss technique, but there are a few considerations that physicians should keep in mind when discussing it with their patients, according to a presenter at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis may be able to tame their disease progression and inflammation by adopting elements of the Mediterranean diet such as lowering sugar intake and incorporating protein in the form of fish or plant-based sources.

In this issue of Healio Rheumatology, we have a provocative roundtable on why there is provocative a rise in both autoimmune laboratory phenomenon, as well as an increase in certain autoimmune diseases over the past century.

The common consensus for some time has been that the prevalence of autoimmunity and autoimmune diseases has been on the rise.

Shorter sleep durations increased the risk for developing type 2 diabetes, even among those with healthy eating habits, research showed.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Addressing the internal hormonal changes in women will directly affect the appearance of their skin, according to a speaker at South Beach Symposium.

LAS VEGAS — Partnering with a dietitian who specializes in inflammatory bowel disease can augment patient care through nutritional assessment, dietary counseling and perioperative optimization, according to a presenter.