Nutrition Therapy

SAN DIEGO — With prevalence of age-related cognitive decline and limited curative treatment options, nutritional interventions may prevent or delay symptom onset, per a presenter at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

Personalized nutrition interventions led by grocery store dietitians and guided by food purchase data.

WASHINGTON — Personalized nutrition interventions led by grocery store dietitians and guided by food purchasing data were associated with improved adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension eating plan, researchers reported.

Young adults in the U.S. may increase their life expectancy by more than a decade if they optimize their diet to include more legumes, whole grains and nuts, and less red and processed meat, according to findings published in PLoS Medicine.

Substituting a small portion of food with nutrient-dense foods may effectively lower cholesterol among patients with hyperlipidemia without the use of drugs, according to findings published in the Journal of Nutrition.

So-called “diabetes diets” have come a long way since the discovery of insulin in 1921, yet common themes underlying many eating plans today were first developed by registered dietitians more than a century ago, according to two speakers.

Although most insurance providers, including Medicare and private insurers, cover medical nutrition therapy for individuals with chronic kidney disease, few patients ever meet with a registered dietician.

Despite finding patients and providers have “positive perceptions” of nutrition therapy in chronic kidney disease, researchers suggest the broad implementation of such programs may be limited due to cost-related factors.

Editor’s note: This article was written from a review of the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative guideline public draft, which is still undergoing revisions based on public commentary.

The roles of diabetes educators — and the settings where they work — are evolving to address the increasing prevalence of diabetes and meet new demands for population-level diabetes performance measures. To signal this evolution, the American Association of Diabetes Educators is promoting a new name for these professionals: diabetes care and education specialists.