Nutrition

Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with Kelly Toups, MLA, RD, LDN, director of nutrition at Oldways, about benefits of whole grains and other cultural foods for people with diabetes.

In a study comparing the health of people with a vegetarian vs. nonvegetarian diet, researchers found comparable risk for all-cause and cerebrovascular mortality.

The diet quality of foods consumed at schools improved dramatically while diet quality of foods consumed from grocery stores, restaurants and worksites showed small to modest gains, researchers reported.  

Healio and Cardiology Today present the most-read cardiology articles for the month of March.

Data from the Framingham Offspring Cohort revealed that consuming ultra-processed foods increased the risk for CVD. In addition, each added daily serving of ultra-processed foods was linked to a 9% increased risk for CVD death.

March is National Nutrition Month, according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The commemoration began as a week-long event in 1973, but as public interest in nutrition grew, it eventually extended to a month-long event in 1980.

Mediterranean diets are popular — even a bit romantic, evoking images of a glass of wine at sunset on the Italian coast. But do they actually work?

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has designated March as National Nutrition Month.

Data from the PURE study revealed that a diet consisting of high amounts of poor-quality carbohydrates, such as white bread, rice and potatoes, negatively impacts peoples’ health. It was the top story in cardiology last week.

A recent study found that dietary factors, including fiber and alcohol intake, were associated with the development or prevention of colorectal cancer. It was the top story in gastroenterology last week.