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Press Releases (2012)
Press Releases (2011)
Press Releases (2010)
Press Releases (2009)
Press Releases (2008)
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Embargo Policy
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Press Releases (2012)
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Advocates for Expanded Nutritional Coverage under Medicare (January 2012)
Listen now Prominent Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics officials discuss the Academy’s formal request to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to initiate the national coverage determination process. This would expand coverage and reimbursement to include nutrition services provided by registered dietitians enrolled as CMS providers. Under the NCD Process, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services can expand Medicare coverage for services that are reasonable and necessary for the prevention of an illness.
Press Releases (2011)
Socioeconomic Status May Explain Racial Disparities in Diet, Exercise, and Weight (December 2011)
Consumers Don’t Pay As Much Attention to Nutrition Fact Labels As They Think (November 2011)
Watch now Watch firsthand as investigators from the University of Minnesota used a computer equipped with an eye-tracking device to determine that most consumers pay less attention to Nutrition Facts labels than they report. Further data suggest that average consumers view label components at the top more than those at the bottom and read only the top five lines on a Nutrition Facts label. Prominently positioning key nutrients, and labels themselves, could substantially impact public health. Video provides supplemental content to the article published in the Journal.
Fruits and Vegetables Reduce Risks of Specific Types of Colorectal Cancers (October 2011)
Watch now Investigators from the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research, University of Western Australia and Deakin University discuss the links between fruit and vegetable consumption and three cancers occurring in different parts of the bowel: proximal colon cancer, distal colon cancer, and rectal cancer. Their research indicates that effects on colorectal cancer appear to differ by site of origin and type of fruit and vegetable.
Child-Care Facilities Can Do More to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity among Preschoolers (September 2011)Listen now Dr. Nicole Larson and Dr. Dianne S. Ward discuss the results of the incisive review conducted by investigators from the University of Minnesota, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the Duke University Medical Center concerning how child-care settings can play an important role in establishing healthy eating and exercise habits in preschool children. They update the results of their study taking recent legislation into consideration.
Children Eating More, and More Frequently Outside the Home (August 2011) View now This unique study by investigators from the University of North Carolina assesses trends in energy intake by eating location and focuses on foods consumed away from home as well as foods prepared away from home. The study demonstrates that the percentage of calories from fast food has increased to surpass intake from schools.
Adolescents’ Dieting and Disordered Eating Behaviors Continue into Young Adulthood (July 2011)Listen now
Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, PhD, MPH, RD, Professor, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, discusses how disordered eating behaviors and dieting in adolescence continue into and negatively impact eating behaviors in young adulthood and what interventions can be taken to prevent this.
CDC Assesses Potential Human Exposure to Prion Diseases (June 2011) Listen now Listen now CDC’s Joseph Y. Abrams, MPH (National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases), discusses travel, hunting, and eating venison in relation to prion diseases, including bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE or “Mad Cow Disease”), variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), and chronic wasting disease (CWD).
Americans Still May Not Be Getting Enough Calcium (May 2011)
Inadequate Diet Can Lead to Anemia in Postmenopausal Women (April 2011)Listen now Cynthia A. Thomson, PhD, RD, Associate Professor Nutritional Sciences, University of Arizona discusses the importance and implications of nutrient intake and anemia risk in postmenopausal women, the results of a new study using data from the Observational Cohort of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI-OS).
Experts Call for Further Research to Support Development of Evidence-Based Nutrition Guidelines for Cancer Survivors (March 2011)Listen now Co-authors Kim Robien, PhD, RD, CSO, FADA (University of Minnesota), Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, PhD, RD (University of Alabama at Birmingham), and Cheryl L. Rock, PhD, RD (University of California, San Diego), examine the current evidence supporting nutrition recommendations and the role dieticians can play in preventing cancer recurrence and managing chronic conditions prevalent in cancer survivors, as well as improving quality of life and decreasing health care costs.
More Research Needed on Diet and Environmental Influences on Childhood Asthma (February 2011)
Eating Healthier Means Living Longer (January 2011)
Press Releases (2010)
Registered Dietitians Play Essential Role in Effective Management of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes in Adults (December 2010)Listen now Lead author and noted nutrition consultant, Marion J Franz, MS, RD, and Kari Kren, MPH, RD, LD, Manager, Evidence-based Practice, Research & Strategic Business Development, ADA, discuss the importance and implications of the ADA Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guidelines for Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes in Adults.
2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Report Offers Food and Nutrition Practitioners Insights on Helping Americans Combat Obesity Epidemic (November 2010) View now
Editor-in-Chief Linda Van Horn, PhD, RD, Chair of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, highlights key features and noteworthy findings of the 2010 US Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) Report. While many of the recommendations from previous reports are reinforced, new evidence-based findings will help registered dietitians and other health care providers prioritize effective approaches towards facilitating better eating habits among Americans.
Consuming Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids May Lower the Incidence of Gum Disease (November 2010)
Flow of Empty Calories Into Children's Food Supply Must Be Reduced (October 2010)
ADA Supports National Restaurant Menu Labeling Legislation
(September 2010)Listen now Jeanne Blankenship, MS, RD, CLE, ADAs vice president of Policy Initiatives and Advocacy, discusses the impact of the national approach to restaurant menu labeling mandated by the Health Care Reform Bill on practicing dietitians and consumers.
Nutritional Labeling and Point-of-Purchase Signs Influence Healthy Food Choices (August 2010)
TV Food Advertisements Promote Imbalanced Diets (June 2010)
Food Insecurity Can Lead to Greater Weight Gain and Complications during Pregnancy (May 2010)
Registered Dietitians Play Essential Role in Management of Gastric Bypass Patients (April 2010)
Whole Grain Consumption by Teens and Young Adults Falls Short of Guidelines (February 2010)
Press Releases (2009)
Weight Control Strategies of Overweight Adolescents Who Successfully Lost Weight (December 2009)
Health-Centered Weight Control Method Shows Promise (November 2009)
Energy Gap Useful Tool for Successful Weight Loss Maintenance Strategy (November 2009)
Medicine Wheel Model for Nutrition Shows Promise for Control of Type 2 Diabetes (September 2009)
Race/Ethnicity, Family Income and Education Associated with Sugar Consumption (August 2009)
Hibic Children in US at Greater Risk for Obesity Than Other Ethnic/Racial Groups (June 2009)
People of Higher Socioeconomic Status Choose Better Diets—But Pay More Per Calorie (May 2009)
Many Middle-Aged and Older Americans Not Getting Adequate Nutrition (March 2009)
Results of the Third School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study Published (February 2009)
Young Adults Need to Make More Time for Healthy Meals (January 2009)
News from the January 2009 Journal of the American Dietetic Association (January 2009)
Press Releases (2008)
Eating Whole Grains Lowers Heart Failure Risk, According to New Study (November 2008)
New Study Indicates Link Between Weight Gains During Pregnancy and Dieting History (October 2008)
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