Nutrition Resource Center

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FEATURES AND HIGHLIGHTS

  • Feature: What is BPA and How Harmful Is It to Kids?

    Primarily used in food and drink packaging, ingestion of bisphenol A has recently been linked to obesity, diabetes, and reproductive disorders.
  • New Product: QSYMIA

    Indication(s): As an adjunct to a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity for chronic weight management in adults.
  • New Product: SUPRENZA

    Indication(s): Short-term adjunct in a regimen of weight reduction based on exercise, behavioral modification and caloric restriction in the management of exogenous obesity.

News

Diet Rich in Unsaturated Fat May Up Insulin Sensitivity

A diet rich in unsaturated fat may increase insulin sensitivity in individuals who are at higher risk for cardiovascular disease.

Educational Intervention Aids Food-Insecure Diabetes Patients

Low-income patients who have food insecurity may be particularly receptive to diabetes self-management support.

Switch to Vegetable Fat May Cut Death Risk in Prostate Cancer

For men with non-metastatic prostate cancer, the risks of lethal prostate cancer and all-cause mortality are significantly reduced with replacement of carbohydrates by vegetable fats.

Trans Fats Down in Two-Thirds of Food Products

Manufacturers have slowed in their reformulations of food products to reduce trans fatty acids (TFA).

Featured courses from mycme

The Soy Connection, Volume 21, Number 1 Winter 2013 External web site

Registered dietitians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants earn continuing education units by reading the Soy Connection health and nutrition newsletter. No fee required.

1.00 CPEU Credit

Case 3 A New Mother of Twins Who Wants to Breastfeed External web site

Breastfeeding and human milk are the gold standards for infant nutrition. Although giving birth to twins is itself associated with lower rates of exclusive breastfeeding at hospital discharge, providing recommended support to the mother of twins can help her to breastfeed exclusively.

1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM

Preventing Pediatric Obesity How Early Do You Intervene External web site

This program focuses on current feeding practices, timing of obesity intervention, family perceptions about weight, parent preferences for guidance, and strategies for improving obesity intervention and parent education.

0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM
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