Learn how the Medical Nutrition Therapy Act aims to expand Medicare coverage for medical nutrition therapy to address chronic disease care gaps, improve health outcomes, and reduce costs in the U.S.

Researchers at Columbia University have found that a lack of dietary iron early in life can prevent immune cells in the lung from making a key protein that helps fight viral infections, even after ...

Holiday meals are about joy, connection, and tradition,” says John Kirwan, MSc, PhD, FACSM, executive director at Pennington Biomedical Research Center at Louisiana State University. “But we also know ...

In the first of its kind to investigate the effects of SPU exercises on patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), authors of a new study published in 2025 in Medicine indicate that SPUs may have ...

When clients and patients begin eating a gluten-free diet because of a celiac disease or gluten-sensitivity diagnosis, chances are they’ll begin to gain weight. According to research by Daniel Leffler ...

Patients with celiac disease often ask dietitians about gluten-free meal planning and preparation and strategies for dining out. But what many clients may not realize is that gluten can hide in ...

The winter holiday season ushers in many familiar hurdles, especially for those who are traveling, navigating challenging family and social dynamics, or trying to stay on track with their health and ...

According to a consumer survey, Public Perceptions of Dietary Sweeteners published in 2023 by the International Food Information Council, 28% of Americans report regularly and intentionally using low- ...

Despite being a conditionally essential nutrient, carnitine is a topic of uncertainty, even controversy, because it’s like a coin with two sides, and those sides can appear to be in direct conflict ...

Making sense of dietary supplements (DS) and knowing how and when to recommend them can be a complicated matter for all dietitians. Navigating loose regulatory standards, proper dosing guidelines, and ...

For many people around the world, the holidays are synonymous with a time of year that brings family and friends together to enjoy two of the greatest things in life—the human connection and delicious ...

People are now living longer but not necessarily healthier lives than their predecessors.1-3 The World Health Organization (WHO) suggests this is partially due to a person’s ability to make positive ...