Beginning in January of 2024, the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) bumped up the minimum required education level for prospective RDs from a bachelor’s degree to a master’s degree.1 It’s the ...

A new study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior highlights the development of a culturally informed approach to screening for food insecurity among patients at Northern Navajo ...

For decades, scientists have known that what harms the body often harms the brain. Conditions such as obesity, high blood pressure, and insulin resistance strain the body’s vascular and metabolic ...

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 ...

Many people turn to high-protein foods when trying to lose weight because eating protein-rich meals is commonly believed to make dieters feel fuller. Surprisingly, this idea hadn’t been tested on a ...

Evidence shows high-quality proteins, such as milk proteins, promote satiety, weight maintenance, muscle synthesis, and blood glucose control. For many years, nutrition professionals didn’t consider ...

While bariatric surgery remains the most effective treatment/intervention for morbid obesity, a subset of bariatric patients has been shown to experience weight regain as early as 18 months post ...

Today’s Dietitian speaks with nutrition professionals to distinguish truth from error. There was a time when fat was the most-maligned macronutrient. Now ...

Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms among clients and patients are prevalent. In fact, a largescale survey has found that more than 60% of Americans from a nationally representative sample had one or more ...

While some varieties of cheese offer potentially beneficial bacteria, clients likely need guidance on identifying them. Knowledge about the potential health benefits of consuming probiotics regularly ...

Lectins, a type of protein found in most plants, have come under fire in the past several years as the authors of many popular fad diets have suggested they cause negative health effects such as ...

Americans generate over 14 million tons of plastic packaging waste annually, with a significant portion coming from food packaging.1 This waste not only contributes to environmental pollution but also ...