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New stories every morning, plus our archive of dietitian-written stories from the HealthStylz magazine.
Looking for an online space where you can make connections, conduct conversations and stay up-to-date on breaking news and current events? Try Twitter. Twitter is a social media platform where users share ideas,…
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Joining LinkedIn just to create a profile is like attending a networking event just to shake hands: It’s fun, but rarely fruitful. To make the most of their LinkedIn experience, RDNs should make the most of the…
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If you’re like many people, you have a Facebook profile to connect with old friends, share updates about your life, browse funny pictures and play games. But there’s another type of presence on Facebook that’s both…
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By now, you’ve probably heard you should be on LinkedIn. Whether you’re a new college graduate or a veteran registered dietitian nutritionist, your LinkedIn profile has the power to fast-track your career. Used to…
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If you have a smartphone or tablet computer, you probably already have software applications : commonly called "apps" : on it because most come pre-loaded with at least a few. Apps created for specific functions turn…
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Food dehydrating has been a common method of preservation since ancient times. By removing moisture from food, bacterial growth is inhibited, enzymes are preserved, and weight is reduced. Commercial food dehydrators…
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I sometimes forget how lucky I am to be living in what is known as the "bread basket"-a 400-mile stretch in California that grows nearly one quarter of the country's produce. Having this much fresh, local produce at…
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We've had a spell of cooler weather here in North Texas. I say spell, because it will be short lived. I am confident in my statement due to the fact that this is Texas after all and tomorrow it may snow, freeze,…
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There's really no better place to reflect on the year than driving a combine. That's because, as fun as it is, it leaves you plenty of time to look over a field and think.
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HARVEST:THE VERY WORD MAKES YOU THINK OF FARMERS IN THE FIELDS , the abundance of crops, and hands eagerly picking the bounty from gardens. My harvest memories start in England, where I was born, and travel all the…
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Each year when autumn hits, my whole family drives about an hour to Barton Orchards in Poughquag, New York, for our tradition of picking apples and pumpkins. Every year about 15 of us do the EXACT same thing:and if…
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"When patients are getting nutrition information from different sources : the Internet, their family and friends : it can be confusing," says Michele Lites, registered dietitian and certified specialist in oncology…
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Nogales, Arizona, is a small and busy city. Following the Gadsden Purchase in 1853, the northern part of Nogales became part of the United States of America. The southern part became part of Mexican state of Sonora.…
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While scrolling through my inbox one day in May, I was excited to see the SmartBrief for Nutritionists email headline "Why Dietitians Are Important for the U.S. Olympic Team." I recognized many parts of the story. I…
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Registered dietitian Donna Martin, EdS, RD, LD, SNS, is the school nutrition director in Burke County, Ga. This rural community has among the highest child poverty rates in the United States, according to 2010 U.S.…
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The last time London hosted the Olympic Games was in 1948, when 4,104 athletes from 59 nations competed in 17 sports. Fast-forward to July 2012, and there will be 10,500 athletes from 204 countries in London…
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“Often, when I first meet patients, they can’t look me in the eye,” explains Elizabeth Leong, RD, CDE, founder and director of the Bay Area Diabetes and Wellness Center in Oakland, Calif. “Diabetes is controlling…
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Now that you’ve created a Pinterest account and you’ve begun building creative boards by pinning original sources. Now let’s learn about “repinning” items you find on Pinterest itself. Repinning isn’t difficult, but…
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Food & Nutrition Magazine publishes articles on food and diet trends, highlights of nutrition research and resources, updates on public health issues and policy initiatives related to nutrition, and explorations of…
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"When I told my dad I was interested in the field of dietetics, he was very supportive. His career had been in medical maintenance of hospital equipment and had come to know some of the registered dietitians," says…
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"It wasn’t long ago that a common perception in the medical field was that Asian-Americans didn’t have many health problems because they were not visiting the public health clinics," says registered dietitian Beverly…
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Long before probiotics became the darlings of the microbial world, cultures throughout history and across the globe were celebrating fermented foods. Born as a preservation method and used for millennia, the…
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