All stories
New stories every morning, plus our archive of dietitian-written stories from the HealthStylz magazine.
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…
7 min read
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.…
2 min read
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…
7 min read
“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…
1 min read
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…
4 min read
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…
2 min read
"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…
3 min read
"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…
2 min read
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…
5 min read
In the western mountains of Honduras lies Santa Rosa de Copan. This is the poorest region of the country and far from the touristy coast, yet since 2008, Bobbie Randall, MEd, RD, LD, CDE, has spent her vacation…
1 min read
Just weeks after 2004’s tsunami disaster in Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and South India, registered dietitian Martha Lynch, MS, RD, LDN, FADA, CNSD, joined healthcare providers from across the country on a…
2 min read
Synopsis of the App The creators may be MyFitness Pal, but the nutrition analysis features will make this app your best nutrition friend. Adjust goals, enter caloric intake (food) and output (exercise), add to the…
1 min read
