Addressing Current Challenges in Nutritional Epidemiologic Research
The field of nutritional epidemiology needs radical reform.
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Organic Food Consumption and Cancer Risk: What’s the Link?
To investigate the link between organic food consumption and cancer risk, study authors conducted a population-based prospective cohort study among French adults.
Nutrition Tips for Physicians: Staying Healthy During Busy Days
Between the double shifts and stressful days, keeping energy up and eating right can seem like an insurmountable challenge.
AMA Adopts Policy to Cut Sugar-Sweetened Drink Consumption
A newly-adopted AMA policy supports excise taxes on sugar-sweetened drinks, the use of warning labels to inform consumers about the potential health consequences of consumption, and plain packaging.
In Low-Income Neighborhoods, Sugary Drink Marketing Increases on SNAP Issuance Days
Shoppers using SNAP benefits tend to buy more sugar-sweetened beverages, more red and processed meats, and fewer fruits and vegetables than shoppers using other methods to pay for their groceries.
AMA Offers Nutrition Course to Help Physicians Counsel Patients
The AMA is offering a 3-hour online course to help physicians counsel patients about nutritional changes they need to prevent and help treat heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure.
Adherence to Healthy Diet May Affect Genetic Predisposition to Obesity
Benefits of improved diet quality on weight management were pronounced in individuals at high genetic risk for obesity.
Nutrition Research Requires More Transparency of Conflicts of Interest
Researchers should disclose conflicts of interest that present bias toward a specific organization, industry, or dietary behavior.
Diet Quality Associated With Disability and Symptom Severity in Multiple Sclerosis
An overall diet quality score was constructed based on the estimated intake of fruits, vegetables and legumes, whole grains, added sugars, and red/processed meats.
Coffee Consumption Safe, Associated With Beneficial Health Outcomes
Coffee consumption was found to be generally safe and more likely to benefit health than harm.
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