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 ...

Traditional weight loss recommendations encourage people to eat less and move more to create a calorie deficit, leading some people to believe that the more they restrict their food intake, the more ...

Learn more about the most popular products on store shelves and what the science says about their nutrient content and safety profiles. The USDA estimates that the average American consumes more than ...

Today's Dietitian speaks with experts about the differing definitions of processed foods, and whether all or some are detrimental to overall health. Do you advise your clients and patients to avoid ...

On a sunny spring day, a group of nearly 40 supermarket dietitians from across the nation gathered in Santa Rosa, Calif., for the first Oldways Supermarket Dietitian Symposium planned in partnership ...

Here’s how to distinguish between them and make an accurate diagnosis. Turn on the television or open a newspaper, and you’re likely to find information on food intolerance and allergies. From peanut ...

Does it work, and is it healthful? Q: Some of my clients are asking about carbohydrate cycling to lose weight. What does this mean, and is there any evidence that this type of diet works? A: Endurance ...

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

Not long ago, a bland diet was a staple in clinical dietetics. But new research is turning up the heat on zesty herbs and spices, pointing out that a spicier life may be a healthier one. These ...

Succumbing to the disease’s devastating consequences has become a way of life in certain parts of the world. But it doesn’t have to be, and for some populations touched by the Diabetes Wellness ...

People all over the globe have the hots for black and green—tea, that is. But is drinking it doing them any good in terms of preventing chronic disease? Originating in China about 2,000 years ago, tea ...

When the topic of canned food arises, people are sometimes surprised that a trained chef would use anything in a can. Well, I’ve got a surprise for them: Most chefs use canned products in one form or ...