Thursday, July 2, 2009

Daily News
from ADA’s Knowledge Center

The Daily News List is a daily newsletter informing ADA
members of news affecting food, nutrition and health.
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ADA Offices will be closed Friday, July 3rd
to celebrate Independence Day.

This just in: Vegetarian diets are fine
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/
2009/07/this-just-in-vegetarian-diets-are-fine-.html
Cited: Position of the American Dietetic Association:
Vegetarian Diets
http://www.adajournal.org/article/
S0002-8223(09)00700-7/abstract
ADA Press Release also cited--Meet the Meatless:
How Veggie Burgers and Hot Dogs Rate with Nutrition Facts
(Dawn Jackson Blatner, ADA Spokesperson quoted)
http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/
hs.xsl/media_22014_ENU_HTML.htm

Check source for diet advice
Question: It seems like a lot of people call themselves
nutritionists. Who can I turn to about my diet?
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/
20090701/LIVING0106/907010336/-1/COLUMNS
Related Resource: ADA's Food & Nutrition Conference
& Expo -Protecting Dietetics Practice from Scope Creep
http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/
hs.xsl/7540_20398_ENU_HTML.htm
Scroll down for details

Following The Dietary Guidelines May
Slow Heart Disease In Women
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/
2009/06/090615144427.htm
Source: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/90/1/193

Dietary Influences Of Liver Disease Examined
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/
090701131338.htm
 

Celiac Disease Four Times
More Common Than In 1950s
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/
articles/156023.php
Related Resource: Pre-FNCE Workshop
-Celiac Disease: Incorporating ADA’s New
Evidence-based Nutrition Practice Guidelines
http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/
hs.xsl/7540_21862_ENU_HTML.htm

For General Mills, Wheat-Free Items Are
Tricky to Make, Cheap to Market
http://online.wsj.com/article/
SB124649298279583139.html

Report: 1 in 5 Illinois kids is obese
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/
chi-illinois-obesity-web-jul02,0,1931979.story
Source: CDC – National Survey of Children’s Health
http://nschdata.org/DataQuery/DataQueryResults
AllStates.aspx?q=500&r1=999
&r2=-1

E. coli outbreak sickens at least 23
Recalled beef products may be linked
to illnesses in 9 states
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/
nationworld/chi-tc-nw-briefs-0701-070
20jul02,0,1544115.story

Stop & Shop Issues A Voluntary Recall
of Stop & Shop Non Fat Dry Milk
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm170229.htm

AMA open to government-funded
health insurance option
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/01/
AMA.health.care.reform/index.html

Obama urges public to demand healthcare reform
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/
nation/la-na-obama-health2-2009jul02,0,49
70571.story

To Fix Health Care, Some Study Developing
World . Cost-Effective Medical Practices
Deployed in Poor Nations Deliver Good Results,
but Can They Work in the U.S.?
http://online.wsj.com/article/
SB124648865046182847.html
Related Resource: Nutrition Management of
HIV and AIDS
http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/
hs.xsl/shop_18864_ENU_HTML.htm

Registered Dietitians in the News

Vinegar: Proceed With Caution
(Keri Gans, ADA Spokesperson quoted)
http://www.thatsfit.com/2009/06/30/
vinegar-proceed-with-caution/

The Truth About Gluten-Free Diets
(By Joy Bauer, RD)
http://www.parade.com/export/sites/default/
food/2009/07/gluten-free-diet-0701.html

America’s Healthiest Frozen Scoops
(Christine Palumbo, RD quoted)
http://living.health.com/2009/07/01/
americas-healthiest-frozen-scoops/

"Fit to Ride: Fish Health Benefits"
(Video featuring Deanna Segrave-Daly, RD)
http://www.myfoxphilly.com/subindex/
good_day_philadelphia/fit_to_ride

Ohio and W.Va. in Top Ten Most Obese States
(Lindsay Smith, RD quoted)
http://www.wtap.com/news/
headlines/49633387.html

Expert Q&A: Eating With Food Allergies
(Kathleen M Zelman, RD)
http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/
expert-q-and-a-eating-with-food-allergies

Shape Up participant has stayed
committed to her goals
(Jenna Braddock, RD quoted)
http://www.jacksonville.com/lifestyles/
health_and_fitness/2009-07-01/story/shape_up_
participant_has_stayed_committed_to_her_goal

A lucky bride marries a dietitian's son
(By Bobbie Randall, RD)
http://www.the-daily-record.com/news/
article/4619731

Journal Review

ADA's Medicare MNT Provider, June 2009
(Subscription required)
http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/
hs.xsl/advocacy_7349_ENU_HTML.htm
-Retrospective billing: a little clarity
-CMS urges prompt notification of changes
-Special sections: Health care reform and
comments to Senate Committee
-Question Corner: Beyond Medicare:
What’s the story with the Alliance Healthcare Initiative?

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, July 2009
http://www.ajcn.org/current.shtml
Food sources of nitrates and nitrites: the physiologic
context for potential health benefits
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/90/1/1
Vitamin status after bariatric surgery: a randomized study
of gastric bypass and duodenal switch
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/90/1/15
Dieting, restraint, and disinhibition predict women's
weight change over 6 y
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/90/1/33
Effects of walnut consumption on blood lipids and
other cardiovascular risk factors: a meta-analysis
and systematic review
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/90/1/56
Dietary screening tool identifies nutritional
risk in older adults
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/90/1/177
Adherence to 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
is associated with a reduced progression of coronary
artery atherosclerosis in women with established
coronary artery disease
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/90/1/193

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition,
July 2009
http://www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/
v63/n7/index.html
Anticancer effects of phytosterols
http://www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/v63/
n7/full/ejcn200929a.html
Time- and dose-dependent effect of psyllium on
serum lipids in mild-to-moderate hypercholesterolemia:
a meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials
http://www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/v63/
n7/abs/ejcn200849a.html
Should nutrient profiles be based on 100 g,
100 kcal or serving size?
http://www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/v63/
n7/abs/ejcn200853a.html

Journal of the American Medical Association,
July 1, 2009
http://jama.ama-assn.org/current.dtl
Genetic Loci Associated With C-Reactive Protein
Levels and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/
abstract/302/1/37
Novel and Conventional Biomarkers for Prediction
of Incident Cardiovascular Events in the Community
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/
abstract/302/1/49

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics,
June 2009
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/
journal/117979034/home
A systematic review of the effect of diet in prostate
cancer prevention and treatment
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/
journal/122296322/abstract
Exploring issues influencing the use of the
Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool by
nurses in two Australian hospitals 
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/
journal/121641569/abstract

Journal of the National Medical Association,
June 2009
http://www.nmanet.org/index.php/pub
_past_issues/june_2009
A Pilot Trial of Spirituality Counseling for Weight Loss
Maintenance in African American Breast Cancer Survivors
http://www.nmanet.org/ada/images/uploads/
Documents/OC552.pdf
Perinatal Outcomes in Nutritionally Monitored Obese
Pregnant Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial
http://www.nmanet.org/ada/images/uploads/
Documents/OC569.pdf
Maternal Prepregnancy Underweight and Risk of Early
and Late Stillbirth in Black and White Gravidas
http://www.nmanet.org/ada/images/uploads/
Documents/OC582.pdf
Calcium Supplement Use by African American Women
http://www.nmanet.org/ada/images/uploads/
Documents/OC588.pdf

New England Journal of Medicine, July 2, 2009
http://content.nejm.org/current.dtl
Win–Win Approach to Financing Health Care Reform
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/361/1/4
Health Care 2009: The Individual Mandate —
An Affordable and Fair Approach to Achieving
Universal Coverage
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/361/1/6

Preventing Chronic Disease, July 2009
http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2009/jul/toc.htm
Reversing the Trend of Childhood Obesity
http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2009/jul/08_0255.htm
Readiness of US Health Plans to Manage Cardiometabolic Risk
http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2009/jul/08_0142.htm
Retooling Food Service for Early Elementary School
Students in Somerville, Massachusetts: The Shape Up
Somerville Experience
http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2009/jul/08_0172.htm
A Systematic Review of Food Deserts, 1966-2007
http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2009/jul/08_0163.htm

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