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Webinar:
Minority Health and the Dairy Connection
Free 1-Credit Continuing Education Webinar
Wednesday, April 30, 2-3 pm EDT
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Presented by esteemed author and minority health expert Constance Brown-Riggs, MSEd, RD, CDE, CDN, our exclusive free webinar, "Minority Health and the Dairy Connection," will educate nutrition professionals on nutrient intake trends and chronic diseases and conditions among African Americans and Hispanic Americans, and provide the most current evidence of the health benefits of dairy foods.
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With just a few seats left to fill and numerous requests for more time, we are extending the registration deadline for the Today's Dietitian Spring Symposium to Wednesday, April 30.
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New Guidelines Say Kids Should Get Cholesterol Tests
The American Academy of Pediatrics recently revised guidelines for annual well-child visits, adding a recommendation that children aged 9 to 11 get a lipid screen, as reported in the Chicago Tribune.
Raw Milk Doesn’t Help Lactose Intolerance
According to TIME, a new study reports that lactose-intolerant people have the same symptoms from raw and pasteurized milk. |
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New School Standards Increase Fruit, Vegetable Consumption
New federal standards launched in 2012 that require schools to offer more healthful meals have led to increased fruit and vegetable consumption, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers. The study, the first to examine school food consumption both before and after the standards went into effect, contradicts criticisms that the new standards have increased food waste.
“There’s a push from some organizations and lawmakers to weaken the new standards. We hope the findings, which show that students are consuming more fruits and vegetables, will discourage those efforts,” says lead author Juliana Cohen, ScD, research fellow in the department of nutrition at HSPH.
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| Have a dietetics-related question that you'd like our expert, Toby Amidor, MS, RD, CDN, to answer? E-mail TDeditor@gvpub.com or send a tweet to @tobyamidor, and we may feature your query! |
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