This continuing education course examines the impact of vitamin D on diabetes. Vitamin D and calcium homeostasis may play direct and indirect roles in the development of diabetes and vitamin D can affect numerous complications associated with this disease state.
Clinical Nutrition
Introducing mindfulness into dietetics practice has long been a valuable adjunct to both MNT and more counseling-focused nutrition interventions, in part because it helps people increase their awareness of what’s happening in the present moment and lessen rumination on unhelpful or distressing thoughts.
Hospital food and nutrition services (FNS) teams are expected to meet high expectations as benchmarked on patient satisfaction surveys.
Human trafficking is one of the fastest growing global enterprises, involving over an estimated 50 million women, men, and children in nearly every country of the world.
Homocysteine is a sulfur-containing nonessential amino acid that is formed in the body during the metabolism of dietary methionine to cysteine.
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a condition that affects up to 50% of men as they age and over 94 million men worldwide. BPH is defined by a noncancerous growth (also known as hyperplasia) on the prostate tissue.
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a complex and often debilitating mental health condition characterized by marked fluctuations in mood and energy.
Early intervention (EI) is an incredibly rewarding yet little-known field in the world of nutrition and dietetics. EI programs serve children with developmental delays and disabilities.
With the pendulum swinging between low-fat and low-carb trends, protein had once long been the neutral macronutrient. But today, it’s developed a health halo.
PANDAS and PANS are chronic, debilitating pediatric neurological disorders first recognized by the medical community in 1998 and 2010, respectively.