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Diet & Nutrition

News, opinions and meeting coverage in primary care.

<乌鸦传媒>Fat Wars: An Apology and Clarification Over Diet Snafu

Salim Yusuf and Zurich Heart House respond

<乌鸦传媒>Top Cardiologist Blasts Nutrition Guidelines

Salim Yusuf says new evidence fails to support many major diet recommendations.

<乌鸦传媒>CardioBrief: Int'l Experts Call Sodium Guidelines Far Too Restrictive

Conclusion: research more, recommend less

<乌鸦传媒>Pearls From: Walter C. Willett, MD, DrPH

Setting the record straight on the great butter debate

<乌鸦传媒>Creatine: Should Adolescents Be Taking It?

F. Perry Wilson, MD, looks at the science

<乌鸦传媒>Zinc Levels Linked to Depression in IBD Kids

Moderate association seen with ulcerative colitis, not Crohn's

<乌鸦传媒>CardioBrief: Is the American Heart Association Trying to Kill Reporters?

Margarine and skim milk in the press room beg the question

<乌鸦传媒>Soda Sales Go Slightly Flat After Added Tax

But no impact on overall beverage, store revenue in California town

<乌鸦传媒>U.S. Obesity Crisis: Is the Wrong Omega-X Mix Responsible?

Ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 in Western diet is 16:1

<乌鸦传媒>Coffee, Genetics May Block Hepatitis in Heavy Drinkers

Gene variant also shows possible liver-protective effect

<乌鸦传媒>No Wheat or Barley on the Label? Be Careful, There Could Still Be Gluten

But specific 'gluten-free' labeling is generally trustworthy

<乌鸦传媒>CardioBrief: Changes in Eskimo Diet Linked to Increase in CHD

Shift could explain apparently contradictory evidence on fats, carbs

<乌鸦传媒>Late Sleepers Have Worse Diets Than Early Risers

But sleeping late wasn't linked to higher BMI

<乌鸦传媒>Preventing Weight Gain in Special Needs Patients

Understanding risks, finding ways to cope

<乌鸦传媒>The American Heart Association's Stance Against Science

Group insists dietary sodium question is settled when it plainly isn't

<乌鸦传媒>Special Diet Soothes Irritable Bowel

Diet low in "FODMAP" improves quality of life, reduces some symptoms

<乌鸦传媒>CardioBrief: You Say Potato, I Say Worthless Epidemiology

Observational study links potatoes to high blood pressure

<乌鸦传媒>Early, Personalized Vit D Needed After Bariatric Surgery

Most patients go into surgery malnourished

<乌鸦传媒>NHANES Data: Pseudoscience?

Data used to form guidelines 'inadmissible' and are wildly inaccurate, says researcher.

<乌鸦传媒>Lifestyle Medicine: Dreaming of the Gym-Clinic Hybrid

Nadolsky brothers interview med student who wants to open combined gym and clinic practice

<乌鸦传媒>Does This Make Me Fat, Or Is It My Genes?

A pair of married Harvard docs debate the causes of the obesity epidemic

<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Penn Jillette's Weight Loss Wasn't Magic

The magician recently lost 105 pounds, but he may not be a role model.

<乌鸦传媒>CulinaryRx: How We Treated the Hypertensive Patient

Diet recommendations for a 54-year-old man with high blood pressure.

<乌鸦传媒>Slippery Slope: Fen-Phen Users Recall a 'Miracle' Turned Nightmare

Fen-phen use was linked to heart valve damage, as these two cases illustrate.

<乌鸦传媒>What the Evidence Really Says About PUFAs

Another look at the supposed benefits of corn oil.

<乌鸦传媒>Endo Apps: How to Get Useful Glucose Meter Data

There are several options for downloading and interpreting important data from diabetes patients.

<乌鸦传媒>Hard Drinking in Middle Age Linked to Stroke

F. Perry Wilson, MD, critiques an interesting new study in 150 seconds.

<乌鸦传媒>5 Steps in Talking With Patients About Alternative Medicine

Ask, explain, respect, collaborate, compromise.

<乌鸦传媒>The Happy PCP: $400K/Yr and Home in Time for Dinner

Primary care doc earns a specialist's income without working overtime.

<乌鸦传媒>Patients Want Diabetes-Friendly Meals on the Menu

ORLANDO -- It's easy to find heart-healthy or vegetarian-friendly meals labeled on restaurant menus, but diabetes patients are often left in the dark about options best suited to them.

<乌鸦传媒>Vitamin D Blog: Nutrient or Hormone?

Few people view their vitamin D supplement as hormone replacement therapy, but that鈥檚 exactly what it is, experts told 乌鸦传媒.

<乌鸦传媒>'Bulletproof' Coffee May Hike Lipids

LAS VEGAS -- Spiking coffee with butter and coconut oil -- a concoction known as "bulletproof coffee" -- may be boosting hyperlipidemia in otherwise healthy patients, researchers said here.

<乌鸦传媒>Cutting Sugar May Ease IBS in Kids

CHICAGO -- A diet low in foods with certain sugars known as FODMAPs appears to reduce symptoms in children diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome, researchers said here.

<乌鸦传媒>Dieting Shrinks Liver, Eases Gall Bladder Surgery

CHICAGO -- A 2-week-long restrictive diet appears to shrink obese patients鈥� livers enough to make gall bladder laparoscopic surgery quicker and easier, researchers reported here.

<乌鸦传媒>How To Get Medicare To Cover A Spa Trip

Good news for doctors who think their patients need a trip to the spa: Medicare will reimburse, with only two catches.

<乌鸦传媒>Diet Rich in Beans, Lentils, Peas Lowers LDL

People who consumed a serving a day of dietary "pulses" -- beans, chickpeas, lentils, and peas -- significantly reduced their low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, a meta-analysis concluded.

<乌鸦传媒>Small, Frequent Meals Don't Rev Metabolism

Dieters are often told to eat small, frequent meals instead of two or three bigger meals a day to shed extra pounds, but eating this way does not boost metabolism and may increase cardiovascular disease risk, researchers found.

<乌鸦传媒>Is There a Flaw in This Large Vitamin D Trial?

A co-principal investigator of the VITAL trial addresses the possibility that out-of-study testing of vitamin D levels and initiation of high-dose supplementation could be a limitation, but not a serious one.

<乌鸦传媒>Women on Seizure Meds Need More Folic Acid

WASHINGTON -- About half of epileptic women taking anti-seizure drugs who could have become pregnant said they were not taking the recommended folic acid supplements, results of a survey found.

<乌鸦传媒>Bone Density Higher in Blacks, Vitamin D Lower

Black Americans had lower levels of total 25-hydroxyvitamin D and vitamin D-binding protein than whites, but similar levels of bioavailable 25-hydroxyvitamin D, and higher bone density.

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