Daily News From the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Knowledge Center The Daily News is an e-newsletter informing members of current news related to food, nutrition and health from major news outlets. Please note that some publications may require registration All People Should Have Access to Safe Food and Water: Updated Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/626877/?sc=rssn&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseScinews+%28Newswise%3A+SciNews%29<http://mailer.eatright.org/t/32957/5174121/44326/34/> Cited: Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Food and Water Safety http://www.andjrnl.org/article/S2212-2672(14)01356-2/abstract<http://mailer.eatright.org/t/32957/5174121/44327/35/> Access to supermarkets is limited for many residents in Native American tribal areas http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/chart-gallery/detail.aspx?chartId=49709&ref=collection<http://mailer.eatright.org/t/32957/5174121/44328/36/> Source: Measuring Access to Healthful, Affordable Food in American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Areas http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/eib-economic-information-bulletin/eib-131.aspx<http://mailer.eatright.org/t/32957/5174121/44329/37/> Upstate (South Carolina) making strides in tackling food deserts http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/2014/12/02/upstate-making-strides-tackling-food-deserts/19616021/<http://mailer.eatright.org/t/32957/5174121/44330/38/> Related Resource: USDA/ERS - Food Access Research Atlas (Presents a spatial overview of food access indicators for low-income and other census tracts using different measures of supermarket accessibility) http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-access-research-atlas.aspx#<http://mailer.eatright.org/t/32957/5174121/33144/39/> Mediterranean diet could slow aging process http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/286316.php<http://mailer.eatright.org/t/32957/5174121/44332/40/> Source: BMJ http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g6674<http://mailer.eatright.org/t/32957/5174121/44333/41/> Related Editorial http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g6843<http://mailer.eatright.org/t/32957/5174121/44334/42/> Better Diet, Exercise Can Prevent Diabetes in Both Sexes, Study Find Taking blood sugar-lowering medications can also help, researchers say http://consumer.healthday.com/diabetes-information-10/misc-diabetes-news-181/lifestyle-changes-help-prevent-diabetes-in-both-sexes-study-finds-694142.html<http://mailer.eatright.org/t/32957/5174121/44335/43/> Source: Diabetologia---scroll down to access http://www.diabetologia-journal.org/<http://mailer.eatright.org/t/32957/5174121/27743/44/> Related Resource: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Evidence Analysis Library -Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes http://www.andeal.org/topic.cfm?menu=5344<http://mailer.eatright.org/t/32957/5174121/42216/45/> Vitamin D reduces lung disease flare-ups by over 40 percent (Vitamin D3 supplementation in patients with COPD) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141202082539.htm<http://mailer.eatright.org/t/32957/5174121/44336/46/> Source: The Lancet Respiratory Medicine http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(14)70255-3/abstract<http://mailer.eatright.org/t/32957/5174121/44337/47/> Related Resource: Food and Nutrition Magazine-Stone Soup Blog http://www.foodandnutrition.org/Stone-Soup/December-2014/Vitamin-D-Food-Sources-for-Winter-Months/<http://mailer.eatright.org/t/32957/5174121/44338/48/> Another case against the midnight snack: Researchers tinker with a time-restricted diet in mice and find that it's remarkably forgiving (“A new study in mice cautions against an extended period of snacking, suggesting instead that confining caloric consumption to an 8- to 12-hour period-as people did just a century ago-might stave off high cholesterol, diabetes and obesity) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141202123735.htm<http://mailer.eatright.org/t/32957/5174121/44339/49/> Source: Cell Metabolism http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(14)00498-7<http://mailer.eatright.org/t/32957/5174121/44340/50/> Humans' Taste for Booze May Go Back Millions of Years Homo sapiens' ape ancestors long ago developed ability to eat fermented fruit, study suggest http://consumer.healthday.com/general-health-information-16/alcohol-abuse-news-12/human-s-taste-for-booze-may-go-back-10-million-years-694230.html<http://mailer.eatright.org/t/32957/5174121/44341/51/> MedlinePlus: Latest Health News -Midlife Diabetes Linked to Memory Problems Later Blood sugar disorder associated with 19 percent greater decline in thinking skills, study reports -Poorest Seniors at Risk for Repeat Hospital Stays Spotting, offering transitional care to these patients should be priority for doctors, nurses, researcher says -Statins Won't Help Protect Bones, Study Finds But they don't raise the risk of fractures, doctor notes http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthnews.html<http://mailer.eatright.org/t/32957/5174121/308/52/> Registered Dietitians in the News 7 simple weight-loss foods (By Patricia Bannan, RD) http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/11/29/7-simple-weight-loss-foods/<http://mailer.eatright.org/t/32957/5174121/44342/53/> If you can stomach the ads, Coke's new milk has health benefits (Michelle Dudash, RD quoted) http://www.today.com/food/fairlife-milk-coke-has-health-benefits-racy-ads-aside-1D80330065<http://mailer.eatright.org/t/32957/5174121/44343/54/> Is coconut oil good for you? (Kim Mason, RD & Elise Mische, RD both quoted) http://www.rgj.com/story/life/wellness/2014/12/02/is-coconut-oil-good-for-you/19791197/<http://mailer.eatright.org/t/32957/5174121/44344/55/> Meatless Mondays: The inside dish (By Taylor Schellhardt, RD) http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/meatless-mondays-the-inside-dish/1274435<http://mailer.eatright.org/t/32957/5174121/44345/56/> Is my insomnia making me gain weight? (By Leslie Beck, Dietitian/Canada) http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/ask-a-health-expert/is-my-insomnia-making-me-gain-weight/article21869180/<http://mailer.eatright.org/t/32957/5174121/44346/57/> Quote of the Week “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." -Winston Churchill The Academy does not have editorial or other control over the contents of the referenced Web sites, is not responsible for the opinions expressed by the authors of listed articles and does not endorse any product or service. 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