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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
Cited: Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Food and Water Safety
http://www.andjrnl.org/article/S2212-2672(14)01356-2/abstract

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
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

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/
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#

Mediterranean diet could slow aging process
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/286316.php
Source: BMJ
http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g6674
Related Editorial
http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g6843

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
Source: Diabetologia---scroll down to access
http://www.diabetologia-journal.org/
Related Resource: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Evidence Analysis Library -Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes
http://www.andeal.org/topic.cfm?menu=5344

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
Source: The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(14)70255-3/abstract
Related Resource: Food and Nutrition Magazine-Stone Soup Blog
http://www.foodandnutrition.org/Stone-Soup/December-2014/Vitamin-D-Food-Sources-for-Winter-Months/

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
Source: Cell Metabolism
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(14)00498-7

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

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

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/

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

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/

Meatless Mondays: The inside dish
(By Taylor Schellhardt, RD)
http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/meatless-mondays-the-inside-dish/1274435

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/

Quote of the Week
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."
-Winston Churchill

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