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Are the data underlying the U.S. dietary guidelines flawed?
The main source of dietary information used by the U.S. Government's 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) is scientifically flawed because the underlying data are primarily informed by memory-based dietary assessment methods (M-BMs) (eg, interviews and surveys).
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150609113705.htm
Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings
http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(15)00319-5/abstract

Early support vital for success in breastfeeding
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150609141556.htm
Related Resource: Promoting and Supporting Breastfeeding
http://www.eatrightpro.org/resource/practice/position-and-practice-papers/position-papers/promoting-and-supporting-breastfeeding

More Seniors, Much Sicker
About 15 Percent Account For Half of Medicare Spending
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/06/05/medicare-costs-seniors-sick-chronic-conditions/27390925/
Related Resource: Board Certification as a Specialist in Gerontological Nutrition
https://www.cdrnet.org/certifications/board-certification-as-a-specialist-in-gerontological-nutrition

5 things about trans fats and the FDA's proposed phase out
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/06/10/5-things-about-trans-fats-and-fda-proposed-phase-out/

New York to Require Salt Warnings; San Francisco to Ban Soda Ads
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/new-york-require-salt-warnings-n372606

Early intervention improves long-term outcomes for children with autism
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150609213335.htm
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
http://www.jaacap.com/article/S0890-8567(15)00256-7/abstract

PCOS sufferers appear to benefit from lifestyle modification combined with metformin
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-06/oup-psa060815.php
Source: Human Reproduction Update
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-06/oup-psa060815.php

Science Fails to See Benefits of Eating Placenta
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/09/science-fails-to-see-benefits-of-eating-placenta/?ref=health&_r=0
Source: Archives of Women’s Mental Health
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00737-015-0538-8

How to have a safe and healthful picnic
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/how-to-have-a-safe-and-healthful-picnic/2015/06/09/9d1af4ee-0938-11e5-95fd-d580f1c5d44e_story.html
Related Resource: Home Food Safety
www.homefoodsafety.org

When chill kills -- summer fruits you shouldn't refrigerate
http://www.latimes.com/food/dailydish/la-dd-summer-fruits-refrigerate-20150608-story.html

Cross-promoting center –store items with produce, could boost sales, FMI study finds
http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Manufacturers/Cross-promoting-center-store-items-with-produce-could-boost-sales
Source: FMI -The Power of Produce
http://www.fmi.org/docs/default-source/document-share/popreport2015final.pdf?sfvrsn=2

Snack Bars Push the Price Envelope and Find Consumers Don’t Push Back
http://www.wsj.com/articles/snack-bars-push-the-price-envelope-and-find-consumers-dont-push-back-1433870232

Filth Found in Airline Food Operations at Los Angeles Airport
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/10/us/filth-found-in-airline-catering-operations-in-los-angeles.html?ref=health

MedlinePlus: Latest Health News
-Germs in Foodborne Illness Gaining Resistance to Antibiotics, CDC Says
-Like Mother, Like Child: Study Hints at Why Obesity May Run in Families
-Parents' Age May Be Factor in Child's Autism Risk
-Widespread Vaccination Fights Serious Stomach Infection in Kids: CDC
-Exercise Can Cut Risk of Pregnancy-Related Diabetes: Study
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthnews.html

Journal Review

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, June 5-9, 2015, Online First
http://www.andjrnl.org/inpress
-Including “Added Sugars” on the Nutrition Facts Panel: How Consumers Perceive the Proposed Change
-Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support in Type 2 Diabetes: A Joint Position Statement of the American Diabetes Association, the American Association of Diabetes Educators, and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Amber Waves, June 1, 2015,
http://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves
-Federal Support for Nutrition Research Trends Upward as USDA Share Declines
-WIC Experienced Largest Decrease in Participation in Program’s History in 2014

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, June 2015
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/current
-Is the degree of food processing and convenience linked with the nutritional quality of foods purchased by US households?
-Longitudinal associations of nutritional factors with glycated hemoglobin in youth with type 1 diabetes: the SEARCH Nutrition Ancillary Study

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Supplement, June 2015
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/current#SupplementProteinSummit2.0EvaluatingtheRoleofProteininPublicHealth
-Protein Summit 2.0: Evaluating the Role of Protein in Public Health

Childhood Obesity, June 2015
http://online.liebertpub.com/toc/chi/11/3
-Child Care Provider Adherence to Infant and Toddler Feeding Recommendations: Findings from the Baby Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (Baby NAP SACC) Study

ICAN, Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition, June 2015
http://can.sagepub.com/content/7/3.toc
-Improvements in Body Satisfaction Among Obese Preadolescent African American Girls After Participation in a Weight-Loss Intervention

Journal of Medicinal Food, June 2015
http://online.liebertpub.com/toc/jmf/18/6
-Black Soybean Extract Improves Lipid Profiles in Fenofibrate-Treated Type 2 Diabetics with Postprandial Hyperlipidemia

Multiple Sclerosis Journal, June 2015
http://msj.sagepub.com/content/21/7.toc
-Higher weight in adolescence and young adulthood is associated with an earlier age at multiple sclerosis onset

Nutrition Reviews, June 2015
http://nutritionreviews.oxfordjournals.org/content/73/6?current-issue=y
-Nuts and legume seeds for cardiovascular risk reduction: scientific evidence and mechanisms of action
-Who’s calling for weight loss? A systematic review of mobile phone weight loss programs for adolescents

Public Health Nutrition, June 2015
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?decade=2010&jid=PHN&volumeId=18&issueId=09&iid=9694972
-Trayless cafeterias lead diners to take less salad and relatively more dessert

Quote of the Week

“Diets, like clothes, should be tailored to you.”
Joan Rivers

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