A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) recommends incorporating a rapid diet-screening tool into routine primary care visits to inform dietary counseling and integrating ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The screening tool is brief, taking only 3 to 4 minutes to complete. An expert said the tool allows clinicians ...

The time has come for routine health care visits to include some form of dietary assessment and counseling, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association published today ...

Greater uptake of screening tools and the expansion of electronic health records may soon make it easier for busy clinicians to counsel patients about diet, according to a new scientific statement ...

For almost 20 years, Kristi Artz, MD, witnessed the staggering toll of diet-related disease on the patients in her emergency room (ER). Every day, Artz's ER became ground zero for patients with the ...

Researchers conducted a prospective, observational study to explore the impact of nutritional status prior to cancer treatment initiation and mortality risk.

Suggested Citation: "5 Food-Based Assessment of Dietary Intake." Institute of Medicine. 2002. Dietary Risk Assessment in the WIC Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite significant advancements in surgical technique, anesthesia and rehabilitation, nutritional status — an ...

This chapter begins with a brief discussion of the history of dietary recommendations for nutrients in the United States and Canada. This discussion includes a conceptual framework that both describes ...

Malnutrition is an imbalance between the growth and breakdown of body tissues and nutrient stores, resulting in loss of muscle and organ mass, diminished physical and mental functioning, and impaired ...