Topic in Focus: Nutrition & Diet

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What doctors wish patients knew about peripheral artery disease

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8 things doctors wish patients knew about healthy sleep habits

Sleep hygiene is the medical term for the best practices people should use to get a good night’s sleep. Discover eight critical steps to better rest.

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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Aug. 29, 2022

In the news: Bivalent COVID boosters gets FDA approval, new fentanyl pills target youth, decline in new monkeypox cases and more.

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Help your patients get past the label on dietary supplements

Dietary supplements are a $40 billion industry in the U.S. Learn about safety, adverse-event reporting and more with the AMA and the FDA.

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July 22, 2022: National Advocacy Update

AMA president testifies at House Committee hearing on Roe reversal impact and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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What a sustainable diet means—for your patients and the planet

Physicians may not appreciate the influence they have on behaviors that will shape Earth’s future. Learn more with the AMA about sustainable diets.

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2 reasons to steer patients away from supplements for weight loss

Over-the-counter products designed to spur weight loss shouldn’t be part of the treatment plan. Learn with the AMA, and find out what does work.

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Patients can follow these steps to help reverse prediabetes

More than one in three adults in the U.S. lives with prediabetes. Learn what doctors wish patients knew about managing prediabetes.

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How one minute with patients can help head off food insecurity

More than 10% of adults in the U.S. have trouble affording food for their families. Two quick questions can identify which patients need help.

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Dietary supplements: Underregulated, unknown and maybe unsafe

Despite being underregulated, dietary supplements are a big industry that’s getting bigger. Learn more about physicians’ obligation to protect patients.

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