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AMA applauds administration's new modernized nutrition label

The AMA applauded the FDA for releasing its modernized Nutrition Facts Label to help consumers maintain healthy dietary practices.

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3 simple steps to address prediabetes in your medical practice

About 86 million Americans have prediabetes and don’t know it. Physicians can use three simple steps to help patients in your practice. Encourage patients to eat healthy and increase physical activity.

Prevention & Wellness
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AMA supports newest dietary guidelines to improve public health

The AMA commends the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee for its work to develop the newest Dietary Guidelines for Americans (Dietary Guidelines).

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8 ways med schools can take nutrition from classroom to kitchen

Teaching medical students about nutrition needs to be re-evaluated. Authors of a study present 8 versatile ways med schools can educate students about nutrition in the classroom and the kitchen.

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Nutrition Facts change would put added sugars into context

Nutrition Facts labels could include more information on added sugars if a newly proposed rule from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) moves forward. The FDA proposed including the percent daily value of added sugars to the labels, indicating how the amount of sugar in a specific food fits in the context of people’s daily diets.

Prevention & Wellness
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What's at stake in nutrition education during med school

While physicians encourage patients to make healthy food choices, only 27 percent of med schools offer the recommended 25 hours of nutritional education. Improving health outcomes may require physicians in training to move from the classroom to the kitchen.

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Task force issues new clinical guideline for preventing diabetes

The Community Preventive Services Task Force released its clinical guidelines to prevent type 2 diabetes. They found that combined diet and physical activity promotion programs are among the best ways to help people with prediabetes reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

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Diabetes risks and solutions may lie in patients' communities

A study found investigated whether the physical and social environments of patients’ communities were associated with the development of type 2 diabetes. They looked at whether neighborhood resources to support greater physical activity and healthy diets are associated with a lower incidence of type 2 diabetes.

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AMA applauds FDA for steps to remove trans fat from U.S. food supply

The AMA commends the FDA for its decision today to remove partially hydrogenated oils from all U.S. food products.

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