Topic in Focus: Nutrition & Diet

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What doctors wish patients knew about pink eye

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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of July 19, 2021

In the news: Delta variant 83% of U.S. cases, heart failure linked to cancer risk, red meat and coronary heart disease, COVID vaccines effective against Delta variant.

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What doctors wish patients knew about healthy eating

With so many fad diets, it can be hard for patients to navigate what to eat and what to avoid. Two physicians offer advice on healthful eating.

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Pieter Cohen, MD, explains dietary supplements & regulations

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Pieter Cohen, MD, about dietary supplements and regulations.

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Moving Medicine Video Update
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Stanford experts’ diet advice can help your patients eat smarter

Learn with the AMA about what to tell your patients regarding the food-health connection, why home cooking matters and how to navigate the supermarket.

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Highlights from the June 2021 AMA Special Meeting

Catch up with the news and other key moments from the AMA House of Delegates' virtual meeting, which ran June 11¬16.
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Don’t sever public assistance that helps sustain health

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families must be protected and extended, especially amid pandemic-related job losses.

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AMA announced policies adopted on final day of Special Meeting

Welfare work requirements, immigration, vaccine privacy & more covered.

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Stating facts on sugary-drink labels isn’t free-speech violation

San Francisco wants sugar-sweetened beverage ads to carry obesity, diabetes warnings. AMA Litigation Center tells a federal court the law should stand.

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Jan. 8, 2021: National Advocacy Update

President signs omnibus spending package providing new round of COVID-19 relief and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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