Topic in Focus: Nutrition & Diet

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What doctors wish patients knew about peripheral artery disease

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What doctors wish patients knew about a prediabetes diagnosis

Prediabetes is real, common and reversible, but it can also be confusing to navigate. A family physician takes the time to clear things up.

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What patients should know about losing weight—and keeping it off

Learn how a low-carb diet can facilitate both short-term weight loss and long-term weight maintenance.

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Can an apple a day keep type 2 diabetes at bay?

Moderate consumption of whole fruits can cut five-year risk of developing type 2 diabetes by more than one-third—but skip the fruit juice.

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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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