Topic in Focus: Nutrition & Diet

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What doctors wish patients knew about peripheral artery disease

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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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8 terms every physician should know about prediabetes

Learn about diabetes prevention programs, the M.A.P. framework and other key terms all physicians should know about prediabetes.

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Top 10 stories from the November 2020 AMA Special Meeting

Amid a tragic tide of COVID-19 cases, physicians from across the U.S. gathered virtually to improve public health during the pandemic and beyond.
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Dietary supplements market: Tighter rules, better counseling a must

About 75,000 new dietary supplements introduced since federal law enacted to govern these products. The AMA says major regulatory updates are needed.

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November 2020 AMA Special Meeting is underway—4 issues to watch

Track the big issues that physicians, residents and medical students will consider at their virtual meeting Nov. 13–17.
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6 lifestyle changes doctors wish patients would make

Wash hands, watch distance and wear a mask to protect against SARS-CoV-2—of course. But physicians advise these other key changes to protect health.

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AMA, FDA launch CME on newly updated nutrition facts label

The course offers easy and practical strategies to help patients use the newly updated label to make healthy food choices

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