The EDGE: Alliance IDs ways to reduce malnutrition in hospital patients

Try different tactic in counseling men with belly fat, RDs say | NYC ad campaign focuses on dangers of sugar-sweetened drinks | Ohio to spend $1 million to fight childhood obesity

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Try different tactic in counseling men with belly fat, RDs say
Dietitians should take a performance-based approach rather than focusing on health risks when counseling and motivating men with abdominal fat to adopt a healthy lifestyle and lose weight, says registered dietitian David Grotto. RD Manuel Villacorta says he focuses on waist management rather than weight management because men tend to think weight loss is for women. Villacorta says he gives clients healthy-eating ideas and a meal plan that "speaks to them" because guys do not like to go hungry. Today's Dietitian (6/2013)

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Dietary Health

Alliance IDs ways to reduce malnutrition in hospital patients
Hospitals should create a culture that recognizes the problem of malnourished patients and engages all clinicians in patient nutrition, according to a Consensus Paper issued by the Alliance to Advance Patient Nutrition, which includes the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The group says dietitians should have ordering privileges for diets, oral nutritional supplements, vitamins and calorie counts, and that nutrition-care plans should be regularly updated and that patients should get nutrition education at discharge. BeckersHospitalReview.com (6/4)

NYC ad campaign focuses on dangers of sugar-sweetened drinks
New York City's Health Department has launched a $1.4 million ad campaign to warn people about the health and obesity risks of drinking sweet teas, sports and energy drinks, and fruit-flavored beverages. The ads point out the drinks can have a high sugar content and suggest people drink fat-free milk and water and eat fresh fruit instead of having juice. CBS News (6/4)

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Ohio to spend $1 million to fight childhood obesity
WFTV-TV (Orlando, Fla.)/The Associated Press (6/4)
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Science & Research

Early obesity risk factors more prevalent among Hispanics, blacks
A study in JAMA Pediatrics found the incidence of being overweight or obese at age 7 was nearly doubled in black and Hispanic children compared with their white counterparts. Researchers also found early-life risk factors associated with obesity -- including rapid infant weight gain, non-exclusive breast-feeding and early introduction to solid foods -- were more prevalent among Hispanics and blacks than whites, suggesting that infant care may partly explain racial discrepancies in childhood obesity. HealthDay News (6/3)

Youths with high cholesterol may not benefit from eating flaxseed
Canadian researchers looked at 32 8- to 18-year-olds with high cholesterol levels and found that those who had a daily intake of flaxseed were no more likely to get their low-density lipoprotein or total cholesterol levels down than the whole-wheat flour group. However, the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol of the flaxseed group dropped by about 7 milligrams per deciliter, on average. The findings were published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics. Reuters (6/3)

Listeria food poisoning causes death in 20% of cases, CDC says
As many as 1 in 5 people sickened by listeria food poisoning died from 2009 to 2011, CDC researchers reported Tuesday. Of the 1,651 listeria cases during the three-year period, pregnant women were the hardest hit, followed by seniors and people with a weak immune system. HealthDay News (6/4), Bloomberg Businessweek (6/4)

Fitness

Study suggests too much exercise can have harmful effects
A study found that people who do endurance running of more than 30 miles per week can lose health benefits and increase their risk for inflammation and heart disease. Sports injury specialist Dr. James Ting said it is time to reconsider the idea that there is no upper limit on exercise, but added that limits would vary by individual and be affected by physical conditions and underlying medical issues. Shape.com (6/4)

Institutional Foodservice

Ore. school nutrition professionals put a twist on familiar dishes
School nutrition professionals in Oregon recently participated in a training session as part of the state-sponsored culinary and nutrition program "Confident Cooking the My Plate Way." The goal was to teach nutrition professionals to take dishes that are familiar to students and add a healthy twist, such as adding brown rice and spinach to beef sliders. The Observer (La Grande, Ore.) (6/3)

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Food For Thought

Flaxseed is a great source of B vitamins and fiber and that sort of thing, so as far as food value goes, it's certainly a heck of a lot better than eating a popsicle or Twinkie."

-- Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, head of nutrition sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, as quoted by Reuters