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For children and adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Exceptional Glycemic Control With Very Low-Carbohydrate Diet

Low rates of adverse events for children and adults with T1DM consuming very low-carb diet
Intake of some food groups and nutrients may affect the timing of menopause

Certain Foods May Impact Timing of Menopause

Fish, legumes associated with later menopause; refined carbohydrates linked to earlier menopause
Enhancing physician education and training in nutrition is expected to improve engagement in diet counseling for outpatients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Reforms Suggested for Improving Medical Nutrition Education

Enhancing physician training will up engagement in diet counseling for patients with ASCVD
Compared with milk chocolate

Dark Chocolate Can Improve Contrast Sensitivity, Visual Acuity

Composite score combining results from all tests showed improvement after dark vs. milk chocolate
Nut consumption is associated with reduced risk of atrial fibrillation

Nut Consumption Associated With Reduced Risk of A-Fib

Possible correlation also seen for nut consumption with reduced risk of heart failure
Adherence to the American Cancer Society Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines for Cancer Survivors is associated with improved survival for patients with stage III colon cancer

Adherence to ACS Guidelines Linked to Survival in Colon Cancer

Lower risk of death, improved disease-free survival for ACS guideline score of 5 to 6 versus 0 to 1
Men on androgen-deprivation therapy for prostate cancer may significantly benefit from a group exercise and nutrition program

Group Exercise, Nutrition Aids Prostate Cancer Patients on ADT

Improvements seen in mobility, body fat, muscle strength in men on androgen-deprivation therapy
A summer food assistance program that provides electronic benefits transfer cards to low-income households with school-age children improves food security and diet quality during the summer months

Summer Food Assistance Program Cuts Families’ Food Insecurity

Electronic benefit transfer cards also improve the diets of low-income students
Eating pecans every day for four weeks improves certain markers of cardiometabolic disease risk

Eating Pecans May Cut Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes

Benefits seen in markers of cardiometabolic disease, including insulin sensitivity
Smokers have lower quality diets than former smokers and nonsmokers

Smoking Status Associated With Poor Diet Quality

Smokers eat smaller amounts of food higher in calories