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Timely mealtime assistance and patient positioning during the meal are tied to meal intake among hospital patients

Patient Position, Timely Help Improve Inpatient Meal Intake

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40 percent of inpatients eat less than half of their meals in the hospital
Late parenteral nutrition is superior to early parenteral nutrition for children in the pediatric intensive care unit

Late Parenteral Nutrition Superior in Pediatric ICU

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Withholding nutrition for one week clinically superior for critically ill children
Practical opportunities for healthy diet and activity are associated with intentions

Opportunities for Healthy Diet, Exercise Influence Behaviors

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Feasible opportunities for healthy diet and activity linked to intentions, behaviors, and BMI
A policy introducing nutrition standards for competitive beverages can improve the nutritional quality of beverages sold in schools

District Policy With Support Ups Drink Quality in Schools

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Of 115 schools in Boston, 89.6 percent met competitive beverage nutrition standards in 2013
For women

AHA: Yogurt Consumption Linked to Reduced Risk of High BP

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Effect seen in women, not men; strongest effect seen in the highest tertile of DASH scores
Controlling the cost of fruits and vegetables to encourage increased consumption could prevent cardiovascular disease mortality

AHA: Cutting Price of Fruits, Vegetables Could Prevent Deaths

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Studies show reductions in cardiovascular deaths, events with decrease in price of fruits, vegetables
Organic meat and milk have higher concentrations of total and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

Review: Higher Concentration of PUFAs in Organic Meat

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Second meta-analysis shows elevated concentration of total, n-3 PUFAs in organic milk
High maternal fish intake during pregnancy is associated with elevated risk of rapid growth in infancy

Fish Intake During Pregnancy Tied to Offspring Growth

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High maternal fish intake linked to increased risk of rapid infant growth, overweight/obesity
Beetroot juice improves submaximal aerobic endurance and blood pressure in elderly patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Beet Juice Aids BP, Aerobic Endurance With Heart Failure

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Daily dosing versus single, acute dose may be more effective
Pregnant women who eat just a small amount of chocolate each day may improve the circulatory health of their unborn child and reduce the risk for preeclampsia

SMFM: Daily ‘Dose’ of Chocolate May Benefit Placental Health

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No matter what the level of healthy flavanols, improvements seen in circulatory health