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I was reading through my daily emails from the Academy when I came across an interesting article about bariatric surgery.  The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the Obesity Society recently recommended that eligibility for weight-loss surgery be expanded to include mildly or moderately obese patients with diabetes or metabolic syndrome.  These patients would have to have a BMI of 30-34.9 to be eligible.  The previous criteria was severe obesity (BMI above 40) or BMI greater than 35 with a serious health problem related to obesity.  You can read more from this news release here . -KC

This article is very interesting.  I have been reading lately that children who receive liver transplants can develop food allergies and sensitivities.  This study followed three different children who had developed food allergies and intolerances after a liver transplant to determine a long term prognosis. This is the article link Brian W.

I found this interesting article a couple of days ago.  It examines how the focus on clinical dietetics is enhanced when doctors and nurses have greater access to clinical dietitians.  Although it is a couple years old, I believe it still provides insight on how dietitians should make their voices known in a clinical setting because a lot of doctors and nurses are willing to listen and learn, and in the process you may learn something as well. Enjoy Brian W. This is the article link

I found this article a few days ago and wanted to share it with you all.  The 18 year old girl in this article has been eating Ramen noodles for 13 years and says she eats nothing but the noodles now.  She hates fruits and vegetables and doesn't want anything else to even touch her plate.  Due to these eating habits, her physician says she is malnourished and has the health of an 80 year old.  This is the article link Brian W.

Supplements are becoming more and more popular.  At my current rotation, we get a lot of questions about supplements, so my preceptor showed me a great process to evaluate them.  Here are a list of reputable websites that you can use.  Just go from one to the other with the name of the supplement and the brand. It will tell you the general information to more specifics on the brands.  Check them out, and use them during your counseling! http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/herb_All.html https://www.consumerlab.com/Search/-Review http://www.quackwatch.org/ -RR

I happened to catch the news this morning and saw Bob Harper from the Biggest Loser on the Today show. He has a new 3 week diet called Jump Start to Skinny. I was curious so I listened to the segment. The diet is based on 800 calories for women and 1200 calories for men. You can only have grains at breakfast as well. I wondered what everyone else's thoughts on this new diet craze are? All I could think was how unhealthy and hard to maintain long-term. I don't think I could make it 21 days. He claimed it was safe and very effective. I guess you would see weight loss if you starve to death for 21 days! Thoughts??? --Sarah Carlson Source: Bob Harper on the Today show 4/22/2013

Acne is a common disease that affects many adolescents and adults. The use of MNT for treatment is not a new idea but it is being looked at again. However, the findings have been mixed over the years. The research is showing a relationship between acne and dietary intake, this is not a cause-and-effect relationship but rather a correlation.                 The current research seems to support that poor dietary quality can in fact aggravate acne. The biggest point the article drove home was that it does not prevent acne but can alleviate the “flare-ups”.                 I was interested when I read this article because I have not heard much about the link between diet and acne since high school (which was a little while ago now). It is interesting to see how ideas resurface.      This edition of JAND was very good an...