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Gastrostomy tube care, replacement, and removal: Expanding the registered dietitian nutritionist scope of practice to provide more comprehensive enteral nutrition support and ongoing patient‐centered care - McGrath - Nutrition in Clinical Practice
From our LTC Group - 32 votes
From Clinical Group - 15 votes
From Nutrition Support - 31 votes
If you’ve worked as a dietitian in a clinical environment or home health…what’s been YOUR experience?
from 7/22 (just a reminder that this is a very fluid 😎situation..some would say EXPLOSIVE😏 and so updates are happening daily)
“…The FDA has now announced a second, unrelated Cyclospora outbreak involving at least 72 people, for which investigators have not yet identified a food source.
Meanwhile, the CDC reports that 4,173 laboratory-confirmed Cyclospora infections have been identified across 41 states since May 1, with more than 7,400 additional reported illnesses still under investigation. Combined, that means public health officials are evaluating well over 11,000 confirmed and suspected cases this season. More than 300 people have been hospitalized, although no deaths have been reported.
Those numbers are understandably alarming, but they’re also a reminder that this is exactly the kind of situation where careful thinking matters. Multiple outbreaks can occur at the same time. Early laboratory findings can change. Investigators may identify one contaminated food while another outbreak remains unsolved. That isn’t evidence that science has failed. It’s evidence that science is following the evidence….”
“…In the U.S., some of the most common foodborne parasites include Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia intestinalis, Cyclospora cayetanensis, and Toxoplasma gondii (all protozoa), as well as roundworms like Trichinella spp. and Anisakis spp., and tapeworms like Diphyllobothrium spp. and Taenia spp., according to the CDC….”.
☑️🔎LinkedIn: The ‘eat less, move more’ myth: Obesity was never a failure of willpower. Science has moved on - Dr Michael Crotty
“…Obesity is not due to a lack of willpower or simply the consequence of poor choices. It is a complex, chronic medical condition involving the brain, hormones, genetics and metabolism, further shaped by the modern environment and our lived experiences….”
☑️✂️ Trump administration cuts landmark nutrition education program NPR
This is about SNAP-Ed…so much for MAHA and “eat real food”
“…a landmark nutrition education program for recipients of federal food assistance and other low-income people will cease to exist within weeks after President Trump eliminated it last summer when he signed a massive Republican spending and tax bill…..The decision to end SNAP-Ed at a time of rising food prices and the Trump administration's push for healthy eating has mystified nutrition advocates and public health experts alike…”
☕ Coffee may protect your heart but energy drinks could harm it ScienceDaily
☑️💪🏽Substack: why I fight for nutrition education -
Check out this Substack newsletter by 17-year-old Serin Tran, a high school student in North Carolina who is interested in a career in nutrition.
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