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How Sweet It Is: Traditional Sweet Iced Tea and the Diabesity Epidemic.
(2015-01)
In this paper we present four cases from our medical practice to increase awareness of the role of sweet tea in obesity and diabetes management. We start with a history of Southern style “sweet tea”, and discuss the ...
Guidelines for Healthy Foods and Beverages at Company-Sponsored Events. Vendor Tool Kit. Event Planner Tool Kit
(2012-01-25)
Vidant Heatlh adopted a "healthy food environment" policy in 2012. This vendor tool kit includes the policy, definitions that support the policy, stept that help a vendor adhere to the policy and resources. Topics covered ...
Eat Smart Move More Weigh Less: A Community Based Weight Management Program for Adults
(2009-10-20)
Describes development of a comprehensive, low cost weight management program to be delivered by local public health educators or cooperative extension agents. The program was developed by a unique partnerships of the NC ...
Take Off 4-Health: Innovative Strategies to Improve Wellness in Adolescents
(2010-11-09)
Summer camps for weight loss are popular. We present the nutrition curriculum for a 3 week residential camp for adolescents with health risks related to obesity or type 2 diabetes. The curriculum includes a camper meal ...
Creating and sustaining a healthy food environment in hospitals with a food service management company
(2018-01)
This article updates a 2010 article, Moving Toward Healthier Eating Environments in Hospitals. It provides advocates for healthy food environments in hospitals with suggestions about the roles they can play in initiating ...
creating and sustaining a healthy food environment in hospitals with a food service management company
(2018-01)
This paper describes the successes and challenges in hospitals providing a healthy food environment for employees as well as visitors to the hospital. Based on literature review and interviews of professionals, including ...
What to do when doctors disagree on diet for women with Gestational Diabetes
(2018-05)
Medical nutrition therapy is considered the cornerstone of treatment for gestational diabetes mellitus, even though there is no consensus on the best dietary approach to achieve optimal glycemic control and positive maternal ...
Stress and burnout in nutrition and dietetics
(2018-03)
Literature from across multiple health professions points to a budding crisis where current and future health professionals are experiencing stress and burnout at an alarming rate that threatens the vitality of our healthcare ...
Embracing a plant-based diet. What is it and what's the evidence
(2017-05)
In this paper we present a case of a young health professional feeling peer pressure to become vegan. We also present a case of a vegan baby. We discuss nutrient of concerns for individuals restricting or eliminating animal ...
Healthy Habits for Healthy Living
(1995)
This is a patient education brochure designed to describe the development of food habits of the people of eastern North Carolina (written in collaboration with Kristen Borree, PhD, anthropology. It then localizes the ...