When I think about some of my favorite childhood memories, food is at the center. One specific cherished memory is staying at my Mammaw and Pappaw’s house and waking up to freshly baked bread that I ...

Kicking off the new year, Today’s Dietitian (TD) brings you our first issue of 2026, jam-packed with captivating topics. With the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition’s clinical ...

Over 5 million patients are admitted to an ICU in the United States every year.1 While many patients only spend a day or two in the ICU, those that are critically ill stay much longer. Patients who ...

Neurodivergence refers to the natural variation in how human brains develop and function. It includes a wide range of neurological differences such as autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, dyslexia, ...

Does weight affect health? If so, to what degree? Most research shows that as BMI increases, cardiometabolic health decreases. But population-based trends can’t account for individual health, and the ...

Nutrition education plays a critical—yet often invisible—role in reentry success for individuals leaving the prison system. Incarcerated populations have disproportionately high rates of chronic ...

Atrial fibrillation, also known as AFib or AF, is a common heart condition that presents as a fast and irregular heartbeat.1 It can be difficult to manage both physically and financially, and can ...

Dietitians are well-versed in the foundational principles of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which emphasize a “food-first” approach to nutrition: “Nutritional needs should be met primarily from ...

The concepts of metabolically healthy obesity and metabolically unhealthy normal weight challenge BMI-centered thinking, highlighting why metabolic health, behaviors, and bias-free care matter more ...