11/14/2019 - The use of dietary supplements in the United States has continued to rise despite concerns regarding their safety and effectiveness.
01/17/2020 - The USDA announced the Simplifying Meal Service and Monitoring Requirements in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs proposed rule.
01/16/2020 - U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree, Dan Newhouse and Suzanne Bonamici introduced the bipartisan School Food Recovery Act, which will establish a new program at the USDA to support schools' food waste reduction initiatives.
01/13/2020 - The new toolkit is designed to help RDNs and senior nutrition program administrators strengthen their ability to offer MNT services for coverage by Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans for older adults in community settings.
01/13/2020 - New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the strongest, most comprehensive nutrition and dietetics licensure bill in a generation.
01/06/2020 - The CDC's Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity recently convened the 2019 National Partner Collaboration Meeting to foster strategic thinking and creative approaches to nutrition challenges.
01/06/2020 - The National Quality Improvement study analyzed NCP terms and outcomes in a dataset of 1,018 clients from 77 registered dietitian nutritionists.
01/06/2020 - Academy President Terri J. Raymond, MA, RDN, CD, FAND, participated in the Nasdaq Closing Bell to support Nasdaq's commitment to motivate their community to lead healthy, happy lives during Wellness Week
01/03/2020 - Members interested in volunteering for an Academy committee should complete the Opportunities to Serve Survey.
12/21/2019 - The CMS has approved inclusion of the Malnutrition Quality Measures into two QCDRs for RDNs to participate for 2020 in the MIPS.
12/19/2019 - The changes in the law were designed to combat both childhood obesity and the rising occurrence of childhood hunger.
