08/17/2020 - People living with HIV or AIDS are susceptible to metabolic changes and chronic inflammation.
05/14/2021 - The Academy supports this information collection to ensure clinical care practices are optimized for all patients, regardless of demographics.
05/14/21 - The NRN recently published a protocol on the Saqmolo’ project- a study to evaluate the influence of adding one egg daily to standard nutrition care on child development, growth and diet quality in Mayan infants in Guatemala.
05/12/2021 - With the Medical Nutrition Therapy Act officially reintroduced in the 117th U.S. Congress, the Academy hosted 55 advocates in a virtual lobby day.
05/11/2021 - A new Academy study reports the groundbreaking analysis of nutrition care data that was aggregated using ANDHII at the national level.
05/11/2021 - While millions of people with serious, chronic medical conditions could achieve potentially life-changing benefits from nutrition care services provided by registered dietitian nutritionists, Medicare currently covers nutrition therapy only for people with kidney disease and diabetes.
05/10/2021 - The Academy supports the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s request for input to ensure clinical care practices are optimized for patient equity.
05/06/2021 - New systematic review from the EAC describes the effect of sodium-specific medical nutrition therapy from a registered dietitian on important health outcomes in individuals with chronic kidney disease.
05/06/2021 - The House of Delegates values your input on future Critical Issues. Academy members are the key contributors to determining Critical Issues.
04/30/2021 - The new, proposed American Families Plan includes several Academy priorities aimed at addressing nutrition security.
04/28/2021 - The most recent survey, conducted in 2019, shows an increasing level of use of standards such as NCPT, resources such as the Nutrition Care Manual, and overall use of technology and informatics solutions in their workplace.
