Dietary

It’s not news that staffing shortages are rampant at all levels in senior care. Many registered dietitians working in long-term care are spread thin, working at multiple facilities to provide even the...

Study participants who consumed the most healthy, low-fat diets relative to their peers had 18% fewer deaths from all causes and lower deaths from cardiovascular disease and cancer, researchers report.

The FDA wants to allow manufacturers of regulated, everyday foods to replace salt with “safe and suitable” substitutes.  

Federal requirements to be a qualified long-term care facility director of food and nutrition services are changing Saturday (Oct. 1) in order to ease training and staffing obstacles while keeping standards...

It just occurred to me that I missed writing a blog about National Nutrition Month this year. National Nutrition Month was created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics as a nutrition education and...

Fully 61% of older Americans have a poor quality diet, an increase of 10% between 2001 and 2018, according to standardized measures.

Study results underscore the need for a thorough nutritional review and intervention in this population, investigators say.

The emphasis is now on dietary patterns, not specific foods or nutrients, the lead author says. “And it’s not just about what people shouldn’t be eating.”

Consuming at least two daily servings of fruit raises insulin sensitivity and reduces the odds of developing type 2 diabetes by 36%, according to new findings from a large population study. Fruit juice...

“Outspoken” staff members from 50 skilled nursing facilities shared their vaccine concerns with investigators in a series of meetings this winter. The speed of vaccine development and infertility-...