Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition News

• Traditional Mexican Food Has Health Benefits Many Mexican dishes and drinks are high in phenolic compounds and associated with better health status.
  Medscape Medical News, May 31, 2023
• ASCO 2023 Cross-Border US–Mexican Collaboration Drives Up ALL Survival A close collaboration between hospitals across the US–Mexican border improved survival for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), underlining the power of shared knowledge and skills, say researchers.
  Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2023
• ASCO 2023 Phone Coach Helps Weight Loss in Patients With Breast Cancer Patients with breast cancer enrolled in a telephone-based weight loss program had clinically meaningful weight loss compared with the control group.
  Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2023
• Guidelines for Kids With Obesity The goal was to "help patients make changes in lifestyle, behaviors, or environment in a sustainable way and also to involve families in decision-making at every step of the way."
  WebMD Health News, May 17, 2023
• Normal Vitamin D Level May Up Anti-PD-1 Response in Melanoma Responses to immunotherapy were better in patients with normal levels of vitamin D, including in those who achieved normal levels via supplementation.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2023
• ASBrS 2023 Exercise After Breast Cancer Reduces Healthcare Costs The exercise group completed a 12-week personalized exercise program consistent with the American College of Sports Medicine guidelines for cancer survivors.
  WebMD Health News, April 27, 2023
• Walnuts Linked to Improved Attention in Teens Eating walnuts on a regular basis for 100 days helped teens boost cognitive and behavioral scores.
  Medscape Medical News, April 24, 2023
• Most Adults, More Than 1 in 3 Kids Take Dietary Supplements A new report looks at whether people took a multivitamin, as well as other more specific supplements.
  WebMD Health News, April 18, 2023
• EVOO as Main Dietary Fat Diet Improved Biomarkers Adults with obesity and prediabetes who used extra virgin olive oil as their primary dietary fat had improved inflammatory and oxidative-stress biomarkers in a controlled, prospective study.
  First Look, April 17, 2023
• Lack of Food for Thought: Starve a Bacterium, Feed an Infection Ever been so hungry that everything just got on your nerves? Maybe you even feel a little snappy right now?
  MDedge News, April 10, 2023
• Study: Prenatal Supplements Fail to Meet Nutrient Needs Researchers found most prenatal vitamins fall short of bridging nutritional gaps for pregnant women.
  Medscape Medical News, April 10, 2023
• New Trials in Non-CRC GI Cancers: Could Your Patient Benefit? Perhaps one of your patients could benefit from joining a clinical trial currently recruiting people with noncolorectal gastrointestinal cancers.
  Medscape Medical News, April 07, 2023
• Mediterranean Diet Linked to 24% Reduction in CVD Risk in Women The researchers are calling for more sex-specific research to guide clinical practice.
  Medscape Medical News, March 17, 2023
• We Have Seen the Future of Healthy Muffins. Its Name Is Roselle The new muffin is not only tasty, but the properties of it could rival your morning multivitamin. Hibiscus extract has huge amounts of antioxidants, which are believed to help prevent cell membrane damage.
  MDedge News, March 09, 2023
• ACC/WCC 2023 'Keto-like' Diet Linked to Doubling of Heart Disease Risk But one lipid expert has highlighted limitations of the observational study and advised caution in interpreting the results.
  Medscape Medical News, March 07, 2023
• Be Vigilant for Measles, Pediatric Dermatologist Advises Measles often starts behind the ears, and the eruption can look a lot like a drug eruption, says Dr Adelaide Hebert.
  MDedge News, March 07, 2023
• Latin American Complementary Feeding Guidelines Updated Representatives of 21 countries with different traditions and cultures collaborated on the new consensus.
  Medscape Medical News, March 06, 2023
• Keto/Paleo Diets 'Lower Quality Than Others,' and Bad for Planet Plant-based vegetarian and vegan diets may have the lowest carbon footprint among diets eaten in the US, but fish-based pescatarian diets are the healthiest, suggests a new data analysis.
  Medscape Medical News, March 06, 2023
• Decisions by CVS and Optum Panicked Thousands of Patients Pharmacy closures by two of the biggest home infusion companies point to grave shortages and dangers for patients who require IV nutrition to survive.
  Kaiser Health News, February 07, 2023
• New Treatment Recommendations for Early-Onset CRC An international group of physicians has issued a list of 31 treatment recommendations for patients diagnosed with early-onset colorectal cancer (before 50 years of age).
  MDedge News, January 31, 2023