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Do you need a physician's order for Blueberries or Oats? The answer is "maybe."
If your professsional assessment states that you suggest to "increase soluable fiber to help reduce triglycerides" or "provide blueberrries daily to increase antioxidants" these functional foods become a therapeutic intervention that will need a physician ordered diet prescription according to the California Business and Professions Code. This may seem silly when all the above mentioned foods are included in facility menus. Continue to serve these foods, just avoid making statements in the medical record that turn ordinary menu items into a therapeutic intervention. | |
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Thank you for sending a reply to me last week. This helps out tremendously as I continue to build the RDNews communication tool for all of you. Hope you all have a wonderful week!
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What do "Salmon, Blueberries, Oats, Yogurt, & Low Fat Milk have in common?"
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NYSDA: Local Nutrition Experts Choose Top Five Functional Foods 15 Apr 2009
More and more foods are being touted as functional foods. But what are functional foods and which ones are the most beneficial? On April 1, 2009, the American Dietetic Association (ADA) released a position statement on functional foods that said fortified, enriched or enhanced foods can benefit a person's health when consumed as part of a varied diet. In an effort to further educate the public on such foods, the New York State Dietetic Association (NYSDA) surveyed its leadership and asked them to choose the top functional foods based on health benefits and value.
"Functional foods describe foods that, in addition to being nutritious, offer distinct health benefits," says J. Elizabeth Smythe, President of the New York State Dietetic Association. "These foods may provide extra amounts of essential nutrients, and/or contain other biologically active components that promote healthy body functions. An example would be yogurt with probiotics. While yogurt is already a good source of calcium, protein, vitamin B-12, vitamin D, potassium, and magnesium, the addition of probiotics, which aids digestion, increases its health benefit."
According to the ADA position statement the term "functional foods" is not a legal term but a marketing term. There are many products and drinks enriched with such things as omega-3 fatty acids, fiber and plant sterols, however, not all of these have been scientifically proven to be beneficial. While ADA encourages research to further define the health benefits of functional foods, it does support label claims that are based on the significant scientific data.
Top Five Functional Foods
Please see NYSDA page for further details and contents related to this article...
1. Salmon: Nutrition experts chose salmon as the top function food for omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids not only raise good HDL cholesterol and lower bad LDL cholesterol, they may also lower the risk of heart attacks and strokes. ...
2. Oats: Second on the list, oats were chosen for their fiber content. This powerhouse nutrient, known for aiding with digestion, also helps fight disease, and may lower risk for high cholesterol, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer....
3. Blueberries: Coming in third, blueberries where chosen for antioxidants....
4. Low-Fat Milk: Low-fat milk came in fourth for both its calcium and vitamin D content. ...
5. Low-Fat Yogurt: Rounding out the top five functional food list is low-fat yogurt with probiotics. Probiotic, which literally means ''for life,'' refers to living organisms...
Source; New York State Dietetic Association |
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HMC "Staff Web-Site"
The HMC staff website is currently being updated. In addition to ensuring all links are current and active, we are making behind-the-scenes changes to make the website easier to navigate and to search for documents.
Please Check it out! 
Click here to access the Staff website . For User ID, please enter you last name (all noncap letters). For Password, please enter the last 4 digits of your social security number plus zero.
As we are still correcting links and documents as well as working on the Search feature, please excuse any glitches you encounter during this "construction." The update should be completed soon.
We hope you enjoy the site!
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Dear Dietitian;
Thank you to Susan Liebert for her energy, time and attention to detail in helping with the HMC Web Site updates. Many of you know Susan from her years as HMC Project Director. She is on leave from her dietetic internship and master's program and we are pleased to have her back in the HMC corporate office.
Thank you to every dietitian for all your work as an HMC dietitian-enjoy the Spring days.
Sincerely;
Lee Tincher, MS, RD
President
HM Composite, Inc.
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