Explore every episode of the podcast The Power of Nutrition Podcast

In this 18:21-minute podcast episode, Nilong Vyas, MD, MPH, discusses the synergistic role sleep and nutrition can play in childhood growth.

 Dr Vyas discusses:

• How to tell if a child is or isn’t sleeping well
• How sleep impacts childhood growth
• How does nutrition – and specifically diet composition – impact sleep quality
• And more

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In this 16:59-minute podcast episode, Rebecca Sponberg, NP, discusses the role of newborn screening in identifying and managing inborn errors of metabolism.

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It seems like, everywhere you turn, a new study concludes that the importance of mental health is on par with physical health. We’re encouraged to find time for self-care, meditation, and reflection; but how many people find time to put themselves first when the needs of their kids, patients, or parents always seem to take priority? This episode contains a discussion of suicide, which may be triggering for some listeners. If you or someone you know, is struggling with thoughts of suicide, please seek help immediately by contacting a mental health professional or calling or texting 988, the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

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Let’s discuss obsessive-compulsive disorder, otherwise known as OCD. This episode features Dr. Patrick McGrath, Chief Clinical Officer at NOCD, an app-based platform for the treatment of OCD. He leads teletherapy services across the world and has authored two books titled, Don’t Try Harder; Try Different and The OCD Answer Book. We discuss what is typical versus what is concerning in terms of repetitive habits, and what signs can be concerning.

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Stress and burnout happen for any number of reasons, particularly to healthcare providers. In this episode of our Mental Health series, Dr. Patrick McGrath of NOCD offers actionable tips to help manage stress and burnout, particularly during challenging times.

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In general, about one out of every six adults will have depression at some time in their life. Depression affects about 16 million American adults every year. Anyone can get depressed, and depression can happen at any age and in any type of person. In this episode of our Mental Health Series, Dr. Patrick McGrath, Chief Clinical Officer of NOCD walks listeners through some causes and treatments for depression and anxiety.
 
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As a parent or caregiver, you want the best for your children.  So, of course, when it comes to food, you want the best options for nutrition.  As a caregiver to a kiddo who is tube fed, you might wish you could provide more variety or that your child could eat foods that other family members are eating.  Learn about the benefits of real food tube feeding, along with some considerations to keep in mind, from an expert dietitian at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), Katherine Bennett.

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Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) may support three primary benefits for developing infants: digestive health, immune support, and cognitive development. In this 19-minute podcast, David R. Hill, PhD, provides a summary of the full article “Multifunctional Benefits of Prevalent HMOs: Implications for Infant Health,” available in the September 2021 issue of Nutrients (authors: David R. Hill, Jo May Chow, and Rachael H. Buck).

In this podcast, Drs. Isabel Correia and Leah Gramlich discuss the utilization and validation of the Global Initiative on Malnutrition, otherwise known as GLIM. An article on the same topic was published in February 2022 in Clinical Nutrition.

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In this 27-minute podcast episode, Amany Farag, PhD, RN, and Mary Kaminski, NNP, DNP, discuss the reality and prevalence of fatigue among healthcare professionals; share strategies for fatigue management; and encourage small changes in practice to help ensure self-care while improving patient safety.

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In this 30-minute ANHI Power of Nutrition Podcast episode, Richard Kirwan, PhD researcher, and Imogen Watson, RD, discuss sarcopenic obesity, the obesity paradox, the effects of muscle mass and cardiometabolic health in the cardiac rehabilitation population and nutrition and exercise interventions to address these conditions.

In this 30-minute podcast episode, Akshay Batra, MBBS, MD, MRCPCH, discusses the infant microbiome; including how it develops, why it's important for infant health and how specifically human milk oligosaccharides impact gut health and beyond.

In this 38:29, Dr Suzi Baxter, PhD, RD, LD, FADA, FAND, and Alena Morales, RD, discuss how to dismantle barriers in the digital space that stand in the way of meaningful and effective user experiences—for all users, but especially for people with disabilities.

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In this 30-minute podcast, Steven Hertzler, PhD, RD, LD, and Courtney Allgeier, MS, RD, LD, discuss their December 2020 Nutrients article titled, “Plant Proteins: Assessing Their Nutritional Quality & Effects on Health & Physical Function.”

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HEIGHT & BMI TRAJECTORIES OF SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS 

In this 11-minute podcast, Andrea Rodriguez-Martinez, PhD, discusses a study she and her team of researchers published in The Lancet, called “Height & Body-Mass Index Trajectories of School-Aged Children & Adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 Countries & Territories: A Pooled Analysis of 2,181 Population-Based Studies with 65 Million Participants.” 

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In this 11-minute podcast, Susan Abdel-Rahman, PharmD, discusses the Mid-Upper Arm Circumference tool, focusing on how and why it should be used to help screen for and assess pediatric malnutrition.

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In this 15-minute podcast, Nina Kaegi-Braun, MD, shares the results of a cohort study she and her colleagues conducted to evaluate nutritional support and in-hospital mortality in patients with malnutrition in Switzerland. The results of this study were published in the January 2021 edition of The JAMA Open Network.

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In this 21-minute podcast episode, Anthony Sung, MD, talks about the benefits of exercise during cancer treatment; reviews the latest evidence on exercise regimens for people with cancer; and explains the role exercise and nutrition can play to help improve outcomes.

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In this 21-minute episode, Martin Chasen, MBChB FCP, MPhil, talks about multimodal intervention and why it's beneficial for patients with cancer; summarizes existing clinical practice guidelines that promote and use multimodal intervention; and describes the role patients can play in their multimodal therapy during cancer care.

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In this 17-minute episode, Chelsia Gillis, PhD, RD, discusses surgical prehabilitation in oncology patients; reviews what's new in terms of concepts for evidence for prehabilitation, especially for frail Patients; and explains risk-stratified and targeted prehabilitation care. 

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In this 25-minute podcast episode, Kaylan Goldstein, RD, Matt Flick, MBA, and Andria Bozardi, RD, share how their wound care team at Christian Hospital in St Louis, Missouri, United States, established a stronger emphasis on nutrition and wound care through better care coordination to help their healthcare professionals and patients ensure nutrition therapy protocols outside the inpatient setting.

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In this 11-minute podcast, Elena Oliveros, PhD, summarizes the results of a study she and her team published in Journal of Food Science, titled, “Human Milk Levels of 2’-Fucosyllactose and 6’-Sialyllactose are Positively Associated with Infant Neurodevelopment and are Not Impacted by Maternal BMI or Diabetic Status.”

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In this 19-minute episode, Craig Horswill, PhD, discusses how performance affects hydration status; explains the role of hydration before, during and after exercise; and more.

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In this 32:14 episode, Dr Suzi Baxter, PhD, RD, LD, FADA, FAND, and Alena Morales, RD, discuss the most important things healthcare professionals can do to help ensure people with disabilities have the best patient experience possible in the inpatient setting. 

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In this 17-minute episode, Karyn Wulf, MD, MPH, will help you identify when you’re dehydrated; understand what dehydration can mean for your body; and know what to do to properly rehydrate.

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In this 24-minute podcast, Kurt Hong, MD, PhD, discusses a recent study he and his peers conducted, titled, “Nutrition Care for Poorly-Nourished Outpatients Reduces Resource Use and Lowers Costs.”

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In this 21-minute podcast, Stephen Koesters, MD, MBA, and Jeanne Hendricks, RDN, discuss the clinician perspective on nutrition and telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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In this 28-minute podcast, Kristi Mitchell, MPH, and Meredith Whitmire, JD, discuss some of the Blueprint’s strategies to improve health outcomes for older adults across the continuum of care in acute, post-acute, and community settings.

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In this 18-minute podcast episode, Catherine M McDonald, PhD, MS, RDN, CSP, discusses The Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics' Evidence Analysis Center systematic review of the literature to develop an evidence-based practice guideline for primary nutrition issues in cystic fibrosis.

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En este episodio de podcast de 12 minutos, Ana Avalos, MD, FAAP, revisa un artículo del Journal of Pediatrics de la que fue coautora, titulado "Alto nivel de inseguridad alimentaria entre familias con niños que buscan atención de rutina en centros de salud calificados a nivel federal durante el Covid -19 Pandemia."

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In this 12-minute podcast episode, Ana Avalos, MD, FAAP, reviews a Journal of Pediatrics article she co-authored, titled “High Level of Food Insecurity Among Families with Children Seeking Routine Care at Federally Qualified Health Centers during the COVID-19 Pandemic.”

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In this 19-minute podcast, Jyoti Benjamin, MS, RD, CSO, CD, FAND, and Annette Quinn, MSN, RN, discuss the roles each member of the multidisciplinary team can play in offering nutrition care for the oncology patient, both in normal times and through the lens of Covid-19. This podcast is a supplemental recording for ANHI’s 22 July 2020 webinar, “Oncology Nutrition: The Intersection of Evidence, Guidelines & Clinical Practice.”

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In this 38-minute podcast, Mary Litchford, PhD, RDN, LDN, and Joyce Pittman, PhD, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, CWOCN, FAAN, discuss the 2019 care guidelines and how to apply them generally. They'll also spend some time looking at nutrition and pressure injuries through the lens of COVID-19. This podcast is a supplemental recording for ANHI’s 30 July 2020 webinar, "Nutrition Care for Pressure Injuries: Guidelines to Optimize Outcomes.”

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In this 19:27-minute podcast episode, Naiman Khan, PhD, RD, discusses a range of topics including how fluid status and nutrition can affect the body at large, and the brain specifically. He also shares the results of his recent investigation into how hydration and nutrition impact cognitive performance.

In this 47:15 episode, Dr Suzi Baxter, PhD, RD, LD, FADA, FAND, and Alena Morales, RD, discuss the most important things healthcare professionals can to do help ensure people with disabilities have the best patient experience possible in the outpatient setting. 

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 In this 10:15-minute podcast recording, Katie Robinson, PhD, RD, discusses the results of the Academy’s Nutrition Genomics Evidence Analysis Center systemic review, which was published 3 July 2020 in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics.

In this 13-minute podcast episode, Prof Ronit Lubetzky, MD, discusses her co-authored publication, “The Effect of Physical Activity on Human Milk Macronutrient Content and Its Volume,” which focuses on new research reporting the effects of moderate- to high-intensity physical activity on human milk volume and macronutrient contents, as well as the implications of these findings on the field of infant nutrition.

In this 13-minute podcast episode, Lars Bode, PhD, discusses the latest research on the components of human milk, focusing on HMOs and the role they play in neonatal nutrition, immunity, growth and development.

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 Infants who are born prematurely, especially before 32 weeks gestation, can be at risk for serious health complications. That’s why it’s absolutely critical to immediately provide them with good nutrition. In this 11-minute podcast episode, Bonnie Gahn, MSN, MA, RNC-NIC, and Melody Thompson, MS, RD, discuss the role protein can play in nutrition for the preterm infant. 

In this 26-minute podcast, Asif Ali, MD, discusses how telemedicine and virtual healthcare have quickly become important ways to help connect health care professionals and patients while addressing—and attempting to help reduce the spread of—COVID-19.

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In this 33-minute podcast, Laura Matarese, PHD RDN, LDN, CNSC, FADA, FASPEN, FAND, Gerry Mullin, MD, MS, and Refaat Hegazi, MD, PhD, MS, MPH, MBA, discuss the central role muscle plays in immunity, recovery and overall health, and how ingredients like HMB can help improve patient outcomes.

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In this 25-minute podcast episode, Dr Suzette Pereira discusses how muscle mass can impact the health status and outcomes of severely ill patients, and how ingredients like HMB can support recovery.

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In this 24-minute podcast episode, Prof Philipp Schütz reviews the results of the recent EFFORT trial and its implications in the context of COVID-19. The landmark trial was published in Lancet in 2019 and it provides much needed new evidence on the power of nutrition.

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In this 10-minute podcast episode, Maria Camprubi, PhD, discusses and compares the metabolic outcomes of diabetes-specific formulas that are high in monounsaturated fatty acids vs. standard formulas in adult patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, or stress-induced hyperglycemia. She and a team of her peers published a paper about this topic in the March 2020 issue of Clinical Nutrition.

In this 26:30-minute podcast episode, Robert Murray, MD, and Karyn Wulf, MD, MPH, discuss the importance of helping kids—and parents—maintain a balanced approach to nutrition, not just while sheltering in place to prevent the spread of Covid-19 infection, but anytime.

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In this 46:33 episode, Dr Suzi Baxter, PhD, RD, LD, FADA, FAND, and Alena Morales, RD, discuss strategies and resources to help build a culture of accessibility for clinicians, students and interns with disabilities. 

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In this 21:00-minute podcast episode, Robert Murray, MD, and Karyn Wulf, MD, MPH, discuss strategies to help children use physical and social activity to help reduce stress and stay healthy while sheltering in place to prevent the spread of Covid-19 infection.

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In this podcast episode, Stephen McClave, MD, offers an insider view of how the SCCM/ASPEN nutrition therapy guidance for Covid-19 patients in the ICU came to be, and explains some of the highlights of these recommendations. Dr McClave was on the team of experts who co-authored this guidance.

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In this podcast episode, pediatrician Karyn Wulf, MD, MPH, and new mother Courtney Krizek, offer a question and answer session on best practices for infant feeding in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic—or any time a nursing baby is hungry when mom isn’t feeling well.

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In this podcast episode, Dr David Evans and Dr Paul Wischmeyer discuss the role of nutrition and immunity for patients and practitioners fighting the novel coronavirus Covid-19 in the ICU.

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