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What is Resistant Starch?
What is Resistant Starch? Written by: Brandy Ireland, Dietetic Intern Let’s start off with what starches are in general. Rapidly digestible starches are found in high amounts in starchy foods such as potatoes and bread that are cooked by moist heat. This type of starch is converted into glucose within 20 minutes from the start…
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The FIB-4 Index and its Role in Fatty Liver Screening
By Lindsay Hodgson, Dietetic Intern at Hailey Crean Nutrition LLC What is Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease? When there are imbalances in the body that interrupt the way the body metabolizes nutrients, the liver’s tissues can suffer. This is because most of the body’s nutrients are processed in the liver. Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is…
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What is Intuitive Eating and How Does it Fit into Diabetes Management?
By Lindsay Hodgson, Dietetic Intern at Hailey Crean Nutrition, LLC What is Intuitive Eating? Intuitive Eating is an individualized nutrition approach that emphasizes the connection between mind and body by using internal hunger and satiety cues to guide food choices (1). Rather than a diet plan, food rules, or weight loss, Intuitive Eating focuses on…
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What is DSMES?
By Lindsay Hodgson, Dietetic Intern at Hailey Crean Nutrition LLC What is DSMES? Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) is a collaborative learning process where people with diabetes develop knowledge, make lifestyle changes, and gain skills to care for themselves and their diabetes (1). The Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists developed 7 self-care…
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How Phytosterols Lower Cholesterol Levels
Written by: Kelsey Schaffstall, MS, RD, LDN The Risk of High Cholesterol According to the CDC, approximately 38% of American adults have high cholesterol (total cholesterol > 200 mg/dL).1 This is especially concerning because high cholesterol, or ‘hyperlipidemia’, puts a person at risk for heart disease and stroke; two of the leading causes of death…
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Does Metformin Cause Vitamin B12 Deficiency?
Written by: Kelsey Schaffstall Young MS, RDN, CDN Metformin and Vitamin B12 Deficiency Metformin is one of the most commonly prescribed first-line therapies for Type 2diabetes with ~120 million prescriptions filled worldwide (1). Research has also shown an averageof 6-30% of patients using this drug could develop vitamin B12 deficiency making this anextremely prevalent drug…