Weight discrimination is associated with poorer health but has not been studied using social network analysis. This is surprising, as discrimination is a highly social phenomenon, and peer relationships are associated with health, discrimination, and behavior.

A common, underrecognized symptom in cancer is early satiety (ES), which is classified as an orphan symptom. No systematic or scoping review focusing on ES has been published previously.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) funds summer meal programs (SMP) to ensure children from low-income households continue to have access to food over summer months when most schools are closed for instruction. However, these programs are underutilized compared with school meal programs, in part due to barriers accessing SMP. During the COVID-19 pandemic, USDA waived several restrictions related to area eligibility and meal distribution.

Appropriate preoperative nutrition is a critical element of positive surgical outcomes and enhanced recovery. Immediately preoperatively, gastric clearance of nutritional intake must be considered for safely providing anesthesia. Despite updates in preoperative fasting guidelines regarding clear liquids, practical implementation of multinutrient preoperative supplements has been hampered by aspiration concerns.

Late sleep timing and sleep irregularity are associated with an increased risk of diabetes, and high diet quality is associated with a lower risk of diabetes. However, the associations of sleep timing and regularity with diabetes, as well as the potential interactions of diet quality with these associations, are unclear.

Household food insecurity is a major public health concern that disproportionately burdens mothers. Infants may be especially vulnerable to its negative impacts, given the central role mothers play in their feeding. Mothers' insights on infant complementary feeding while experiencing household food insecurity are needed to expand on previous research focused on breastfeeding.

Children from low-income neighborhoods and of Black or Hispanic/Latinx minorities are at relatively high risk for accelerated unhealthy weight gain during prolonged school break times when children lose access to a structured environment that provides healthy meals and snacks and opportunities for physical activity.

Consistent evidence indicates existing associations between food parenting practices and children's dietary quality, yet these associations are likely to be different in adolescents as they are exposed to a wider social network.

It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that all individuals with nutrition-related health conditions or risk factors should have access to medical nutrition therapy (MNT) provided by a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN). MNT provided by RDNs is effective in improving health outcomes for many chronic conditions that are leading drivers of morbidity, mortality, and health care costs in the United States. Widespread access to MNT using an individualized, client-centered, and evidence-based approach has the potential to improve population health, reduce health disparities, and reduce health care costs associated with nutrition-related health conditions. This Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics position paper summarizes recent evidence from systematic reviews on the effectiveness of MNT provided by an RDN for the prevention and treatment of nutrition-related health conditions. A total of 25 systematic reviews published between 2017 and 2024 were summarized and assessed for certainty of evidence. Systematic reviews with high or moderate certainty of evidence demonstrate that MNT is likely effective in improving a range of health outcomes in adults with pre-diabetes, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, obesity, pre-hypertension, hypertension, dyslipidemia, chronic kidney disease, head and neck cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease compared with no MNT or standard care. Barriers exist to accessing MNT, including inadequate staffing of RDNs in some areas, a lack of provider referrals to an RDN for MNT, and a lack of payer coverage and reimbursement. This position was approved in September 2025 and will remain in effect until December 31, 2032.

Many interventions focus on improving fruit and vegetable (F/V) procurement for those experiencing low incomes or food insecurity. To address current F/V procurement measurement limitations, a novel F/V procurement tool was developed.

At least 8 states currently have universal free school meal programs that offer school meals at no charge to all students regardless of their household income. Marketing campaigns offer a scalable strategy for motivating parents to encourage their children to participate in these programs, but little is known about what topics campaigns should address.

Nickel allergy is a common cause of contact dermatitis, but not a well-known cause of gastrointestinal symptoms. Registered dietitian nutritionists, faced with a patient with multiple nontraditional food intolerances and continued gastrointestinal distress, worry about declining nutritional health. The prevalence of nickel allergy is estimated to be approximately 11.4% in the general population. Many clinicians are unaware that systemic nickel allergy syndrome causes symptoms similar to irritable bowel syndrome. Elimination of nickel in the diet is not possible, as it occurs naturally in the environment, but reducing exposure is possible. This case report describes a woman with dermatologic nickel allergy who experienced gastrointestinal symptoms and received a diagnosis of nonresponding irritable bowel syndrome. The patient noted that her multiple symptoms, both intestinal and extraintestinal, either resolved or were better managed after she started a low-nickel diet. This case demonstrates that clinicians should be aware of nickel allergy as a potential contributor to nonresponding irritable bowel syndrome.

In 2019, the EAT-Lancet Commission introduced the Planetary Health Diet (PHD), aiming to enhance both human health and global environmental sustainability. Although a few indexes have been developed based on the PHD for different populations, there is currently no index tailored specifically for the South Asian population.

Empirical evidence shows that communities experiencing water hardship tend to consume more sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs); however, the underlying mechanisms are not well understood.

In light of efforts to decrease added sugar, the use of nonsugar sweeteners (NSS) in the food supply is increasing. Although there is concern about the health effects of NSS, particularly among children, little is known about parents' perceptions of NSS as replacements for added sugar and whether NSS front-of-package labels (FOPLs) influence parents' perceptions and purchasing intentions surrounding products with NSS.

The Nutrition Facts label is a useful tool for consumers to achieve a healthy diet.

Reducing food-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is essential for meeting global climate goals. Consumer information food labels are often associated with healthier diet choices, although less is known about the influence of environment-focused food labels.

Although it is well-known that diet quality varies according to multiple dimensions of socioeconomic position (SEP), much remains unknown about how these dimensions together shape diet quality. Given that diet quality associated with 1 SEP dimension (eg, income) can systematically differ across another dimension (eg, race and ethnicity), it is necessary to investigate diet quality across SEP intersections.