Episode 9 – Diet Dialogue: Approaching Patient Conversations Using National Nutrition Data

Vital Minds is a podcast of the PA Foundation, a national nonprofit organization that promotes better health and wellness by providing PAs and PA students with philanthropic opportunities and resources. Each Vital Minds episode features a conversation between host James Millward, an early career PA, and a guest expert on a topic of relevance to the PA and healthcare provider audience, ranging from mental health to obesity to pain management and many more.

Episode 9 – October 2018

Topic: Diet Dialogue: Approaching Patient Conversations Using National Nutrition Data

Host: James Millward, DMSc, PA-C

Guests: Chris Taylor, PhD, and Ashlyn Smith, PA-C

Support for this episode of Vital Minds is provided by Abbott Nutrition.

Resources:

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2016 Survey Content Brochure

Long Term Effects of a Lifestyle Intervention on Weight and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes: Four Year Results of the Look AHEAD Trial

The Look AHEAD Trial: Implications for Lifestyle Intervention in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)

USDA Food and Nutrition Services

AACE 2018 DM2 Guidelines (pp. 3-4, 24)

ADA Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes 2018 (pp. 47-51)

Why Muscle Mass Matters

Costs of Malnutrition in Institutionalized and Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review

USDA: What We Eat in America

Patient Resources:

My Game Plan: Food and Activity Tracker

AADE Diabetes Wellness Program

Dietary Guidelines for Americans

USDA MyPlate