Gretchen Zimmermann is VP of Clinical Strategy at Vida Health.
From the heavy emphasis on limiting all ultra-processed foods and eliminating added sugars to placing saturated fats at the top of the pyramid, the new DGAs provide a framework, but highlight areas that still need nuance, clarity, and practical context.
Healthcare and benefits leaders must step up to provide menopausal women with the full-spectrum care they need to protect musculoskeletal and metabolic health for lifelong strength and well-being.
Small practices play a critical role in healthcare delivery, but they cannot continue to absorb ever-increasing administrative demands without consequences.
Nutrition isn’t a supplement — it’s foundational to metabolic health. It’s time we integrate more ‘Food as Medicine’ initiatives alongside the GLP-1 therapies that are gaining traction.
It’s time we move beyond BMI and adopt a holistic approach to truly gauge health.
Prescriptions for GLP-1s are soaring, but fewer than a third of people prescribed the costly drugs will continue taking them one year later without personalized support. Without the expert guidance of a registered dietitian, you risk not achieving the significant clinical benefits these drugs offer and forfeiting the potential for sustainable, transformative health outcomes.
With obesity, diabetes, and heart disease rapidly growing among communities of color, we need to do everything we can to help people sustain healthy eating habits. It’ll take more nuance than a Westernized one-size-fits-all diet.
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