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Edge: The New Dietary Guidelines for Americans: What Changed and What Remai... Edge: The New Dietary Guidelines for Americans: What Changed and What Remained the Same

Mar 12, 2026
Every five years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services jointly release the...
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Edge Express: Hidden Hunger in the Elderly: A Focus on Micronutrients

Dec 15, 2025
Many specific micronutrients are commonly deficient in the elderly. Food-based strategies can improve intakes, and working to...
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Edge: Fuel Your Filter: Nutrition Therapy for Liver Healthy

Sep 29, 2025
The prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has risen to over 30 percent of the population. NAFLD can be link...
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Edge: GLP-1 Medications: Dietary and Foodservice Implications for CDM, CFPP... Edge: GLP-1 Medications: Dietary and Foodservice Implications for CDM, CFPPs

Sep 22, 2025
This article slices through the scientific jargon and serves up GLP-1 in plain language: what these medications, officially k...
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Edge: Summertime Drinks to Prevent Dehydration in Older Adults

Jul 15, 2025
CDM, CFPPs in long-term care facilities can play a vital role in preventing dehydration. Finding ways to incorporate more flu...
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Edge: Reeling in Better Health with Seafood

Jun 17, 2025
Let’s dive into why and how to make seafood a bigger part of your menu to help residents, students, or clients meet the...
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Edge Express: Crafting Meals with Culture & History

Jun 11, 2025
CDM, CFPPs act as the “voice of the plate,” ensuring meals are not only safe and nutritious but emotionally signi...
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Edge: Training Staff w/ Nutrition in Mind: Bridging the Gap Between Foodser... Edge: Training Staff w/ Nutrition in Mind: Bridging the Gap Between Foodservice & Clinical Nutrition

Feb 3, 2025
The education of staff is essential to increase their understanding of how foodservice department goals relate to nutrition t...
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Edge: Revisiting the RAI Process for Nutrition

Sep 25, 2024
This article is based on the draft Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Manual released in June 20...
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Edge: Nutrition to Fuel Through Transitions

Sep 16, 2024
Nutrition and foodservice professionals often assist clients as they transition from one health status to the next. For examp...
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Edge Express: It's a Gut Feeling - An Overview of Gut Health

Aug 26, 2024
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHY THE GUT IS SO IMPORTANT TO HEALTH? The trillions of microorganisms that live there play interactiv...
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Edge: The Power of Protein: Benefits and Menu Considerations

Jul 17, 2024
PROTEIN IS A POWERHOUSE NUTRIENT for any population, but especially for older adults and school-age children. Understanding t...
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Edge Express: Enjoy Flavorful Foods While Reducing Dietary Sodium

Jun 18, 2024
To assist healthcare providers in offering evidence-based guidance, this article presents an overview of sodium and its impac...
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Edge: Exploring Gluten-Free Low-Carb Diets for Improved Health

Jun 10, 2024
This article explores the use of this dietary trend along with current evidence-based information on health outcomes....
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Edge: Supercharge Your Menu with Functional Foods

May 23, 2024
WHETHER YOU’RE WORKING IN LONG-TERM CARE, school food service, or a hospital kitchen, boosting the nutritional quality...
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Edge: Deep Dive - Diseases of the Digestive System

Apr 30, 2024
In whatever area of nutrition and food service you work, you must have a good understanding of our digestive system: how abso...
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Edge Express: Menu Makeovers Using Healthy People 2030

Feb 21, 2024
Healthy People 2030 is an initiative by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that includes 359 measurable,...
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Edge: The Brain Science Behind Comfort Foods

Jan 31, 2024
Food can bring strong emotions and pleasure. How can we mimic these pleasant experiences for our clients? Can simply discussi...
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Edge Express: Team-Based Nutrition Screening, Assessment & System Managemen... Edge Express: Team-Based Nutrition Screening, Assessment & System Management for Successful Outcomes

Dec 14, 2023
Healthcare facilities with effective nutritional programs and positive outcomes integrate practice around basic principles. T...

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Edge: The New Dietary Guidelines for Americans: What Changed and What Remai... Edge: The New Dietary Guidelines for Americans: What Changed and What Remained the Same

Edge Express: Hidden Hunger in the Elderly: A Focus on Micronutrients

Edge: Fuel Your Filter: Nutrition Therapy for Liver Healthy

Edge: GLP-1 Medications: Dietary and Foodservice Implications for CDM, CFPP... Edge: GLP-1 Medications: Dietary and Foodservice Implications for CDM, CFPPs

Edge: Summertime Drinks to Prevent Dehydration in Older Adults

Edge: Reeling in Better Health with Seafood

Edge Express: Crafting Meals with Culture & History

Edge: Training Staff w/ Nutrition in Mind: Bridging the Gap Between Foodser... Edge: Training Staff w/ Nutrition in Mind: Bridging the Gap Between Foodservice & Clinical Nutrition

Edge: Revisiting the RAI Process for Nutrition

Edge: Nutrition to Fuel Through Transitions

Edge Express: It's a Gut Feeling - An Overview of Gut Health

Edge: The Power of Protein: Benefits and Menu Considerations

Edge Express: Enjoy Flavorful Foods While Reducing Dietary Sodium

Edge: Exploring Gluten-Free Low-Carb Diets for Improved Health

Edge: Supercharge Your Menu with Functional Foods

Edge: Deep Dive - Diseases of the Digestive System

Edge Express: Menu Makeovers Using Healthy People 2030

Edge: The Brain Science Behind Comfort Foods

Edge Express: Team-Based Nutrition Screening, Assessment & System Managemen... Edge Express: Team-Based Nutrition Screening, Assessment & System Management for Successful Outcomes