Variety of High and Very Low-Energy Density Foods among Preschool-Aged Children and Associations with Food Intake, Diet Quality, and Weight Status.

Background: Energy density (ED) and the variety of foods are 2 factors that may have a combined effect on preschool-aged children's ability to regulate food intake. However, little is known about the variety of foods consumed within different ED categories by children in the United States.

Objective: Therefore, we explored the variety of high ED (HED, 4-9 kcal/g) and very low ED (VLED, <0.

Allostatic Load and Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Introduction: Allostatic load, a measure of stress-related physiologic dysregulation, is associated with numerous mortality risk factors. This systematic review and meta-analysis examines the relationship between high allostatic load (i.e.

Association between Dietary Magnesium Intake and Glycemic Markers in Ghanaian Women of Reproductive Age: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study.

Low magnesium intake has been shown to be associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in several studies conducted in high-income countries. However, very few studies have been performed in Africa, where many countries have a growing rate of T2DM. We conducted a pilot cross-sectional study among 63 women in Ghana to investigate the association between magnesium intake and glycemic markers.

Physician Assistant Students' Perceptions and Competencies Concerning Lifestyle Medicine.

Purpose: With nearly two-thirds of chronic disease attributed to lifestyle, there is a need for physician assistants (PA) to develop competencies in Lifestyle Medicine (LM). The purpose of this study was to assess PA students' skill competencies in exercise and dietary prescription to guide curriculum implementation efforts.

Methods: An online survey was administered to PA students at a single institution.

Maternal Blood Pressure in Relation to Prenatal Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplementation and Adverse Birth Outcomes in a Ghanaian Cohort: A Randomized Controlled Trial and Cohort Analysis.

Background: It is unknown whether prenatal lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNSs) affect blood pressure (BP). Associations between hypertension and birth outcomes using recently updated BP cutoffs are undetermined.

Objectives: We aimed to assess the impact of LNSs on maternal hypertension and associations between hypertension and birth outcomes.

Planting the Seeds of Change: Growing Lifestyle Medicine Interest Groups With the Donald A. Pegg Award.

The practice of Lifestyle medicine (LM) focuses on helping patients make healthy choices to prevent and treat disease. While such interventions are considered first-line treatment for many diseases, many medical schools have not yet been able to include lifestyle medicine classes in the core curriculum but most are able to offer a parallel curriculum that does not interfere with the schedule of core classes. Lifestyle Medicine Interest Groups (LMIGs) are being created around the country and around the globe.

Medication Adherence, When Lifestyle Is the Medicine.

Giving patients insight, knowledge, and skills, although important, may not alone be enough for behavior change maintenance. Rather, the health care provider (HCP) has an important role in fostering behavior change and maintenance by asking, "Why do people change?" and "What can I do to help?" This review highlights 4 evidence-based factors related to medication adherence, when lifestyle is the medicine. (1) Autonomy is the belief that one is the origin of his or her own actions, and must be supported by the HCP (eg, "My HCP listens to how I would like to do things regarding my health").