Today’s Dietitian – August 2019

FE ATURE S

18 Green Tea Catechins Does the science on this popular and ancient

beverage’s antioxidant compounds measure up to the hype?

24 Nutrition & Academic Performance Take out your pencils and

notebooks and get educated on how nutrition impacts cognition, brain

development, and academic performance in school-aged children.

28 Popular Weight Loss Programs How do commercial diet programs

and products stack up against one another, and what should RDs tell clients

who want to follow them?

32 The Link Between ZZZs & Eats Clients’ food choices can impact their

nightly trip to dreamland much more than they might expect.

36 Thinking Critically About Nutrition Clients’ critical thinking failures

contribute to many of their nutrition missteps and misunderstandings, but

RDs can harness behavioral science to stem the tide.

42 CPE Monthly: Clean Eating: What Does It Really Mean? This

continuing education course reviews the ambiguity of the term “clean

eating,” explores the various interpretations that have emerged, and

examines the evidence for and against claims pertaining to clean eating. It

also highlights the need for RDs to determine what outcomes their clients

hope to achieve through clean eating and how to help them meet their

needs using an evidence-based approach.

DEPARTMENTS

4 Editor’s Spot

6 Reader Feedback

7 Ask the Expert

8 Healthful Snacking

12 Natural Sweeteners

14 Culinary Education

16 Heart Health

50 Focus on Fitness

52 Get to Know ...

54 Bookshelf

56 Products + Services

58 News Bites

60 Research Briefs

62 Health Matters

65 Datebook

66 Culinary Corner

CONTENTS

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