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Fall 2017
The principles of evidence-based medicine (EBM) initially were established to evaluate medical interventions.1,2 These same standards first were applied in the development of nutrition recommendations by the Institute of Medicine for the 1997 Dietary Reference Intakes and, soon thereafter, by the... more
Introduction “Let food by thy medicine and medicine thy food,” are words that have been widely attributed to Hippocrates, the father of Western medicine. Yet it’s one of the most misquoted phrases of all time, since it has never been found in the more than 60 texts known as The Hippocratic... more
Providing education on healthy eating to the underserved population can be challenging. As a dietitian in a rural federally qualified health center, I often am asked to see patients with abnormal lipids, diabetes, obesity and/or cardiovascular disease who have difficulty affording the foods... more
What’s my story, and why might it be of interest to LipidSpin readers? I have practiced family medicine for nearly 30 years in my small North Carolina hometown of 5,000-plus. Years ago I developed an interest in cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention, in part because of what I saw in my... more