The American Healthcare Industry has experienced many large-scale changes in the past few decades. This timeframe has afforded us many drastic reforms in the industry such as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or the widespread shift towards Value-Based Care. However, the most noteworthy and significant change is the gradual adoption of software solutions into the healthcare industry. The digitization of healthcare has brought numerous benefits to healthcare organizations that are able to streamline their day-to-day operations. More importantly, these solutions have made life easier for care providers and patients by simplifying the delivery of care. In order for these complex…
How healthy is the food we’re feeding the youngest Australians?
Researchers have today released a study showing the vast majority of commercially available baby and toddler foods do not meet nutrient recommendations, and almost all contain added sugar.
“We looked at 250 baby and toddler foods and we benchmarked them against the World Health Organization (WHO) European offices’ recommendations,” Jane Martin, one of the researchers and executive Manager of the Obesity Policy Coalition told Cosmos Science.
“We found that two thirds of these foods failed to meet the nutrition recommendations for their category … and foods for toddlers were the…
The ratio between the number of dentists and the population in the USA is 61:100000. More than one in five (21.3%) said that they had not visited the dentist in the last few years. One of the top reasons adults cite for avoiding the dentist is the inability to find a convenient location or appointment time. Specifically, 19% of adults have not visited the dentist in a few years because they cannot find a convenient location or appointment time. As a dentist or dental practice manager, it is crucial not only to manage existing patients but to account for lost…
We know what you’re thinking: How exciting can chicken breasts be? As it turns out, it’s pretty exciting, actually. Plus, the fact that these chicken breast recipes also happen to be healthy too is really the cherry on top of the cake. Admittedly, Team Delish is solidly very much about chicken thighs, but these healthy (yet still super-satisfying) chicken breast recipes have us rethinking our allegiance, especially if BBQ chicken salad is what’s for dinner tonight!
When it comes to healthy eating, we think it’s the key to keeping boredom at bay. Chicken breasts can often get a bad rap,…
Eating a healthy and balanced diet is one of the best things you can do for yourself and meal planning is an effective way to stick to it. However, it’s easy to set yourself a meal plan goal but tough to follow through on it. One common reason people fail at meal planning is that they get bored with the routine of eating the same old recipes.
If you’re losing interest in your repetitive healthy meal plan and want to try something new, there is an unconventional option—ChatGPT. Yes, ChatGPT, the AI chatbot that can give you human-like answers using…
Have you ever felt that uncomfortable bloated feeling, with excess gas and abdominal discomfort? If so, you’re not alone! It has become quite common as our eating habits tend to favor sinful street food over healthy homemade meals. However, did you know that the cause of your discomfort could be related to your most recent meal, which may still be sitting in your undigested stomach? The good news is that bloating and gas are usually not a sign of a serious health issue and can be managed with a few simple changes to your diet. To help you pinpoint which…
Iowans could use some help with “active living and healthy eating.”
Only 27.1% of adult Iowans have a healthy body weight, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health’s June 2022 Healthy Iowans: Iowa’s State Health Assessment report. And while the federal 2020 Dietary Guidelines recommend that adults and adolescents eat 2½ to 4 cups of vegetables and 1½ to 2½ cups of fruit daily, Healthy Iowans revealed that 22.7% of adult Iowans eat less than one vegetable per day and 40.4% eat less that one fruit per day.
Fast-food restaurants offer little help in the way of healthy food…
Income and healthy food accessibility are associated with life expectancy, with the lowest life expectancy in low-income/low-access census tracts, according to a study published online June 28 in the Journal of Urban Health.
Jason Massey, MPH, from the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, and colleagues examined the association between measures of healthy food accessibility and life expectancy at birth across 67,138 contiguous US census tracts. The researchers used the 2015 Food Research Atlas Index from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on income/poverty level and distance-based geographic access to healthy food to measure healthy food access for each census tract.…