The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has prepared a request to submit to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to expand coverage of medical nutrition therapy (MNT) for specific diseases, including hypertension, obesity, and cancer, as part of the CMS National Coverage Determination (NCD) Process. Most chronic health conditions can be controlled or treated with medical nutrition ...

( Elsevier Health Sciences ) Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has prepared a request to submit to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to expand coverage of medical nutrition therapy for specific diseases, including hypertension, obesity, and cancer, as part of the CMS National Coverage Determination Process. Most chronic health conditions can be controlled or treated with medical ...

PETALING JAYA: Repeatedly used cooking oil can cause hypertension, affect the liver and may in the long run lead to cancer, the National Poison Centre has warned.

FOOD has a great impact on health, in fact new research investigations have shown that foods exert a powerful effect in our well-being, how many times have we heard that excessive alcohol consumption can lead to liver disease and that low fiber intake may predispose one to colonic cancer.

Lifestyle-related diseases are now killing more Indians than the infectious ones. India's disease pattern has undergone a major shift over the past decade, says the World Health Organisation.