The Power of Nutrition Podcast
Abbott Nutrition Health Institute
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At Abbott Nutrition Health Institute (ANHI), we’re committed to improving lives through the power of nutrition, and we created this podcast series with that mission in mind. Join us as we speak with nutrition science experts around the world on the role nutrition can play in COVID-19, cancer, malnutrition, breastfeeding, dehydration, aging, exercise and more.
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Oct 19, 2022
Real Food as Part of a Healthy Pediatric Tube Feeding Diet
As a parent or caregiver, you want the best for your children. So, of course, when it comes to food, you want the best options for nutrition. As a caregiver to a kiddo who is tube fed, you might wish you could provide more variety or that your child could eat foods that other family members are eating. Learn about the benefits of real food tube feeding, along with some considerations to keep in mind, from an expert dietitian at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), Katherine Bennett.
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Jul 6, 2022
A Review of the Multifunctional Benefits of Prevalent HMOs and the Implication for Infant Health
Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) may support three primary benefits for developing infants: digestive health, immune support, and cognitive development. In this 19-minute podcast, David R. Hill, PhD, provides a summary of the full article “Multifunctional Benefits of Prevalent HMOs: Implications for Infant Health,” available in the September 2021 issue of Nutrients (authors: David R. Hill, Jo May Chow, and Rachael H. Buck).
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May 9, 2022
Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM): A Scoping Review
In this podcast, Drs. Isabel Correia and Leah Gramlich discuss the utilization and validation of the Global Initiative on Malnutrition, otherwise known as GLIM. An article on the same topic was published in February 2022 in Clinical Nutrition.
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Jul 8, 2021
Probiotics & Practical Use in the NICU
In this 20-minute podcast episode, Dr Arpitha Chiruvolu, Dr Adam Baker, and Dr Karyn Wulf discuss the successful protocols Dr Chiruvolu has introduced to her NICU, along with the six months of data she has collected to help demonstrate the continued support of her probiotics program.
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Jul 8, 2021
Probiotics & Dysbiosis
In this 13-minute podcast episode, Dr Arpitha Chiruvolu, Dr Adam Baker, and Dr Karyn Wulf discuss the role probiotics can play in helping to establish a healthier microbiome and improve outcomes for pre-term infants.
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Jun 17, 2021
Patient Safety & Nurse Fatigue
In this 27-minute podcast episode, Amany Farag, PhD, RN, and Mary Kaminski, NNP, DNP, discuss the reality and prevalence of fatigue among healthcare professionals; share strategies for fatigue management; and encourage small changes in practice to help ensure self-care while improving patient safety.
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Jun 15, 2021
Sarcopenic Obesity: Nutrition & Exercise Interventions
In this 30-minute ANHI Power of Nutrition Podcast episode, Richard Kirwan, PhD researcher, and Imogen Watson, RD, discuss sarcopenic obesity, the obesity paradox, the effects of muscle mass and cardiometabolic health in the cardiac rehabilitation population and nutrition and exercise interventions to address these conditions.
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May 28, 2021
The Establishment of a Healthy Infant Microbiome & the Role of Human Milk Oligosaccharides
In this 30-minute podcast episode, Akshay Batra, MBBS, MD, MRCPCH, discusses the infant microbiome; including how it develops, why it's important for infant health and how specifically human milk oligosaccharides impact gut health and beyond.
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Apr 12, 2021
Plant-Based Protein Diets
In this 30-minute podcast, Steven Hertzler, PhD, RD, LD, and Courtney Allgeier, MS, RD, LD, discuss their December 2020 Nutrients article titled, “Plant Proteins: Assessing Their Nutritional Quality & Effects on Health & Physical Function.”
See the full transcript on anhi.org.
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Apr 8, 2021
Understanding Probiotics and Their Different Modes of Action in the Infant Microbiome
In this 21-minute podcast episode, Adam Baker, PhD, and Karyn Wulf, MD, discuss the modes of action for various probiotic strains, and how Chr. Hansen’s scientists research and identify the best probiotic strains for the developing infant microbiome.
Visit anhi.org for a transcript of this episode.
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Apr 8, 2021
Height & BMI Trajectories of School-Aged Children & Adolescents
*HEIGHT & BMI TRAJECTORIES OF SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS*
In this 11-minute podcast, Andrea Rodriguez-Martinez, PhD, discusses a study she and her team of researchers published in The Lancet, called “Height & Body-Mass Index Trajectories of School-Aged Children & Adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 Countries & Territories: A Pooled Analysis of 2,181 Population-Based Studies with 65 Million Participants.”
Visit anhi.org for a transcript of this episode.
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Apr 8, 2021
Screening for Pediatric Malnutrition With the Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) Measurement Tool
In this 11-minute podcast, Susan Abdel-Rahman, PharmD, discusses the Mid-Upper Arm Circumference tool, focusing on how and why it should be used to help screen for and assess pediatric malnutrition.
Visit anhi.org for a transcript of this recording.
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Mar 18, 2021
Evaluation of Nutritional Support & In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Malnutrition
In this 15-minute podcast, Nina Kaegi-Braun, MD, shares the results of a cohort study she and her colleagues conducted to evaluate nutritional support and in-hospital mortality in patients with malnutrition in Switzerland. The results of this study were published in the January 2021 edition of The JAMA Open Network.
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Jan 28, 2021
Preoperative and Prehabilitation Nutrition for Patients with Cancer
In this 17-minute episode, Chelsia Gillis, PhD, RD, discusses surgical prehabilitation in oncology patients; reviews what's new in terms of concepts for evidence for prehabilitation, especially for frail Patients; and explains risk-stratified and targeted prehabilitation care.
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Jan 28, 2021
Multimodal Interventions in Patients With Cancer With and Without Cachexia
In this 21-minute episode, Martin Chasen, MBChB FCP, MPhil, talks about multimodal intervention and why it's beneficial for patients with cancer; summarizes existing clinical practice guidelines that promote and use multimodal intervention; and describes the role patients can play in their multimodal therapy during cancer care.
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Jan 28, 2021
Exercise and Oncology Patients
In this 21-minute podcast episode, Anthony Sung, MD, talks about the benefits of exercise during cancer treatment; reviews the latest evidence on exercise regimens for people with cancer; and explains the role exercise and nutrition can play to help improve outcomes.
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Jan 7, 2021
Optimizing Nutrition Care at Christian Hospital Wound Care & Hyperbarics Center
In this 25-minute podcast episode, Kaylan Goldstein, RD, Matt Flick, MBA, and Andria Bozardi, RD, share how their wound care team at Christian Hospital in St Louis, Missouri, United States, established a stronger emphasis on nutrition and wound care through better care coordination to help their healthcare professionals and patients ensure nutrition therapy protocols outside the inpatient setting.
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Dec 31, 2020
How HMOs Relate to Infant Neurodevelopment and Maternal Factors
In this 11-minute podcast, Elena Oliveros, PhD, summarizes the results of a study she and her team published in Journal of Food Science, titled, “Human Milk Levels of 2’-Fucosyllactose and 6’-Sialyllactose are Positively Associated with Infant Neurodevelopment and are Not Impacted by Maternal BMI or Diabetic Status.”
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Dec 8, 2020
Hydration for Athletes
In this 19-minute episode, Craig Horswill, PhD, discusses how performance affects hydration status; explains the role of hydration before, during and after exercise; and more.
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Dec 8, 2020
The Science Behind Hydration
| In this 17-minute episode, Karyn Wulf, MD, MPH, will help you identify when you’re dehydrated; understand what dehydration can mean for your body; and know what to do to properly rehydrate.
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Nov 11, 2020
A Clinician's Perspective on Nutrition in Telemedicine Visits During the COVID-19 Pandemic
In this 21-minute podcast, Stephen Koesters, MD, MBA, and Jeanne Hendricks, RDN, discuss the clinician perspective on nutrition and telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Nov 11, 2020
Nutrition Care for Poorly-Nourished Outpatients
In this 24-minute podcast, Kurt Hong, MD, PhD, discusses a recent study he and his peers conducted, titled, “Nutrition Care for Poorly-Nourished Outpatients Reduces Resource Use and Lowers Costs.”
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Oct 26, 2020
National Blueprint: Achieving Quality Malnutrition Care for Older Adults, 2020 Update
In this 28-minute podcast, Kristi Mitchell, MPH, and Meredith Whitmire, JD, discuss some of the Blueprint’s strategies to improve health outcomes for older adults across the continuum of care in acute, post-acute, and community settings.
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Oct 15, 2020
2020 Cystic Fibrosis Evidence Analysis Center Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guideline
In this 18-minute podcast episode, Catherine M McDonald, PhD, MS, RDN, CSP, discusses The Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics' Evidence Analysis Center systematic review of the literature to develop an evidence-based practice guideline for primary nutrition issues in cystic fibrosis.
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Sep 24, 2020
Inseguridad Alimentaria Pediátrica [Español]
En este episodio de podcast de 12 minutos, Ana Avalos, MD, FAAP, revisa un artículo del Journal of Pediatrics de la que fue coautora, titulado "Alto nivel de inseguridad alimentaria entre familias con niños que buscan atención de rutina en centros de salud calificados a nivel federal durante el Covid -19 Pandemia."
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Sep 24, 2020
Pediatric Food Insecurity [English]
In this 12-minute podcast episode, Ana Avalos, MD, FAAP, reviews a Journal of Pediatrics article she co-authored, titled “High Level of Food Insecurity Among Families with Children Seeking Routine Care at Federally Qualified Health Centers during the COVID-19 Pandemic.”
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Sep 21, 2020
Probiotics & Their Demonstrated Modes of Action
In this 20-minute podcast episode, Dr Adam Baker and Dr Karyn Wulf discuss the probiotic strains Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12®, Bifidobacterium infantis (DSM 33361), and Streptococcus thermophilus, TH-4®, as well as review their demonstrated modes of action.
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Sep 21, 2020
Probiotic Safety & Quality in Manufacturing
In this 12-minute podcast episode, Dr Adam Baker and Dr Karyn Wulf discuss the industry-leading safety and quality measures Christian Hansen has put in place to ensure its probiotic strains remain healthy and retain their efficacy across their full shelf life.
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Sep 21, 2020
Strain Differences Among Probiotic Species
In this 10-minute podcast episode, Dr Adam Baker and Dr Karyn Wulf discuss the differences among the probiotic strains Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12®, Bifidobacterium infantis (DSM 33361), and Streptococcus thermophilus, TH-4®.
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Aug 20, 2020
Oncology Nutrition in 2020
In this 19-minute podcast, Jyoti Benjamin, MS, RD, CSO, CD, FAND, and Annette Quinn, MSN, RN, discuss the roles each member of the multidisciplinary team can play in offering nutrition care for the oncology patient, both in normal times and through the lens of Covid-19. This podcast is a supplemental recording for ANHI’s 22 July 2020 webinar, “Oncology Nutrition: The Intersection of Evidence, Guidelines & Clinical Practice.”
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Aug 20, 2020
Nutrition Care for Pressure Injuries: Guidelines to Optimize Outcomes
In this 38-minute podcast, Mary Litchford, PhD, RDN, LDN, and Joyce Pittman, PhD, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, CWOCN, FAAN, discuss the 2019 care guidelines and how to apply them generally. They'll also spend some time looking at nutrition and pressure injuries through the lens of COVID-19. This podcast is a supplemental recording for ANHI’s 30 July 2020 webinar, "Nutrition Care for Pressure Injuries: Guidelines to Optimize Outcomes.”
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Aug 6, 2020
Childhood Cognition: The Benefits of Adequate Hydration & Nutrition
In this 19:27-minute podcast episode, Naiman Khan, PhD, RD, discusses a range of topics including how fluid status and nutrition can affect the body at large, and the brain specifically. He also shares the results of his recent investigation into how hydration and nutrition impact cognitive performance.
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Jul 30, 2020
Genetics & Personalized Nutrition: A Discussion of the Academy's Recent Evidence Analysis Center Systematic Review
In this 10:15-minute podcast recording, Katie Robinson, PhD, RD, discusses the results of the Academy’s Nutrition Genomics Evidence Analysis Center systemic review, which was published 3 July 2020 in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics.
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Jun 18, 2020
The Effect of Physical Activity on Human Milk Macronutrient Content & its Volume
In this 13-minute podcast episode, Prof Ronit Lubetzky, MD, discusses her co-authored publication, “The Effect of Physical Activity on Human Milk Macronutrient Content and Its Volume,” which focuses on new research reporting the effects of moderate- to high-intensity physical activity on human milk volume and macronutrient contents, as well as the implications of these findings on the field of infant nutrition.
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Jun 17, 2020
The Role of Human Milk & HMOS in Nutrition, Neonatal Development and Immunity
In this 13-minute podcast episode, Lars Bode, PhD, discusses the latest research on the components of human milk, focusing on HMOs and the role they play in neonatal nutrition, immunity, growth and development.
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Jun 16, 2020
Protein & the Preterm Infant
Infants who are born prematurely, especially before 32 weeks gestation, can be at risk for serious health complications. That’s why it’s absolutely critical to immediately provide them with good nutrition. In this 11-minute podcast episode, Bonnie Gahn, MSN, MA, RNC-NIC, and Melody Thompson, MS, RD, discuss the role protein can play in nutrition for the preterm infant.
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Jun 9, 2020
Telemedicine & Nutrition During the COVID-19 Pandemic
In this 26-minute podcast, Asif Ali, MD, discusses how telemedicine and virtual healthcare have quickly become important ways to help connect health care professionals and patients while addressing—and attempting to help reduce the spread of—COVID-19.
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Jun 1, 2020
The Role of Muscle & HMB in Clinical Practice to Improve Outcomes
In this 33-minute podcast, Laura Matarese, PHD RDN, LDN, CNSC, FADA, FASPEN, FAND, Gerry Mullin, MD, MS, and Refaat Hegazi, MD, PhD, MS, MPH, MBA, discuss the central role muscle plays in immunity, recovery and overall health, and how ingredients like HMB can help improve patient outcomes.
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May 19, 2020
The Importance of Muscle Mass & HMB During Illness
In this 25-minute podcast episode, Dr Suzette Pereira discusses how muscle mass can impact the health status and outcomes of severely ill patients, and how ingredients like HMB can support recovery.
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May 19, 2020
The Effort Trial and Evidence-Based Medical Nutrition
In this 24-minute podcast episode, Prof Philipp Schütz reviews the results of the recent EFFORT trial and its implications in the context of COVID-19. The landmark trial was published in Lancet in 2019 and it provides much needed new evidence on the power of nutrition.
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May 11, 2020
A Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis of Diabetes Specific Formulas Rich in Mono-Unsaturated Fatty Acids
In this 10-minute podcast episode, Maria Camprubi, PhD, discusses and compares the metabolic outcomes of diabetes-specific formulas that are high in monounsaturated fatty acids vs. standard formulas in adult patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, or stress-induced hyperglycemia. She and a team of her peers published a paper about this topic in the March 2020 issue of Clinical Nutrition.
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Apr 28, 2020
General Health & Exercise for Children at Home (For Parents During COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place)
In this 21:00-minute podcast episode, Robert Murray, MD, and Karyn Wulf, MD, MPH, discuss strategies to help children use physical and social activity to help reduce stress and stay healthy while sheltering in place to prevent the spread of Covid-19 infection.
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Apr 28, 2020
General Health & Nutrition for Children at Home (For Parents During COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place)
In this 26:30-minute podcast episode, Robert Murray, MD, and Karyn Wulf, MD, MPH, discuss the importance of helping kids—and parents—maintain a balanced approach to nutrition, not just while sheltering in place to prevent the spread of Covid-19 infection, but anytime.
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Apr 20, 2020
Immunity & HMO: Answers to Common Questions on Infant Feeding
In this podcast episode, pediatrician Karyn Wulf, MD, MPH, and new mother Courtney Krizek, offer a question and answer session on best practices for infant feeding in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic—or any time a nursing baby is hungry when mom isn’t feeling well.
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Apr 20, 2020
A Review of the SCCM/ASPEN COVID-19 Recommendations
In this podcast episode, Stephen McClave, MD, offers an insider view of how the SCCM/ASPEN nutrition therapy guidance for Covid-19 patients in the ICU came to be, and explains some of the highlights of these recommendations. Dr McClave was on the team of experts who co-authored this guidance.
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Apr 10, 2020
Nutrition Support of the COVID-19 ICU Patient
In this podcast episode, Dr David Evans and Dr Paul Wischmeyer discuss the role of nutrition and immunity for patients and practitioners fighting the novel coronavirus Covid-19 in the ICU.
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Mar 31, 2020
Nutritional Needs of COVID-19 Patients In-Hospital & Post-Discharge
In this 16-minute episode, Nicolaas Deutz, MD, PhD, discusses the importance of an early and adequate approach to nutritional support over the healthcare continuum. Dr Deutz focuses on the recommendations and best practices ESPEN—the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism—recently published on the nutritional management of individuals with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Mar 31, 2020
Impact of Pandemics on Older Adults
In this 14-minute episode, Nicolaas Deutz, MD, PhD, discusses why older adults are more vulnerable during pandemics like COVID-19, and explains the preventative steps they and society can take to reduce the risk of falling ill, or to help combat the virus if they do. Dr Deutz focuses on the recommendations and best practices ESPEN—the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism—recently published on the nutritional management of individuals with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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