Provider Resources

Cardiovascular 

• Omega-3′s help lower triglycerides. Here is one of many studies supporting this claim. FYI, many such studies use doses of > 3 gm/day of omega-3′s (fish oil).   

 Diabetes

•   Insulin-to-Carb RatiosMade Easy.  Gary Scheiner MS, CDE       
• Managing The Diabatic Athlete.  Radio interview with Sally Hara, MS, RD, CSSD, CDS available as a podcast at ReachMD.      

Eating Disorders 

•  Refeeding Syndrome.  University of Pennylvania  
•  The Female Athlete Triad   
• Intuative Eating Seminar by Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD  for medical and mental health professionals (CEUs available). March 25th, 2011

Gastrointestinal

•  Evidence-Based Dietary Management of Functional Gastrointestinal Symptoms: Efficacy of the Low FODMAP Diet;  Peter R Gibson and Susan J Shepherd; J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2010;25(2):252-258.      
• Dietary Fructose Intolerance; Department of Food and Nutrition Services, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics     
• Clinical Ramifications of Malabsorption of Fructose and Other Short-chain Carbohydrates;  J.S. Barrett, and P.R. Gibson; Practical Gastroenterology. Aug 2007: 51-65.
• Vitamin D and gastrointestinal diseases: inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer; Maitreyi Raman, Andrew N. Milestone, Julian R.F. Walters, Ailsa L. Hart and Subrata Ghosh. Ther Adv Gastroenterol, (2011) 4(1) 49_62 

 Vitamins

•  Vitamin D: An Evidence-Based Review;    Teresa Kulie, MD, Amy Groff, DO, Jackie Redmer, MD, MPH, Jennie Hounshell, MD, and Sarina Schrager, MD, MS.    J Am BoardFam Med 2009;22:698 –706.        

•  Vitamin D Deficiency.   Michael F. Holick, M.D., Ph.D.;  N Engl J Med 2007; 357:266-281,  July 19, 2007      
• Hold the Sunscreen: Your Body Needs that Vitamin D  Dr. Michael Holick, professor of medicine, physiology and biophysics and director of the Bone Health Care Clinic and the Heliotherapy, Light, and Skin Research Center at Boston University Medical Center, joins host Dr. Lauren Streicher to discuss the proper dosage, risk factors, geographical factors and benefits of Vitamin D.        

• Much higher vitamin D intake needed to cut risk of some cancers, MS, Type 1 diabetes: UCSD, Creighton study, Journal Anticancer Research Feb. 20011. 

• Vitamin D and gastrointestinal diseases: inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer; Maitreyi Raman, Andrew N. Milestone, Julian R.F. Walters, Ailsa L. Hart and Subrata Ghosh. Ther Adv Gastroenterol, (2011) 4(1) 49_62