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Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly American Dietetic Association) Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guidelines

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What is an evidence-based nutrition practice guideline?
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Academy (ADA) Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guidelines	Date Published	Presentations	Toolkits	Guideline Tutorials	Educator Modules
Adult Weight Management (AWM)	May 2006 (under revision)	AWM PPT	AWM Toolkit	--
Celiac Disease (CD)	May 2009	CD PPT	CD Toolkit	CD Brief	CD Ed. Module
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)	July 2010	CKD PPT	2012	--	--
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)	Oct 2008	COPD PPT	COPD Toolkit	--	--
Critical Illness 2012 (CIU)	Apr 2012	CI PPT (2012)	CI Toolkit (2006)	--	--
Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 and 2 (DM)	Mar 2008 (under revision)	DM PPT	DM Toolkit	--	DM Ed. Module
Disorders of Lipid Metabolism Update (DLM)	Mar 2011	DLM PPT (2011)	DLM Toolkit (2006)	--	DLM Ed. Module
Food and Nutrition for Older Adults Promoting Health and Wellness Recommendations (FNOA)	Apr 2012	FNOA PPT
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)	Dec 2008	GDM PPT	GDM Toolkit	--	--
Heart Failure (HF)	July 2008	HF PPT	2011	--	--
Human Immunodeficiency Virus/AIDS(HIV)	Dec 2010	HIV PPT	2012	--	--
Hypertension (HTN)	Apr 2008	HTN PPT	--	--	--
Measuring Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) in the Critically Ill	January 2013
Oncology (ONC) Oncology 2013	Oct 2007 updated 2013	ONC PPT	ONC Toolkit	--	--
Pediatric Weight Management (PWM)	June 2007 (under revision)	PWM PPT	PWM Toolkit	--	--
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)	June 2009	SCI PPT	2011	--	SCI Ed. Module
Unintended Weight Loss in Older Adults (UWL)	Oct 2009	UWL PPT	2011	UWL Brief	--
Vegetarian Nutrition (VN)	Sept 2011	VN PPT	UWL Toolkit	--	--

What is an evidence-based nutrition practice guideline?

Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guidelines are a series of guiding statements and treatment algorithms which are developed using a systematic process for identifying, analyzing and synthesizing scientific evidence. They are designed to assist practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate nutrition care for specific disease states or conditions in typical settings.

Key elements include scope, interventions and practices considered, major recommendations and corresponding rating of evidence strength, and areas of agreement and disagreement.

What is a guideline practice toolkit?

Evidence-Based Practice Toolkits are a set of companion documents which are disease or condition specific and detail how the practitioner applies the Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guideline in practice. They include forms such as documentation forms, outcomes monitoring sheets, client education resources, case studies and MNT protocols for implementing the Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guideline. Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guidelines and Toolkits incorporate the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition Care Process and Model as the standard process for patient/client care.

How to Print Materials

You have the option of printing individual pages or pre-formatted sections of the guideline. For additional information, select the "Print Reports" tab at the top of the page.

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