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Dietary Approaches and Health Outcomes

Welcome to the Dietary Approaches and Health Outcomes Project

The 2013 Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Position Paper titled “Total Diet Approach to Healthy Eating” stated ‘… that the total diet or overall pattern of food eaten is the most important focus of health eating.”

The public is bombarded with conflicting nutrition information, especially with what foods to eat or which diets to follow. According to a 2018 online survey conducted by Food Insight of 1,009 Americans between 18 and 80 years old, 80% of the participants strongly/somewhat agree that “there is a lot of conflicting information about what foods I should eat or avoid.” While some diets are beneficial for individuals with a specific health condition, their health benefits on healthy individuals may not be the same. Yet, the strength and availability of evidence to substantiate those statements remain a question.

The EAL will conduct a systematic review on several popular diets to examine their health effects among healthy adults to provide more concrete evidence for RDNs and their clients.

Scoping Review

Phase I of the systematic review is the scoping review. Started in January 2020, it is designed to examine the availability of literature examining diet or energy restriction interventions. The results of the scoping review will be used to guide the focus of the systematic review, including the development of the research questions.

Use the links on the left navigation bar to access details of the scoping review. Expand the section below titled Project Team and Disclosures for a listing of individuals who contributed to the development of the review, disclosures and project funding information.

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Scoping Review Project Team and Disclosures (2020)
The following individuals contributed their valuable time and expertise to the scoping review:

Project Team
- Tami A. Piemonte, MS, RD, Project Manager
  Independent Contractor, St. Petersburg, FL, USA
- Feon Cheng, PhD, MPH, RDN, Lead Analyst
  Nutrition Researcher, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Chicago, IL, USA
- Deepa Handu, PhD, RDN, Methodologist
  Senior Scientist, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Chicago, IL, USA
Content Advisors
- Amy M. Gross, PhD, RD
  Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition Services, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA
- Lamia Nasrallah, MPH, RD, LDN
  Clinical Dietitian, University of North Carolina Hospitals Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Financial Contributors
- Commission on Dietetic Registration
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
The views or interests of the funding bodies did not influence the development of this scoping review.

Disclosures of Potential Conflicts of Interest
In the interest of full disclosure, the Academy has adopted the policy of revealing relationships workgroup members and content advisors have with companies that sell products or services that are relevant to this topic. Workgroup members and content advisors are required to disclose potential conflicts of interest by completing the Academy Conflict of Interest Form. It should not be assumed that these financial interests will have adverse impact on the content, but they are noted here to fully inform readers:
- None of the content advisors listed above disclosed potential conflicts of interest.