Most people can lower their blood pressure by reducing their sodium intake, according to new research. The reduction, equal to one teaspoon of table salt, was shown to work as good as a first-line medication used to treat hypertension.
Popular Diet Trends: Diet Trend Runners-Up of 2021
By Toby Amidor, MS, RD, CDN, FAND
Today’s Dietitian
Explore some of the lesser-known eating patterns from
U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking.
However RDs feel about diet trends, it’s important for them to keep abreast of what’s popular. According to the International Food Information Council’s 2020 Food and Health Survey, 43% of Americans claimed to follow a specific diet or eating pattern compared with 38% in 2019 and 36% in 2018.1 With so many clients engaged in these practices, it can be difficult to keep up.
To help the public and health professionals navigate all of these diets,