{"id":14225,"date":"2023-08-15T15:16:25","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T15:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/?p=14225"},"modified":"2023-10-19T22:05:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T22:05:05","slug":"august-2023-insider-news-and-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/articles\/august-2023-insider-news-and-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2023 Insider News and Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h1>Lifestyle Medicine News and Updates \u2013 Insider August 2023<\/h1>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Disclaimer:<\/em> The information included in Insider is intended to give our readers a sense of what is happening in the news, research journals and other channels related to lifestyle medicine. Inclusion does not imply ACLM endorsement. Note that some links may require registration or subscription.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_1933776839-1024x447.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Pile,of,newspapers,stacks,on,blur,background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_1933776839-1024x447.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_1933776839-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_1933776839-400x175.jpg 400w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_1933776839-600x262.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_1933776839-500x218.jpg 500w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_1933776839-350x153.jpg 350w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_1933776839-700x306.jpg 700w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_1933776839-800x349.jpg 800w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_1933776839-450x197.jpg 450w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_1933776839-200x87.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_1933776839-650x284.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_1933776839-750x328.jpg 750w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_1933776839-177x77.jpg 177w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h4><strong>TOP NEWS:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Lifestyle medicine champion Hans Diehl, DrHSc, MPH, FACN, 77, a member of the ACLM Advisory Board and founder of the Lifestyle Medicine Institute and the Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP), passed away at Loma Linda University Medical Center on August 2, 2023, due to an AFib-related stroke. Read his full obituary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hansdiehl.com\/in-memory\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Availability of ACLM\u2019s 5.5-hour complimentary\u00a0CME\/CE\/MOC Lifestyle Medicine &amp; Food as Medicine Essentials course, a commitment highlighted at last fall\u2019s White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health, has been extended to September 14, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. PT.\u00a0Learn more and enroll<a href=\"https:\/\/portal.lifestylemedicine.org\/ACLM\/Education\/Campaigns\/White-House\/WHconference-SignIn.aspx\"> here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Newly published research is the first to show success of a dietary intervention to reduce the need for insulin without drugs or surgery. The crossover trial, which showed effects of a DASH diet and a whole food, plant-based diet on insulin requirements and related cardiometabolic markers in individuals with insulin-treated type 2 diabetes, was explained <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diabetesresearchclinicalpractice.com\/article\/S0168-8227(23)00577-6\/fulltext\">in this<\/a> <em>Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice<\/em> article by the research team spearheaded by ACLM members Thomas Campbell, MD, and Erin Campbell, MD, MPH, DipABLM.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h4><strong>PAYMENT<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>LM2022 keynote speaker Robert Pearl, MD, was featured on <a href=\"https:\/\/goevomed.com\/podcasts\/payment-models-that-support-lifestyle-medicine\">a recent segment<\/a> of the \u201cEvolution of Medicine\u201d podcast highlighting payment models that support lifestyle medicine.<\/li>\n<li>ACLM is hosting a members-only Lifestyle Medicine Reimbursement Summit on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, from 7:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. PT.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>HEALTH STATISTICS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>In <a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamanetworkopen\/fullarticle\/2807257?utm_source=silverchair&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=article_alert-jamanetworkopen&amp;utm_content=wklyforyou&amp;utm_term=071423\">a study<\/a> published in <em>JAMA Network Open<\/em> comparing National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey trends in lifestyle factors among U.S. adults from 1999-2000 with those from 2017 to March 2020, improvements occurred in smoking habits, diet quality, and physical activity levels. However, a decrease occurred in healthy weight and there was no significant change in moderate or less alcohol consumption. It also showed worsening disparities by age group and persistent disparities by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic level.<\/li>\n<li>The American College of Sports Medicine has released its <a href=\"https:\/\/americanfitnessindex.org\/\">2023 ACSM American Fitness Index.<\/a> The index aims to quantitatively measure the overall health and fitness level of the 100 largest cities by population in America\u00a0based on 34 personal and community health indicators, including physical activity levels, access to parks, recreational facilities, and healthy food options.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h4><strong>MEDICAL EDUCATION<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Medscape Medical News <\/em>asked physicians what they learned in med school that they now contest. Interviewees included ACLM members Dolapo Babalola, MD, FAAFP, DipABLM, DipABOM; Bisi Alli, DO, DipABLM; and John McHugh, MD, FACOG, DipABLM, FACLM.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>PRIMARY CARE<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Healthcare Dive<\/em> recently published an op-ed,\u00a0\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PCPCC\/status\/1686760297934065664\">Strengthening primary care key to fix healthcare system woes,<\/a>\u201d\u00a0authored by ACLM strategic partner Primary Care Collaborative\u2019s President and CEO Ann Greiner and AAFP EVP and CEO Shawn Martin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/project\/virtualconference\/\" aria-label=\"Virtualconf Advertisment\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/VirtualConf-advertisment-1024x256.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Virtualconf Advertisment\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/VirtualConf-advertisment-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/VirtualConf-advertisment-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/VirtualConf-advertisment-400x100.png 400w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/VirtualConf-advertisment-600x150.png 600w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/VirtualConf-advertisment-500x125.png 500w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/VirtualConf-advertisment-350x88.png 350w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/VirtualConf-advertisment-700x175.png 700w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/VirtualConf-advertisment-800x200.png 800w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/VirtualConf-advertisment-450x113.png 450w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/VirtualConf-advertisment-200x50.png 200w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/VirtualConf-advertisment-650x163.png 650w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/VirtualConf-advertisment-750x188.png 750w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/VirtualConf-advertisment-177x44.png 177w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/VirtualConf-advertisment.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3><strong>CHRONIC DISEASE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>OBESITY<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Intensive lifestyle intervention was one of three keys for obesity treatment recommended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ama-assn.org\/delivering-care\/public-health\/us-obesity-rate-over-40-3-treatment-keys-doctors\">in this<\/a> recent AMA article.<\/li>\n<li>Strategies to improve the implementation of intensive lifestyle interventions for obesity are explored <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fpubh.2023.1202545\/full\">in this<\/a> <em>Frontiers in Public Health<\/em> opinion piece.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>DIABETES<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>ACLM member Rob McNab, DO, FACP, FACOI, writes about how he uses lifestyle medicine for his own diabetes over the course of a day <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joplinglobe.com\/news\/rob-mcnab-a-day-in-the-life-with-diabetes-using-lifestyle-interventions\/article_40fba9cc-314f-11ee-b146-1f05ce03dd70.html\">in this<\/a> <em>Joplin Globe article.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>ADHD<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The use of lifestyle medicine for ADHD is discussed <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/in-fitness-and-in-health\/using-lifestyle-medicine-to-help-people-master-their-adhd-top-5-tips-cc58ce462ca5\">in this<\/a> Medium story.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small with_line width_default thick_1 style_solid color_primary align_center\"><div class=\"w-separator-h\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3><strong>PILLARS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>NUTRITION<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>What to eat in hot weather was examined <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6295520\/what-to-eat-in-heat-wave\/\">in this<\/a> <em>Time <\/em>article.<\/li>\n<li>Each 50 mg higher intake of dietary nitrate from vegetable sources per day was linked to an 8% lower dementia risk, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/ajcn.nutrition.org\/article\/S0002-9165(23)63951-6\/fulltext#:~:text=A%20higher%20intake%20of%20total%20and%20vegetable%20dietary,respectively%5D%20but%20not%20with%20changes%20in%20neuroimaging%20markers.\">this study<\/a> published in <em>American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ultra-processed foods may raise mortality risk in patients with type 2 diabetes and healthy diet may not be enough to overcome the negative effects, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/ajcn.nutrition.org\/article\/S0002-9165(23)66025-3\/fulltext\">this study<\/a> published in <em>American Journal of Clinical Nutrition<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>All things fiber are discussed <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/fiber-is-your-bodys-natural-guide-to-weight-management-rather-than-cutting-carbs-out-of-your-diet-eat-them-in-their-original-fiber-packaging-instead-205159?utm_source=linkedin&amp;utm_medium=bylinelinkedinbutton\">in this<\/a> recent article published in <em>The Conversation<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>SLEEP<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The American Academy of Sleep Medicine <a href=\"https:\/\/sleepisgoodmedicine.com\/help-your-patients\/\">offers tips<\/a> to help you talk to your patients about healthy sleep.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>PHYSICAL ACTIVITY<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Weekend warriors are supported by <a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jama\/article-abstract\/2807286\">a new study<\/a> published in <em>JAMA<\/em> that shows efforts to optimize activity, even if concentrated within just a day or two each week, should result in improved <a href=\"https:\/\/emedicine.medscape.com\/article\/2500031-overview\">cardiovascular risk<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Research from Poland <a href=\"https:\/\/ajcn.nutrition.org\/article\/S0002-9165(23)63951-6\/fulltext#:~:text=A%20higher%20intake%20of%20total%20and%20vegetable%20dietary,respectively%5D%20but%20not%20with%20changes%20in%20neuroimaging%20markers.\">published in<\/a> the <em>European Journal of Preventive Cardiology<\/em> has shown that as few as 3,967 daily steps reduce your risk of early death from any cause, and if you only do 2,337 steps, you still decrease your risk of dying from cardiovascular disease.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>SOCIAL CONNECTION<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>In a nationally representative study of 11,517 older adults <a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamainternalmedicine\/article-abstract\/2807616\">published<\/a> in the <em>Journal of Internal Medicine, <\/em>social isolation was significantly associated with higher odds of skilled nursing facility stays and nursing home placement, but not with hospitalization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>AVOIDANCE OF RISKY SUBSTANCES<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Drinking just one alcoholic beverage a day is enough to raise blood pressure (BP) in healthy adults, results of a &#8220;dose-response&#8221; meta-analysis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahajournals.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1161\/HYPERTENSIONAHA.123.21224\">published in<\/a> <em>Hypertension <\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/health\/wellness\/just-how-bad-is-alcohol-eight-experts-weigh-in-on-the-risks-and-supposed-benefits-of-drinking\/ar-AA1fbjoV?ocid=msedgdhp&amp;pc=U531&amp;cvid=bfd1c78cf3c544a89c2c9b59d55230d7&amp;ei=13\">Just how bad is alcohol? <\/a>NBC News had eight experts weigh in on the risks and supposed benefits of drinking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>HYDRATION<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Fortune examines how much water to drink <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/health\/wellness\/how-much-water-is-too-much-water-here-s-the-amount-you-really-need-to-drink-according-to-experts\/ar-AA1f8flW?ocid=msedgdhp&amp;pc=U531&amp;cvid=b2591d60453f45f29cec80e9642a74fb&amp;ei=14\">in this<\/a> feature.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><a 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https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RDM-T2D-Remission-Certificate-Advertisement-V1-750x188.jpg 750w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RDM-T2D-Remission-Certificate-Advertisement-V1-177x44.jpg 177w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RDM-T2D-Remission-Certificate-Advertisement-V1-230x58.jpg 230w, https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RDM-T2D-Remission-Certificate-Advertisement-V1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h4><strong>WELL-BEING<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>ACLM staff and members published <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/eprint\/DQVFJZJAEWZR4CSDWCDT\/full\">a study<\/a> in the <em>American Journal of Health Promotion<\/em> showing those clinicians using a greater proportion of lifestyle medicine in their practice experience less burnout.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>PLANETARY HEALTH<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Oxford scientists say a vegan diet is massively better for the planet, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s43016-023-00795-w\">a study<\/a> published in <em>Nature Food<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>PARTNER NEWS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Bitewell, a food-as-medicine marketplace for employers<strong>,<\/strong> has closed a $4 million seed round of funding. The Denver-based company is the first-ever corporate food health benefits provider, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/pro\/health-tech-deals\/2023\/03\/20\/food-is-medicine-investors-and-execs-say?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=pro_deals_healthtech_subs&amp;stream=top\">according to this<\/a> Axios Pro article.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>MEMBER NEWS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Lifestyle medicine luminaries Michael Parkinson, MD, MPH, FACPM; Ron Stout, MD, MPH-HA, FACLM; and Wayne Dysinger, MD, MPH, DipABLM, FACLM, have authored <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0025712523000895\">an article<\/a> on lifestyle medicine for prevention, treatment and reversal of chronic disease.<\/li>\n<li>Naomi Parrella, MD, chief of lifestyle medicine at Rush University in Chicago, was interviewed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenshealthmag.com\/weight-loss\/a44587733\/menopause-belly\/\">for this<\/a> <em>Women\u2019s Health<\/em> article on menopausal weight gain.<\/li>\n<li>ACLM members Terri Stone, MD, FACP, DipABM; Milette Siler, RDN; and Jaclyn Albin, MD, DipABLM, were part of a team that authored <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/eprint\/DQVFJZJAEWZR4CSDWCDT\/full\">an article<\/a> in Dove Press on the case for culinary medicine in teaching kitchens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>FOOD FOR THOUGHT<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>An analysis <a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/eurheartj\/article\/44\/28\/2560\/7192512?login=false\">published in<\/a> <em>European Heart Journal<\/em> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdedge.com\/cardiology\/article\/264057\/preventive-care\/heart-protective-diet-pure-study-allows-whole-fat-dairy\">reported on<\/a> in <em>MDedge <\/em>that was based on the international Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological (<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.phri.ca\/pure\/\">PURE<\/a>) study as well as data from five other international trials showed things that don\u2019t usually end up in heart-protective recommendations.<\/li>\n<li>A writer in <em>ConscienHealth<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/conscienhealth.org\/2023\/07\/nutrition-2023-taking-food-is-medicine-seriously-not-literally\/\">says that<\/a> although nutrition is quite important for managing diabetes and obesity, it is not a substitute for medicine and challenges sloganizing \u201cfood is medicine.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The food-as-medicine movement is gaining momentum, but there are several challenges, according to a PitchBook report that was <a href=\"https:\/\/medcitynews.com\/2023\/07\/food-medicine-meals-nutrition-insecurit-produce\/\">reported on<\/a> by <em>MedCity News<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Stanford nutritional scientist Dr. Christopher Gardner offers thoughts on whether a plant-based or animal-based diet is better <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdedge.com\/endocrinology\/article\/264424\/diabetes\/plant-based-or-animal-based-diet-which-better?ecd=WNL_EVE_230728_mdedge&amp;utm_medium=notification&amp;utm_source=pushly&amp;utm_campaign=main&amp;icd\">in this<\/a> <em>Clinical Endocrinology<\/em> News commentary interview.<\/li>\n<li>A recent study published in\u00a0<em>The Lancet <\/em>indicates that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lanhl\/article\/PIIS2666-7568(23)00079-X\/fulltext\">advanced agers share three significant things<\/a>\u00a0in common regarding movement, sleep, and mental health.<\/li>\n<li>Laughter really is the best medicine,<a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2023-06-laughter-play-important-role-well-being.html\"> says<\/a> University of Warwick researcher Dr. Stephanie Schnurr.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 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