June is Dairy Alternative Month
Use the following educational resources for your clients with a milk allergy or lactose
intolerance, or those who avoid milk for other reasons:
Milk Allergy
Getting Enough Calcium Without Consuming Dairy Foods
Lactose Intolerance
Keep up to date on the latest diets
The most popular diets right now focus on whole foods and limiting carbohydrates. Learn
more about some of these popular plans:
The Paleo Diet
The Raw Food Diet
Weight Watchers®: A Look at the New PointsPlus™ Plan
The Gluten-Free Fad
The Eco-Atkins Diet
‘Green’ Diet: What It Means to Eat ‘Green’
Brush up on your nutritional assessment skills
If you want to improve your nutrition assessment skills, you may find these informational
articles useful:
Acute Phase Proteins: Myths vs Facts
Amputees: How to Determine Ideal Body Weight
Body Fat Percentage Tables
Determining Fluid Needs of Adults
Energy Requirements for Adults
Ideal Body Weight (IBW) and Adjustments for Adults
Protein Requirements for Adults
Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies: Physical Assessment
Albumin as an Indicator of Nutritional Status
Anemia of Chronic Disease
C-Reactive Protein
Estimating Energy Needs for Obese Patients
Estimating Fluid Needs for Obese Patients
Review performance improvement basics and more
If you are you involved in performance improvement and want to know more about the
process and intentions, check out these resources:
Six Sigma and Health Care: The Basics
Productivity Measures for Dietary Departments in Health Care
TJC and Performance Improvement Glossary for RDs




