MDNews - Mid Hudson

Barriers to Good Nutrition While people may view expense as a key barrier to fruit and vegetable intake, a 2016 study published in the Journal of Public Health found that perceiving food as boring or unappetizing was a more significant impediment. While many people know they should eat fruits and vegetables, there is clearly a disconnect when it comes to acting on this information, Dr. He ron says, and that's where physician recommendations and more nutritiona l counseling and public health initiatives come into play. According to Dr. He ron, the most important research in the future includes studies to determine the ešcacy of hiring dietitians for physicians' ošces and of using dietary questionnaires to motivate behavioral change. Other interventions include influencing public policy in order to provide fruit and vegetable carts in food deserts in poor neighborhoods. ■ 11/16/17 4:00 PM 06 contents ON THE COVER ///// FEB/MAR 2018 18 20 COVER FE ATURE VASSAR BROTHERS MEDICAL CENTER AND HEALTH QUEST MAKE COMPREHENSIVE HEAD AND NECK CANCER CARE AVAILABLE LOCALLY 06 Residents of the Mid-Hudson Va lley can receive the full spectrum of care for head and neck cancers without leaving the area. The addition of ma xillofacia l, head and neck surgica l oncologist A l Haitham A l Shetawi, MD, DMD, builds on the high-level care provided by the multidisciplinary team at Hea lth Quest 's Vassar Brothers Medica l Center. SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: CARDIOLOGY RACIAL GAP FOR IN-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST MORTALITY NARROWS 16 Many hospita ls are seeing a sma ller gap in surviva l rates between black and white patients who su€er in-hospita l cardiac arrest. A NUTRITIONAL APPROACH TO REDUCING PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE 18 Greater consumption of fruits and vegetables may lower the risk of developing periphera l artery disease, an ana lysis finds. DEPARTMENTS FINANCE 05 PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 12 MEDICAL REAL ESTATE 14 LOCAL NEWS 20 UPCOMING CME EVENTS 22

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