Reviewing the New US Dietary Guidelines with Susan Weiner, MS

Welcome back to Diabetes Dialogue: Technology, Therapeutics, & Real-World Perspectives!

In this episode, cohosts Diana Isaacs, PharmD, and Natalie Bellini, DNP, welcome Susan Weiner, MS, a nationally recognized dietitian and diabetes care and education specialist, for an in-depth discussion of the newly released US Dietary Guidelines and the inverted food pyramid. The conversation is framed for clinicians navigating nutrition counseling in diabetes and cardiometabolic care, with a focus on how these recommendations translate - or fail to translate - into real-world practice.

Key Episode Timestamps
00:00:01 Intro
00:01:00 The new food pyramid and a history of diet guidelines
00:03:36 Shortcomings of the new guidelines
00:09:33 The headache of food labeling
00:11:11 New alcohol guidelines
00:13:26 How the guidelines form policy
00:14:55 How professional organizations deal with the guidelines
00:17:38 Linoleic acid in processed foods
00:25:15 Too much protein?
00:30:32 Translating the guidelines for patients
00:37:11 Outro