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Changing Seasons
If you’re a veteran RD, you know there was a time when securing a dietetic internship to become an RD was a difficult and sometimes frustrating task. There usually were many more applicants than available positions—which meant you had to wait and try again. Surprisingly, this is no longer the case. Now, there are many more internship spots than applicants. What in the world has happened?
Today’s Dietitian speaks with dietetics educators to find out what has changed and the underlying factors responsible for this shift.
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Why Are There So Many Dietetic Internships Available?
By Brianna Tobritzhofer, MS, RD, LD
RDs are familiar with the steps required to become credentialed, including using the online Dietetic Internship Centralized Application System (DICAS) Match system to be placed in a dietetic internship (DI) program. In the last few rounds of DICAS Match, there’s been a considerable change in the number of spots available for interns vs the number of applicants.
According to the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics, 73% of applicants were accepted to DIs through DICAS in 2021. Compare this with 2016, when the acceptance rate was only 51%. One reason for the growth in acceptance rates is that there are more spots available for interns than there are applicants. For example, there were 3,723 DI openings in 2021 but only 3,676 applicants. However, the reasons behind this disparity are unclear.
While research hasn’t been conducted to explain the shift in applicant numbers vs spots available, Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) and internship faculty have experienced the impact of changing applicant numbers firsthand. Today’s Dietitian speaks with some of these staff members, who provide insights on reasons for the shift and how it may impact the future of dietetics.
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Chicken Protein May Be More Bioavailable Than Protein From Plant-Based Meat
Plant-based meat alternatives are highly popular, with novel varieties emerging constantly. Plants high in protein, such as soybeans, are common ingredients, but it’s been unclear how much of that protein human cells can absorb.
In the American Chemical Society’s Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, researchers report that proteins in a model plant-based substitute weren’t as accessible to cells as those from meat. The team says this knowledge eventually could be used to develop more healthful plant-based products.
Plant-based meat alternatives often are thought of as more healthful than animal meats because the plants used to make them are high in protein and low in undesirable fats. However, lab tests have shown that proteins in substitutes don’t break down into peptides as well as those from meats. Study authors wanted to go a step further and see whether human cells can absorb similar amounts of peptides from a model meat alternative as they can from a piece of chicken.
The researchers created a model meat alternative made of soy and wheat gluten with the extrusion process. When cut open, the material had long, fibrous pieces inside, just as chicken does. Cooked pieces of the substitute and chicken meat were then ground up and broken down with an enzyme that humans use to digest food.
In vitro tests showed that meat substitute peptides were less water-soluble than those from chicken, and they also weren’t absorbed as well by human cells. With this new understanding, the researchers say the next step is to identify other ingredients that could help boost the peptide uptake of plant-based meat substitutes.
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Researchers Develop Method for Identifying Metabolic Products of Food
Scientists from UC San Diego have identified a way to analyze blood and stool samples to determine an individual’s dietary pattern, with results published in Nature Biotechnology.
Study Suggests Link Between Hunger and Anger
It turns out that being “hangry” likely is a real phenomenon; a new study published in PLOS One demonstrated that hunger is significantly associated with anger and irritability, reports USA TODAY. |
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COVER STORY
Is Foodservice on the Rebound?
Restaurants and other eating establishments still struggle to cope with the pandemic’s long shadow, but menu innovations and resilient adaptations abound to draw diners and spur growth.
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Hypertensive Disorders and Kidney Disease in Pregnancy
Today’s Dietitian examines a recent study that shows glaring health inequities between racial groups when it comes to these serious conditions, and speaks with experts about how to pave a way forward.
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