Healthy Shopping at the Grocery Store

Yumlish: Diabetes and Multicultural Nutrition

Shireen interviews Andrew Akhaphong about his work as a dietitian and recommends diets based on chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease. Andrew talks about how one diet does not fit all and how one should use portion control in their own diet.

Andrew has been a registered dietitian and has been in the grocery retail industry for four years with six years of prior experience as a clinical nutrition manager. When he discovered how little there was in culturally appropriate education tools in the clinical setting, Andrew pursued the opportunity in grocery retail to bridge the gap to provide guidance on defining nutritional recommendations based on the cultural needs of consumers.

"Yes, so one of my most favorite recommendations I like to give to people is there is not one diet that fits all. However, if there is a dietary lifestyle that requires you to restrict certain food groups, restricts your favorite foods, doesn't take into consideration your cultural preferences and food preferences, [then] that's not the right dietary intervention for you because you're more likely to fail and it's okay to continue doing what you normally do as your eating pattern. Just watch your portion control."

In this episode you will learn:

What dieting resources to follow

To pay attention to labels on foods

To coordinate cultural backgrounds with healthy diets

Watch sodium intake and fluid restrictions in diet

Keynotes:

[0:38] Andrew explains how his passion for nutrition and dietetics came to be.

[2:23] Andrew consults with patients, provides tours, teaches classes and conducts research as a grocery store dietitian.

[4:27] Resources for those with chronic conditions to use.

[5:50] Discusses the questions he receives often about different milk and sodium products and what alternatives they can use based on individuality.

[8:29] Recommends diets to those who struggle with adopting and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

[9:43] Andrew explains why it is important to be culturally aware and relevant when working with different backgrounds.

[11:21] Watch sodium intake and fluid restrictions in diet.

Connect with Andrew!

Personal:

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kin.di_rd/

Facebook https://facebook.com/akhapaRD

LinkedIn https://%20linkedin.com/in/andrewakhaphong/

Company:

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Facebook https://facebook.com/mackenthuns

Connect with Yumlish!

Website https://yumlish.com/

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Twitter https://twitter.com/yumlish_

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/yumlish

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/yumlish/

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