ADA's focus: carving a niche in healthcare reform.

Healthcare reform was the pressing topic at the 76th Annual American Dietetic Association (ADA) meeting and exhibition held in Anaheim, California, in late October. Explained ADA President Susan Calvert Finn, Ph.D., R.D., about the program content, "This meeting, by addressing new evidence of the link between diet and disease, as well as the role of nutrition services as a preventive health strategy, is extremely relevant to today's healthcare reform discussions. The connection between diet and disease will be highlighted so policy makers working on the healthcare reform bill will understand the medical importance of our research."