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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Culinary Nutrition Expert and Food Equity Advocate Deanne Brandstetter Becomes 2025-2026 President of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Chicago, June 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On June 1, Deanne Brandstetter, MBA, RD, began her one-year term as the 2025-2026 President of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the world's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. Brandstetter is a registered dietitian nutritionist with more than 30 years of experience in the food and nutrition industry. She has recently retired; her last role was vice president of Nutrition & Wellness for Compass Group North America, where she led the coordination of wellness programs for foodservice clients and developed award-winning, cross-sector nutrition and wellness initiatives. Brandstetter's marketing background and passion for eating well underline her efforts to make delicious, nutrient-dense and sustainable food options more accessible for individuals and families nationwide. 'The Academy continues to champion initiatives targeting some of America's greatest nutrition and health issues, like Food as Medicine and the Medical Nutrition Therapy Act, both of which support broader access to healthful foods and resources that can help prevent, delay and manage acute and chronic diseases,' said Brandstetter. 'Positive health outcomes and accessible nutrition go hand in hand. The Academy is committed to ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to thrive through the power of food that is nutritious and satisfying. I am honored to help bring these projects to life and further empower registered dietitian nutritionists and nutrition and dietetics technicians, registered over the next year.' Brandstetter was pivotal in building the nutrition program for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, as part of the Compass Olympics Lead Management Team. She has received an American Culinary Federation Silver Medal for Healthy Cuisine, a WELL Community Award and a Dietitians in Business & Communications Outstanding Leader Award. She has also held several positions at the Academy, including membership of the Sustainable Food Systems Roundtable and Task Force on Menu Labeling, membership of the Diversity Committee and Academy Treasurer. She currently sits on the Advisory Board to the Dean of the School of Education, Health and Society at Miami University. 'The Academy is delighted to have Deanne lead our board, and we look forward to advancing our advocacy work with her at the helm,' said Wylecia Wiggs Harris, chief executive officer of the Academy. 'She brings a special balance of clinical and corporate experience as a registered dietitian and seasoned executive, and her deep commitment to expanding nutrition security will help drive the Academy's mission to improve global health and well-being through food.' Brandstetter earned her undergraduate degree from Miami University and completed her dietetics program at Massachusetts General Hospital. She also attended the University of Chicago and holds a master's degree in operational research from Pace University. ### Representing more than 112,000 credentialed nutrition and dietetics practitioners, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is the world's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. The Academy is committed to improving health and advancing the profession of dietetics through research, education and advocacy. Visit the Academy at CONTACT: Mike Zande Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 312/899-4734 media@ in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
USA Today
6 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Mikaela Shiffrin opens up about her PTSD ahead of 2026 Winter Olympics
Mikaela Shiffrin opens up about her PTSD ahead of 2026 Winter Olympics Show Caption Hide Caption Paul George on 2028 LA Olympics Paul George shares what Team USA needs to do to remain dominant in the 2028 LA Summer Olympics. Sports Seriously Mikaela Shiffrin, the American World Cup alpine skier and two-time Olympic Gold medalist, bravely shared her journey of being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after an incident Killington, Vermont with the Players' Tribune. In her article for the Players' Tribune, Shiffrin recounts a crash during the giant slalom race in November 2024, where she suffered a puncture wound to her abdomen and severe muscle trauma that required surgery just 12 days later. Despite this setback, she remained focused on competing that season. She described her experience of returning to the slopes, feeling off during training runs, and struggling with a lack of control over her body—something she had never faced before. Shiffrin described the crash as a traumatic event that led to her diagnosis of PTSD. She realized that it's different for everyone, and people experience it in their own way. "I just needed to keep doing it. Needed to keep reminding myself — proving to myself, really — that the vast majority of times when I am training or racing … nothing terrible happens," Shiffrin wrote. "The vast majority of times, I don't end up with a puncture wound through my obliques. Like, most of the time, everything really does end up OK." Shiffrin returned to the snow in January 2025 and went on to claim win No. 101 with the slalom at the World Cup finals in March 2025. More: Mikaela Shiffrin gets win in final race of roller-coaster season Is Mikaela Shiffrin competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics? Mikaela Shiffrin is expected to compete in the Olympic Winter Games in Milano Cortina 2026, according to the official Olympics website. When do the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics start? The 2026 Winter Olympic Games are set to begin on February 6, 2026, and will run through February 22, 2026. The Paralympic Games will take place from March 6 to March 15, 2026. Where will the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics be held? The 2026 Winter Olympic Games will be held in Italy for the third time, with Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo as the official hosts of the event. How to watch the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics? The streaming service Peacock will provide coverage of every event at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. The coverage will kick off with the Opening Ceremony, which will take place at San Siro Stadium in Milan and will be broadcast live on NBC and Peacock on Friday, February 6, 2026.
USA Today
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
The best of Olympic speed skater Jutta Leerdam in images
The best of Olympic speed skater Jutta Leerdam in images Jutta Leerdam's career continues to soar; a silver medalist at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games and the gold medalist in the 1000m race at the ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Calgary, she has been turning heads for a few years now. The Dutch skater's International popularity has also increased dramatically in recent years, with the worldwide attention stemming from her relationship with Jake Paul landing in the public eye. Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam
CNBC
12-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- CNBC
19-year-old started focusing on happiness over perfection—now she's a figure skating world champion: 'I set myself up for success'
Weeks after competing at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, Alysa Liu announced her retirement from competitive figure skating. At age 16, she was miserable: Competitive skating felt like something she had to do, she says. She rarely took days off, fearful that time away from her rink in Lakewood, California, would make it harder to land her most difficult jumps. At the peak of her burnout before the Olympics, Liu skipped workouts and stayed up late before practices just "to make time pass slower," she says. She didn't lace up her skates again until December 2023, when she realized she missed the adrenaline rush of skating. She attended a practice session, and even after 18 months off, could still land some impressive jumps, she told NBC Sports on March 29. Liu decided to give competition another shot — this time, helping choreograph routines to music she actually liked, rather than skating more traditional classical music. Instead of aiming for perfection, particularly after years away from the ice, she tried only to entertain the audience, she says. She qualified for the U.S. national championships, and then the world championships, where she unexpectedly won gold in March. "I always want to skate [perfect] programs, but I don't set that as an expectation for myself," Liu says. "In my mind, that's the goal, not the bare minimum ... I'm happy with however I do."Pursuing fun instead of perfection came with intrinsic rewards too: Liu sleeps better, enjoys practices more and, now that she's older, she can drive herself to and from the rink whenever she wants, she says. "[Skating now] is all freedom, and because it's what I want to do, I make sure I set myself up for success," says Liu. Not everyone can win a sporting world championship, but prioritizing wellbeing over your career goals is generally considered to be a healthy practice, experts say. People who focus on on internal aspirations like health and relationships are typically happier than those who pursue fame, wealth or beauty, according to a 2022 meta-analysis from researchers at Australian Catholic University. People who find small ways to make everyday feel enjoyable, rather than staking all their self-worth on their ambitions, have fewer regrets when they die, hospice doctor Jordan Grumet wrote for CNBC Make It on April 4. "[Having a] goal-oriented type of purpose often depends on an all-or-nothing equation. You either succeed or you don't," wrote Grumet. "The other problem is that any satisfaction that comes with this toxic type of purpose is fleeting. The newness of a major accomplishment is only felt once, and excitement about attaining it is quickly replaced by endless worry over its loss." The shift in Liu's outlook showed in her performances. At the world championships, she skated one event in a glittering gold dress, with her dark hair no longer slicked back into a bun. Instead, it was loosely tied back into a ponytail that bounced rhythmically to Donna Summer's "MacArthur Park," a song about the end of a love affair. After she finished her program and saw her first-place scores, her longtime coach Philip DiGuglielmo leaned over and asked, "Did you have fun?" Sports Illustrated reported on March 29. She grinned and replied, "Yeah."
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Chile's Most Famous Ski Resort Announces Opening Day
One of the southern hemisphere's most popular ski areas has announced their opening day for the 2025 ski season. Flakes have started to fall in South America and Chile's Ski Portillo will open to skiers on June 21, 2025, according to a recent announcement by the resort. Portillo is slated to spin lifts until September 27, 2025, conditions and weather permitting. Following a record breaking beginning to the 2024 season, Ski Portillo is ready for another fantastic and record breaking southern hemisphere winter. Ski Portillo is known in part for being uniquely self-contained with the resort's iconic yellow Hotel Portillo sitting happily at the base of the mountain. Hotel Portillo was renovated in 2019, and several of the resort's other lodging facilities including the Chalets, Inca, and Octagon Lodges are all currently under renovation as well as part of an ongoing update to facilities ahead of the 2025 season. Want to keep up with the best stories and photos in skiing? Subscribe to the new Powder To The People newsletter for weekly updates. Ski Portillo. Photo: Liam Doran, Courtesy Ski Portillo Several Olympic teams are already confirmed for training stints at Ski Portillo, which has a long history with ski racing, ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Cortina. Portillo hosted the 1966 World Championships in ski racing, which was the first and only World Championship hosted in South America. Notably, ski racers like Ted Ligety, Mikaela Shiffrin, Lindsey Vonn, and Bode Miller have all spent time training at Portillo. Ski Portillo's signature 7-day ski week starts at $3,050 per person for a double occupancy Valley View room and includes accommodations, four daily meals, eight days of lift tickets, and all other resort amenities. Four person Octagon Lodge rooms start at $2,050 for the week and hostel style rooms at the Inca Lodge are $1,550 for the week. Throughout their winter season, Ski Portillo also has several annual events including several Kids Ski Free Weeks between June 21-July 19 and August 30-September 27, with one full-price paying adult. There are also two Wine Weeks (July 26-Aug 2 & Aug 23-30) where guests enjoy complimentary après wine tastings from some of Chile's best vineyards. Related: Despite 475 Inches of Snow, Jay Peak's Season Is Almost Over
