2026 Nutrition Care Manual® Update Summary 

The Nutrition Care Manual® (NCM®) nutrition care sections and corresponding client education handouts are updated on a rolling basis. The reason behind this approach is to provide the most up to date and evidence-based nutrition information as soon as it is finalized, which positively benefits you and your patients and clients. 

We will keep you informed of updated nutrition care sections and corresponding client education handouts and you can also access this year-to-date summary anytime.  

IMPORTANT NOTE: The NCM® Diet Manual is updated on an annual basis. That way, you can continue the recommended process for annual diet manual review and implementation at your facility. 

Additional Client Education Handout Information 

• The redesigned PDF format and Spanish translations for the updated client education handouts, along with Arabic, Chinese, and Vietnamese translations for most popular client education handouts will be available shortly after each update. 

• All NCM® client education handouts reflect inclusive language. 

• Access the list of available translations here. 

We hope you enjoy these NCM® Updates!  

Sincerely,  
The NCM® Team  

March 25, 2026 

NCM® Nutrition Care Clinical Updates 

Review updated clinical content featuring comprehensive nutritional management and evidence-based practice recommendations for the following: 

 
Nutrition care sections 

• Gallbladder Disease (Updated) 

• Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) and Metabolic-Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH) (New) 

NCM® Client Education Handout Updates 

Don’t miss the new and updated NCM® client education handouts: 

Gastrointestinal 

• Gallbladder Disease Nutrition Therapy (Updated) 

• Low-FODMAP Diet Nutrition Therapy (Updated) 

• Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) and Metabolic-Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH) Nutrition Therapy (New)