Catalog

Learn how to develop and implement plant-based menus in the hospital setting.

Learn about the results of two differently run programs focused on lifestyle medicine: one run in person and one run entirely remotely.

Learn how routine vaccinations may reduce the risk for Alzheimer’s disease.

Learn how to help patients and clients change their perception with empathy, patience, and teamwork.

Learn how nutrition interventions can be impactful in helping patients with mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer’s disease.

Among the half million Chinese adults followed for about 11 years, findings indicated that higher dairy (mainly milk) consumption was associated with higher risk of developing certain types of cancer. However, dairy consumption was not associated with risks of some other types of cancers.

Learn about ethical issues in relation to use of animals in clinical nutrition research.

Learn how to address nutrition controversies and understand how to best share the science of plant-based nutrition.

Learn how certain foods and dietary strategies affect weight and promote weight loss. Understand how dietary fiber affects calories and learn tips for using familiar ingredients to be successful with the Power Foods Diet.

Learn about common barriers to fruit and vegetable consumption in rural and reservation communities and about the food sovereignty movement and its relationship to health and nutrition.

Learn why and how to get more involved as health professionals in the policy process to be sure that science is winning over politics.

Learn the relationship between lifestyle factors and cardiovascular disease and how the current healthcare model influences treatment options.

Learn the latest about the association between hormone therapy use and dementia risk.

Learn about what is needed to restore Americans’ health and health care to the level of other wealthy nations.

Learn the latest science on factors that affect aging.

This presentation provides an overview of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) and examines the conflict between science and politics that prevents necessary improvements to ensure the DGA are providing healthy recommendations for all Americans.

NOTE: This is a pre-purchase course. Presentations will be added in fall 2025. If you've purchased this course, you will receive an email when the presentations have been added.

Learn how to tackle difficult questions from patients with digestive health concerns through practical evidence-based approaches.

Learn about the effectiveness of intensive lifestyle changes for rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis as compared with usual patient care.

Learn the relationship between agricultural practices and foodborne illness and how this affects public health.

This session will discuss covert tactics used in pharmaceutical marketing, including drug rep visits, sampling, data mining, CME, and the use of physician influencers. Disease-mongering, or the creation of diseases by industry, will also be discussed. Recommendations for combating industry influence on patient care will be made.

Learn about the latest findings from the Women’s Health Initiative, a large, prospective cohort of postmenopausal women, on the associations of dietary factors (e.g., overall diet quality) with survival in postmenopausal women with breast cancer. The findings discuss the association between diet quality and risk of death after breast cancer diagnosis.

This overview will address recent advances in understanding statin therapy, including potential modulating effects of leptin. Benefits such as those in HIV positive patients and those with ILD will be examined as well as disparities in statin prescriptions.

Learn why nutrition interventions can be impactful in patients at risk for or suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

Learn the role of nutrition and exercise in bone health and fracture prevention while weighing the benefits and risks of medications.

Learn how nutritional modifications can impact care for people with Parkinson’s Disease.

Learn about recent research findings related to insulin-treated type 2 diabetes and the effects of dietary interventions in women with metastatic breast cancer.

Learn best practices for nutrition counseling and understand the role of dietary fat in insulin resistance.

Learn about the surprising ways in which food influences breast cancer development, understand emerging research that supports a plant-forward eating pattern, and identify simple preventive strategies to incorporate into your everyday practice.

Learn the role that diet plays in improving insulin function in patients with type 1 diabetes.

Learn about the pathogenesis of the three types of diabetes, main dietary approaches to diabetes management and reversal, and the guidelines and research available to help patients reverse their diabetes.

Learn about the journey NYC Health + Hospitals has taken in developing and implementing the Healthy Eating Plant Based Initiative in all 11 of their acute care hospitals.

This presentation will describe a population-based cohort study of older Black and White Americans who have been followed since 1993, to understand the role that diet has on brain health.

This presentation will review the evidence for the effectiveness of a plant-based diet for weight loss and discuss the racial disparities in obesity and obesity complications.

Learn about the impact of processed and ultra-processed foods of both animal and plant-based origin in the context of plant-based nutrition.

Learn about the results of a study comparing the effects of a whole-food plant-based vegan diet with and without extra virgin olive oil on cardiometabolic risk factors.

Learn about the controversial research on the role of dietary sodium intake and human heath, limitations of traditional markers for studying sodium intake, and the association between adding salt to foods and risk of cardiovascular diseases and premature death.

Learn how a plant-based diet can impact cardiovascular health and how it is different from other cardiac diets.

Learn how regular exercise is a modifiable lifestyle factor for learning, memory, and brain health in late adulthood.

This panel presentation explores the myths and realities of protein needs, sources, quality, health effects, and environmental impacts.

Learn how the commodification of health care affects the behavior of all groups of actors in the system, including physicians, medical schools, health systems, insurers, manufacturers, scientists, government, and patients and their families. This presentation outlines specific, substantial interventions with all of these groups have the potential to mitigate deterrents to change.

Learn about the association between vitamin D and lower risk of cognitive decline and dementia.

Learn how to help patients with diverse clinical challenges including weight loss plateau, as well as helping patients who may struggle with reducing blood pressure and/or blood glucose despite dietary changes.

Learn about the latest statistics regarding cardiovascular disease, the latest evidence published in the nutrition space, and how plant-based diets can markedly improve health outcomes.

Learn how specific plant foods decrease carcinogenic influences within a breast cell’s microenvironment and explore controversies surrounding hormone replacement therapy in menopausal women.

A practical approach to applying allergen-friendly recipes at any institution to create a seat for everyone at the table.

Learn the pros and cons of medical, surgical, and nutritional approaches to weight management.

Learn the pros and cons of various nutritional, pharmacological, and surgical interventions in weight management, as well as a framework to discuss weight management options with patients.