This presentation is the first in a two-part series on healthy fats and fatty acids presented by Penny Kris-Etherton, PhD, RD of the Department of Nutritional Sciences at Penn State University. In this part of the presentation, she discusses current dietary recommendations and popular opinions. Published just before the release of the 2015 USDA Dietary Guidelines, the presentation provides advice related to macronutrient balance for consumers, with special attention given to total fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol. Patients and practitioners…

In this webinar Jennifer Stagg, ND presents an overview of the use of SPMs in clinical practice. Her research shows that the use of SPMs bring about an effective resolution response to chronic and acute inflammation. Dr Stagg presents the causes of most inflammation in both young and old and the symptoms that are associated with its disease pathogenesis. Recorded at the AANP Pre-Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah at the 2016 American Association of Naturopathic Physicians Annual Convention & Exhibition. View the…

In this presentation Lars Bode, PhD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California San Diego, examines how the microbiome develops in the early stages of infant feeding. He explains how human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) differ from infant formula oligosaccharides and the unique value of HMOs shaping the gut microbiome in infants and also potentially impacting the adult gut, too. Presented at the 2015 Nutrition Pro Symposium .

This webinar is by Osama Hamdy, MD is the medical director of the obesity clinical program at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston. He is also a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and works in the inpatient clinic at Joslin. He also created Joslin’s Why Wait program. This presentation is entitled, “The Reality of Carbohydrate Intolerance” and is the first of five webinars by Dr. Hamdy on the clinical management of obese and diabetic patients. The webinar focuses…

This webinar is by Dr. Osama Hamdy, the medical director of the obesity clinical program at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston. He is also a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and works in the inpatient clinic at Joslin. He also created Joslin’s Why Wait program. This presentation is entitled, “The National Nutrition Fat Experiment: Was it Successful?” and is the second of five presentations by Dr. Hamdy on the clinical management of obese and diabetic patients. The…

This presentation by Dr. Osama Hamdy of the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, MA discusses the myth and the facts of protein intake. In general, for diabetic patients with normal renal function, protein should make up 15-20% of total energy intake and high protein diets are generally not recommended for diabetes patients. Dr. Hamdy also discusses the relationship between protein intake and kidney function in diabetic patients. Watching this presentation will shed light on the origin of protein recommendations and…

This webinar is by Osama Hamdy, MD, PhD and is entitled “Medical Nutrition Therapy for Prevention and Management of Diabetes.” Dr. Hamdy is the Medical director of the Obesity Clinical Program and Director of Inpatient Diabetes Management at the Joslin Diabetes Center and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. This is the fourth webinar in a series of five on Take Control – a series focused on blood glucose. Medical Nutrition Therapy is the use of nutrition…

This webinar is entitled “Optimal Lifestyle Intervention for Patients with Diabetes: The Joslin Why WAIT Model.” It is delivered by Osama Hamdy, the Medical Director of the Obesity Clinical Program at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, and also the creator of the Why WAIT program, clinically proven to support weight loss and glucose control among diabetic patients. The “WAIT” in Why Wait stands for Weight Achievement and Intensive Treatment. It is a 12-week multidisciplinary program for weight control and…

This webinar Dr. Osama Hamdy, the medical director of the obesity program at the Joslin Diabetes Center. This presentation is entitled, “Nutrition Revolution in the Prevention and Management of Obesity and Diabetes” and discusses the pathology of diabetes, specifically why it is the result of carbohydrate intolerance and glucose toxicity. Furthermore, he discusses the role of micronutrients and demonstrates the evidence for medical nutrition therapy. A major risk factor for diabetes is obesity, but independent of obesity and BMI, elevated…