Nutrition is the cornerstone of health and maintaining quality of life. Diet and lifestyle are central to reducing the risks of many common conditions as well as age-related chronic diseases including cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and dementia. Many of these diseases and conditions overlap. Recent research has demonstrated that more than 80% of patients with dementia also have cardiovascular disease or diabetes and excess body fat. While we understand that each person?s genes are different, their metabolism of foods is also highly individual. This observation has given rise to the concept of personalized nutrition and the development of tools to optimize individual diets. ?Personalized Nutrition and Primary Care? is a one-day CME course that offers providers of varying backgrounds a chance to understand how genetics, metabolic biomarkers of disease risk, the microbiome, physical activity, and body composition can be utilized to formulate personalized nutritional solutions for disease prevention and treatment. Experts in the field will review current evidence and best practices.
Target Audience
This course is designed for physicians, dietitians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other healthcare professionals who practice primary care.
At the completion of this program, participants should be better able to:
