The Beverage Institute for Health & Wellness

Continuing Education Opportunities

The Beverage Institute is proud to support a wide variety of continuing professional education opportunites featuring some of today's leading experts in fields such as nutrition science, healthcare, weight management, food science, and physical activity.

Self-study CPE Programs

	Mindset - A New Strategy for Health Behavior Change Approved for 1.0 CPE credit hour by the Commission on Dietetic Registration This program introduces and describes the technique of Mindset and other strategies that can assist individuals in health behavior change. Mindset is compared with current lifestyle behavior theories and models to provide a "toolkit" of strategies for health behavior change. A case scenario is presented to demonstrate the use of these strategies, including lifestyle change tools to promote effective patient health behavior change. Learn More
	Translating Epidemiology into Sound Public Health Advice: A Problem, Key Concepts, and a Pearl or Two Approved for 1.0 CPE credit hour by the Commission on Dietetic Registration In this program, one of the country's leading physician-epidemiologists discusses key differences between how the scientific literature and the media communicate nutritional epidemiological data. He also explores how to effectively communicate the risks/benefits of "weak" associations, including what can and cannot be said about association, causation, and risk, and what recommendations (dietary, public health, policy) should and should not be made. Learn More
	Taking Women's Health to Heart: An Update on Women & Cardiometabolic Syndrome Approved for 1.0 CPE credit hour by the Commission on Dietetic Registration In this program, leading medical and nutrition experts provide an update on women and cardiometabolic syndrome, including the latest research and trends; how women differ from men with regard to risk factors, disease development and treatment; and effective nutrition and lifestyle strategies that can help your female patients and clients reduce their personal heart disease risk. Learn More
	Move It! - Research Updates from the Activity Side of the Energy Balance Equation Approved for 1.0 CPE credit hour by the Commission on Dietetic Registration This program will review the latest research in the fitness versus fatness debate and the growing evidence supporting a role of physical activity in healthful aging, chronic disease prevention and quality of life, including heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, plus effective strategies for motivating clients to put more physical activity into their daily lives. Learn More
	Vitamin D & Chronic Disease Risk Approved for 1.0 CPE credit hour by the Commission on Dietetic Registration In this program, noted vitamin D expert Dr. Michael F. Holick explains the biology of vitamin D from the perspective of human evolution and why an endemic lack of vitamin D may be the mechanism by which diseases such as some types of cancer, type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis correlate with latitude. He also reviews risk factors for vitamin D insufficiency, as well as the appropriate biochemical marker for vitamin D status. The toxicology of vitamin D, evidence for the safety of physiologically meaningful doses and clinical recommendations will also be discussed. Learn More
	Expert Review of the Safety of Aspartame Approved for 1.5 CPE credit hours by the Commission on Dietetic Registration In this program, noted toxicologist expert Dr. Bernadene Magnuson provides an overview of the findings of a 2007 expert panel review of the safety of aspartame. Topics include an assessment of current aspartame intake levels based on national dietary survey, the science related to common questions related to aspartame safety such as methanol and formaldehyde metabolism and the evidence related to aspartame intake and conditions ranging from cancer risk and headaches to learning problems in children. Learn More
	Beverages & Bone Health Approved for 1.5 CPE credit hours by the Commission on Dietetic Registration In this program, bone health expert Dr. Robert P. Heaney provides an overview of the science related to lifestyle factors that impact bone health, including research on the impact of soft drink ingredients. Learn More