Webinar Archives

Exercise is Medicine: Understanding the Evidence
Physical inactivity has an astonishing breadth of harmful health effects and the association between an inactive and unfit way of life persists in virtually every subgroup of the population. On the contrary, physical activity has a powerful effect on both the treatment and prevention of almost every chronic disease, including obesity. As the costs associated with such diseases have soared, it is clear that physical inactivity is one of the major public health problems of our time. More
Translating Epidemiology into Sound Public Health Advice
Are your patients confused by mixed media messages about nutrition and health? Do you struggle with what to say when asked about findings from nutritional epidemiological studies that patients hear about in the national media or on the web? Dr. Douglas Weed will discuss key differences between the scientific literature and how the media communicates nutritional epidemiological data to the lay public.
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Mindset: A New Strategy for Health Behavior Change
Does it seem as though your patients know what they need to do to improve their health but still do not do it? Attend this webinar and gain insight into behavior and learn how to help your patients implement positive changes. This course will introduce and describe the technique of Mindset and other strategies that can assist individuals in health behavior change.   More
Taking Women's Health to Heart: An Update on Women &
Cardiometabolic Syndrome
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.   More
Vitamin D & Chronic Disease Risk: Causes, Consequences &
Clinical Recommendations
Hear Dr. Michael F. Holick for a lively review of the biology of vitamin D from the perspective of human evolution, the evidence for health effects of vitamin D nutrition beyond osteoporosis, the toxicology of vitamin D, and the evidence for the safety of a physiologically meaningful dose.   More
Move It! - Research Updates from the Activity Side of the Energy Balance Equation - Plus Strategies That Get Your Clients off the Couch
Shoe This course will address the latest research in the fitness/fatness debate and the growing support for the role of physical activity in promoting healthful aging and preventing serious diseases, including heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, plus effective strategies for motivating clients to put more physical activity into their daily lives.    More
Sweetened Beverages and Body Weight: A Review of Science and Controversies
In this March 2008 webinar archive, Dr. Harvey Anderson, a recognized expert in the study of sugars in health, reviews the science related to high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and body weight. Dr. Theresa Nicklas, one of today's leading nutritional epidemiologists, discusses the weight of the evidence related to the consumption of 100% fruit juice & sweetened beverages and body weight of children and adolescents. More
Straight Facts about Aspartame & Other Low-Calorie Sweeteners
In this December 2007 webinar archive, Harvard obesity expert Dr. George L. Blackburn, addresses the impact of low-calorie sweeteners on appetite and food intake as well as their benefit in weight management. Food safety expert, Dr. Bernadene Magnuson discusses the published findings from an expert review panel on aspartame safety. More
Beverages and Bone Health: Sorting Out the Science
In this October 2007 webinar archive, internationally recognized bone health expert Dr. Robert P. Heaney discusses the importance of diet and exercise in bone health, reviews the science that proves that colas and other soft drinks are not harmful to bones, and answers questions posed by professionals attending this event. More
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