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• The ROI of Food as Medicine: In the Workplace and Beyond

• Protein and Beyond: Considerations for Disease Reduction and Planetary Health

• Elevating Ethnic Diets in Health Promotion

• Digital Lifestyle Medicine: Data Driven, Evidence Based, and Scaled for Populations

• Ultraprocessed Foods: Implications for Nutrition Policy and Recommendations

• Diet, Cognition, and Mental Health: What’s the Connection?

• How Do Social, Racial, and Economic Disparities Impact Diet and Health?

• How do Lifestyle-Related Conditions Affect COVID-19 Outcomes?

• Nutrition and Immunity: Fact and Fiction

• Intermittent Fasting … And Beyond!

• Can We Say What Diet is Best?

• Processed Meat, Evidence, and Dietary Guidance: An Insider's View of the Sausage Being Made

Speakers explore how and why prioritizing employee health is a value proposition around productivity, retention, well-being, and organizational benefits. Speakers discuss the evidence to date on the effect of diet on health risk outcomes, why it is so important to invest in employee health—beyond reduction in claim costs—and how that knowledge can be applied in effective employee wellness solutions.

Speakers: Walter Willett, MD, DrPH; Sari Kalin, MS, RD, LDN; Tim O’Neil, MBA; Sara Martin, MS

Tim O’Neil, MBA is the Executive Director, Employee Experience, Benefits and Wellness at Meredith Corporation, where he develops and integrates best-in-class employee health and financial wellness programs with progressive and proactive benefit plan design. Under his direction, Meredith has received national recognition and won numerous awards for its innovative approach to engaging employees and families through fun, inspiring, and motivating campaigns. Meredith was named to the Top 100 Healthiest Employers list in both 2018 and 2020, and listed on Forbes’ Best Mid-Sized Employers list. In 2019 Tim was named one of 20 Digital Innovators by Employee Benefit News, and in 2020 was the Employee Benefit News Editors Pic for Benefits Professional of the Year “Benny Awards.” Tim, who has a background in exercise science, has become a nationally recognized champion for worksite wellness -- most recently speaking at events on medical plan management, developing motivating health improvement campaigns, and best practices in employee engagement.

Sara Martin, MS is the Chief Executive Officer for Welcoa, the Wellness Council of America, which is one of the nation’s most-respected resources for building high-performing, healthy workplaces. Its mission is to help business and health professionals improve employee well-being and create healthier organizational cultures. Sara has launched award-winning wellness programs and engineered work environments to create cultures of health across multiple industries. At WELCOA, her role is to ensure continuous access to the best products and information so you can every member can achieve their professional and personal wellness goals.

Sari Kalin, MS, RD, LDN is Assistant Director, AVP of Health and Well-Being Strategy at Liberty Mutual Insurance, where she focuses on identifying strategies and tactics to improve the health and overall well-being of Liberty’s U.S. employees and their families. She is also the co-lead of the Mental Health Advisory Committee for Able@Liberty + Allies, Liberty’s newest employee resource group that promotes an inclusive and equitable culture for individuals with disabilities as well as caregivers and family members. She has extensive experience developing well-being strategy and programs in corporate, community and academic settings. She is a co-author of Eat Well & Keep Moving, Third Edition, a nutrition and physical activity curriculum for upper elementary students. As a Registered and Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist, Sari has counseled hundreds of children, adults, and families on healthy eating and active lifestyles. She also worked as a professional writer for more than a decade, covering beats from city hall to cyberspace. Sari has a bachelor's degree in Psychobiology from Wellesley College, a master's degree in Journalism from Columbia University, and a master's degree in Nutrition and Health Promotion from Simmons College.

Walter Willett, MD, DrPH is Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is a renowned physician, nutrition researcher, and the most cited nutritionist internationally. Dr. Willett has published over 1,500 scientific articles regarding various aspects of diet and disease and is the second most cited author in clinical medicine. Dr. Willett studied food science at Michigan State University, and graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School before obtaining a Masters and Doctorate in Public Health from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Willett has focused much of his work over the last 40 years on the development and evaluation of methods, using both questionnaire and biochemical approaches, to study the effects of diet on the occurrence of major diseases.  He has applied these methods starting in 1980 in the Nurses’ Health Studies I and II and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study.  Together, these cohorts that include nearly 300,000 men and women with repeated dietary assessments, are providing the most detailed information on the long-term health consequences of food choices. Dr. Willett has published over 1,700 original research papers and reviews, primarily on lifestyle risk factors for heart disease, cancer, and other conditions, and has written the textbook, Nutritional Epidemiology, published by Oxford University Press, now in its third edition. He also has written four books for the general public.  He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and the recipient of many national and international awards for his research.

Speakers explore the role of protein in human health, reaching beyond protein adequacy. They cover history of protein nutrition, including how and why amino acid studies have shaped our understanding and misunderstanding of protein in human health, as well as popular and commercial emphasis on protein in the diet. They describe relevant scientific studies on different protein sources and their effect on health risk and outcomes. Finally, they discuss a potential new, more inclusive and evidence-based definition of protein quality, as well as touch on the implications of protein agriculture on planetary health.

Speakers: Christopher Gardner, David Jenkins, David Katz, and Linda Snetselaar

Linda G. Snetselaar, PhD, RD, FAND, LD is a Professor in Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa. She has over 230 publications including two textbooks. She directs a Nutrition Center and is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Dr. Snetselaar has been PI/Co-PI of numerous NIH funded research studies including the Lipid Research Clinics Studies, Diabetes Control and Complications Trial, Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study, Dietary Intervention Study in Children, Women’s Health Initiative and the Women’s Intervention Nutrition Study; her current research focuses on dietary interventions in community settings and randomized controlled trials using dietary patterns in treating persons with autoimmune diseases. Dr. Snetselaar was also on the Scientific Advisory Committee for the Dietary Guidelines for Americans in 2020.

Dr. Christopher Gardner holds a PhD in Nutrition Science and is a Professor of Medicine at Stanford. He has served on numerous committees, including the Nutrition Committee of the American Heart Association and currently on the scientific advisory board of the Culinary Institute of America. Over the past 20+ years, he has conducted more than a dozen human nutrition trials and has examined the potential health benefits of dietary components such as soy, garlic, antioxidants, ginkgo, omega-3 fats, and vegetarian diets. All of these studies have involved extensive collection of dietary assessment data. He recently completed a 12-month weight loss diet study among 609 overweight and obese adults, a total of over 5,500 24-hour diet recalls were administered using NDS-R. Dr. Gardner’s research group recently created, tested, and published the results from a study testing a smart-phone app designed to promote and track vegetable consumption.

David JA Jenkins, MD, PhD, DSc is a professor in the Departments of Nutritional Sciences and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, where he serves as chair for Nutrition and Metabolism. He is a staff physician in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, the Director of the Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Centre, and a Scientist in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital. His studies led to the development of the glycemic index and the plant based dietary portfolio for cholesterol reduction that aimed to link improved human health with the growing concern over human feeding patterns on environmental health. 

David L. Katz, MD, MPH, the Founder & CEO of Diet ID, was the founding director (1998) of Yale University’s Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, Past-President of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and Founder/President of the True Health Initiative. Read more.

In this webinar led by Dr. David Katz, our expert panel explores potential ethnic gaps in health promotion and nutrition education, while presenting strategies to increase diversity and better reflect the cultural and food traditions of the people and communities served by health professionals. The speakers discuss practical, effective ways to bridge those gaps, such as increasing representation of diverse diet patterns and cultural/food traditions, as well as promoting inclusivity in public health messaging. They demonstrate evidence-based approaches and challenges, and showcase their own work in diversity, ethnic diets, and health promotion.

Speakers: Sara Baer-Sinnott, Sylvia Klinger, and Tamara Melton

TAMARA S. MELTON, MS, RDN, CPHIMS is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Diversify Dietetics, a nonprofit organization on a mission to increase the racial and ethnic diversity in the field of nutrition by empowering nutrition leaders of color. Tamara’s first love is teaching and she has taught and advised thousands of students. She had the opportunity to found and develop Georgia State University’s first Health Informatics program, where she used unconventional methods to recruit and retain a majority BIPOC student body. It was her experience serving in this role and watching her students flourish and succeed that gave her the idea for Diversify Dietetics. Tamara had a hunch that an organization led by professionals of color, supported by a community passionate about diversifying the healthcare profession, would attract more students of color to the field of nutrition and dietetics. Tamara also owns Tamara’s Table, a virtual practice providing functional nutrition counseling for women of color.

SYLVIA KLINGER, MS, RD, DBA, LDN, CPT is an internationally recognized nutrition expert who is relentlessly passionate about helping people fall in love with the process of creating and enjoying delicious but most importantly, nutritious foods. A food and nutrition communications professional, award-winning author and global nutrition professor Dr. Sylvia Klinger is founder of Hispanic Food Communications. Born in Puerto Rico and raised in Mexico City, Sylvia is bi-lingual in English and Spanish and has over 35 years of professional experience in the areas of weight management, plant-based nutrition, maternal and lactation nutrition, cultural diversity, and optimal wellness and disease prevention. It’s her Hispanic background that has fueled her passion for nutrition, which has led her to empower and encourage those in her community through the foods they make in their kitchens. Understanding that everyone’s needs are different, Sylvia seeks to individualize nutrition, so that it can be a highly beneficial experience to us all during the unique journey we are here to live. Her latest publication, The Little Book of Simple Eating was published in 2018 in both English and Spanish.

SARA BAER-SINNOTT is President of Oldways, a food and nutrition nonprofit helping people live healthier and happier lives through cultural food traditions. In her 29 years at Oldways, Sara has been an integral part of Oldways’ growth and success. She has helped develop ground-breaking programs including its Traditional Diet Pyramids, Whole Grains Council, and Culinary Travel.  She has a B.A. in Economics from Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and an M.A. in Regional Planning from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. 

Lifestyle Medicine is evolving and innovating in the midst of the pandemic and technological advances. This webinar, jointly presented by Spectrum Health and Diet ID, will provide an overview of the innovative approach of the Lifestyle Medicine Specialty practice at Spectrum Health. Spectrum clinicians will join Dr. David Katz, Diet ID founder and CEO, to discuss the unique aspects of their enhanced virtual CHIP intervention using Diet ID's diet assessment platform, including the significant value of leveraging digital health solutions to support and track health behavior change, drive improved patient outcomes, predict future cost savings and bring lifestyle medicine interventions to scale for populations.

Speakers: Kristi Artz, MD, Leanne Mauriello, PhD, Kara Tibbe, MBA

Dr. Kristi Artz, MD is the Medical Director of Lifestyle Medicine at Spectrum Health. Dr. Artz focuses on living a healthy lifestyle for herself and her family but also encourages it for her patients. Motivated by treating patients with acute and chronic illnesses, her work is focused on reimagining how we connect with patients using personalized lifestyle interventions. She is board certified in emergency medicine, a diplomate of the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine and serves as Medical Director of Lifestyle Medicine and Virtual Health as well as the lead physician of the Culinary Medicine program at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, MI.

Dr. Leanne Mauriello, PhD is the Director of Lifestyle Medicine at Spectrum Health, where she brings expertise in patient engagement, health behavior change science, and digital health to lead the development and implementation of evidence-based Lifestyle Medicine programs for Spectrum Health’s employees and patients and their surrounding communities. Her goal is to support and empower individuals to make meaningful and lasting lifestyle changes to optimize health and well-being.

Kara Tibbe, MBA, is a Clinical Program Specialist and Certified Health and Wellness Coach on the Lifestyle Medicine Team.  Kara focuses on leading and implementing new programs within the Lifestyle Medicine Practice, specializes in Digital Health and Telemedicine and co-facilitates the Complete Health improvement program. 

Ultra-processed foods are important both as a way to categorize food descriptively, and as a way to quantify and analyze diet in terms of health risk. But what does ultra-processed mean, and what are the different levels of ultra-processing? What do the data tell us about the link between ultra-processed food intake and chronic disease risk? When evaluating diet quality, how does using level of ultra-processing compare to using nutrient adequacy? How did ultra-processed foods dominate our food supply and shape eating habits, and what can we do about it?

SPEAKERS: Kevin Hall, PhD; Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH; Carlos Monteiro, MD, PhD; and David Katz, MD, MPH

This phenomenal panel of experts discuss their research on the relationship between nutrition and mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, and cognitive decline, and offer practical advice on what we can do to help patients and clients eat for a healthier brain!

SPEAKERS: Umadevi Naidoo, MD; Ayesha Sherzai, MD; Dean Sherzai, MD, PhD, Christy Tangney, PhD, FACN, CNS, and David L. Katz, MD, MPH

A timely, a candid, expert-led conversation about social justice and disparities related to dietary intake patterns and health outcomes.

SPEAKERS: Mary Murimi, PhD, RD, LDN; Kim Williams, MD; and Mark Bittman. Moderated by David L. Katz, MD, MPH

Our presenters explore the relationship between lifestyle diseases (such as obesity, hypertension, and other co-morbid conditions) and outcomes risks in COVID-19 patients. They discuss the scientific evidence to date as well as direct clinical observations.

SPEAKERS: David L. Katz, MD, MPH; Candace D. McNaughton, MD, PhD, MPH; Robert J. Ostfeld, MD, MSc, FACC.

David L. Katz, MD, MPH, the Founder & CEO of Diet ID, was the founding director (1998) of Yale University’s Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, Past-President of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and Founder/President of the True Health Initiative.  Read more.  

Robert J. Ostfeld, MD, MSc, FACC, is the Director of Preventive Cardiology at Montefiore Health System and a Professor of Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Ostfeld treats patients with adult cardiovascular disease, including coronary artery disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and erectile dysfunction with a focus on prevention and treatment through lifestyle change. He works closely with his patients to help them adopt a plant-based diet. Read more.

Candace D. McNaughton, MD, PhD, MPH, is a clinician, associate professor, and researcher whose interests include determinants of hypertension control such as numeracy, health literacy, and medication adherence, with an emphasis on patients who seek care in the emergency department. After residency training in emergency medicine at Vanderbilt, Dr. McNaughton obtained a Masters of Public Health from Vanderbilt, completed the two year VA Quality Scholars fellowship, and earned her doctoral degree in epidemiology. Read more.

A strong immune system goes hand-in-hand with a healthy diet and lifestyle. But the information flooding the internet about using food and supplements to protect against COVID-19 is often misleading or even dangerous. Get expert answers to the most important questions about nutrition, immunity, and what people can do to truly reduce their risk. 

SPEAKERS: David L. Katz, MD, MPH; Philip Calder, PhD, DPhil, RNutr, FSB, FAfN; Joshua Levitt, ND; and Kathleen Zelman, MPH, RD.

Dr. David L. Katz MD, MPH, the Founder & CEO of Diet ID, was the founding director (1998) of Yale University’s Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, Past-President of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and Founder/President of the True Health Initiative.  Read more.  

Professor Philip Calder, PhD, DPhil, RNutr, FSB, FAfN is Head of Human Development & Health and Professor of Nutritional Immunology within Medicine at the University of Southampton. His work explores how nutrition affects the functioning of the human body, in order to develop strategies to improve human health and well-being, to lower disease risk and to treat nutrition-related illnesses. He is an expert in nutritional modulation of immunity, inflammation and cardiometabolic disease risk, much of which has focused on the related functionality of fatty acids, with an emphasis on the roles of omega-3 fatty acids. Dr. Calder has over 500 scientific publications and is the recipient of numerous accolades and awards. He was President of the Nutrition Society (2016-2019) and is currently President of the Federation of European Nutrition societies. He was Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Nutrition from 2006 to 2013, and currently an Associate Editor of Clinical Science, Journal of Nutrition, and Nutrition Research. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society for Biology, the Association for Nutrition, the Higher Education Academy and ISSFAL.

Joshua Levitt, ND, is a naturopathic physician at Whole Health Natural Family Medicine where he specializes in natural family medicine with a subspecialty in orthopedic. Dr. Levitt’s earned a degree in physiology from UCLA, a doctorate in naturopathic medicine from Bastyr University, performed residency training in integrative medicine in Seattle, and has had over 15 years of direct clinical experience with thousands of patients. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Levitt is the author and creator of several popular books, and many articles and videos, all of which demonstrate his passion and commitment to bringing information and products to you that can help you achieve your health and wellness goals.  Read more.

Kathleen Zelman, MPH, RD, is director of nutrition for WebMD, overseeing diet, nutrition, and food information. She has extensive media experience, including co-hosting a weekly radio program, 12 years as a national spokeswoman for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND), and numerous print and television appearances. Zelman is an invited speaker at professional meetings worldwide including sharing the stage as the nutrition expert with First Lady Michelle Obama celebrating Let’s Move and with USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack to make comments at the launch of My Plate. Zelman has been a dietetic internship director at Ochsner Medical Institutions and assistant professor of nutrition at St. Mary’s Dominican College, both in New Orleans. She has extensive experience working with children and weight management clients, chefs, and restaurants in analysis and development of healthy recipes.  Read more.

Everyone’s talking about intermittent fasting these days. But not all experts agree. Proponents hail its power to burn fat, slow aging, and reduce disease risk. Skeptics say it is just a way to cut calories, and may even be harmful. In this webinar, Dr. David Katz is joined by guests Dr. Michael Crupain, and Dr. Michael Roizen, co-authors of 'What to Eat When,' to discuss what intermittent fasting is, the different types, and the metabolic effects.  They will talk about food timing, whether or not breakfast is important, if calories count, and more. The presenters will review the scientific evidence around the benefits and risks of various options, and help you make informed decisions for yourself and your patients.

SPEAKERS: Drs. David L. Katz + Michael Crupain

Dr. David L. Katz MD, MPH, the Founder & CEO of Diet ID, was the founding director (1998) of Yale University’s Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, Past-President of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and Founder/President of the True Health Initiative. Read more.

Michael Crupain, MD, MPH is a board-certified preventive medicine physician whose mission is to make the world a healthier place.  Dr. Crupain also serves as the chief medical officer of Sharecare, medical unit chief of staff at “The Dr. Oz Show,” and is a multiple Emmy® Award-winning producer and author of the best-selling book “What to Eat When.”  Read more.

Everyone wants to know: which diet should I follow? Who should we listen to? Nutrition science experts pose the question: Can We Say What Diet is Best? What does the best research REALLY tell us? Cut through the media muck and understand what it truly means to eat in a way that adds years to life and life to years.

SPEAKERS: David Katz & Christopher Gardner

Dr. David L. Katz MD, MPH, the Founder & CEO of Diet ID, was the founding director (1998) of Yale University’s Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, Past-President of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and Founder/President of the True Health Initiative. Read more.

Dr. Christopher Gardner has a PhD in Nutrition Science and is a Professor of Medicine at Stanford’s School of Medicine. Read more.

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Recent "guidelines" to keep eating processed meat at current levels, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, rocked the nutrition world, and spawned headlines around the globe. A response by leading nutrition experts was coordinated by the True Health Initiative. This webinar will discuss those guidelines, and the evidence on which they were based, and will characterize the global response by the nutrition community. As President of the True Health Initiative, Dr. Katz will provide a unique, insider's view of how it all played out behind the scenes.

SPEAKER: David Katz

Dr. David L. Katz MD, MPH, the Founder & CEO of Diet ID, was the founding director (1998) of Yale University’s Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, Past-President of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and Founder/President of the True Health Initiative. Read more.