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Nutraceuticals and Medicine - The Role of Diet, Nutrition, Nutraceuticals and Phytonutrients in the Prevention and Management of Disease
ANA Fall Continuing Medical Education Conference to be held in Orlando, Florida - Saturday, October 16, 2010
The 10th Annual Fall CME Conference will be held at the Gaylord Palms Hotel & Convention Center Hotel in Orlando - Kissimmee, Florida
Topic: Nutritional supplements to defuse weapons of mass inflammation.
Presenter: Lorne J. Hofseth, PhD - Associate Professor with Tenure, South Carolina College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina
Learning Objectives: 1. To review the scientific evidence linking chronic Inflammation to disease. 2. To review some key players involved in the link between inflammation and disease. 3. To review some of our animal and human studies showing a beneficial effect of complementary and alternative strategies to suppress inflammation.
4. To provide an overview of a recent clinical trial completed at the University of South Carolina and published in the Journal of Molecular Food Nutrition Research: Systemic inflammatory load in humans is suppressed by consumption of two formulations of dried, encapsulated juice concentrate.
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Topic: Plant-based diets and health; guidelines for the clinical practice.
Presenter: Cyril Kendall, PhD - University of Toronto, Canada Professor and research scientist in Nutritional Sciences Department. Dr. Kendall has extensive research experience in dietary studies on foods and cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Learning Objectives: 1. Review the dietary options for lowering serum cholesterol and discuss the short and longer-term effects of dietary combinations (Portfolio) on lipids, blood pressure and other coronary heart disease risk factors.
2. Understand the principles underpinning the physiological effects of low glycemic index foods as “slow release” or “lente” carbohydrate and review the rationale for the use of low glycemic index foods in the prevention and treatment of diabetes.
3. Discuss dietary approaches that may be undertaken to aid individuals in achieving a healthier plant-based diet. ---------------
Topic: Nutrition and Immunity. How our diet impacts our immune system.
Presenter: Susan Percival, PhD - Professor, Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida
Learning Objectives:
1,Review the basics of immunity, introduce a key immune cell, and how this cell is supported by phytonutrients.
2. Inflammation plays a key role in many disease processes. Discuss and identify the benefits and detriments of inflammation.
3. Learn how phytonutrients play an important role in supporting our immune system in addition to their antioxidant value.
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Topic: Diagnosis and Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency: guidelines for the clinical practice. Recent research suggests that vitamin D can help prevent certain cancers and other diseases. Our nationally recognized speaker will discuss the latest research and its implications
Speaker: Robert P. Heaney, MD, FACP, FACN, FASN John A. Creighton University Professor, Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Creighton University, Omaha, NE
Dr. Heaney has worked for over 50 years in the sty of osteoporosis, vitamin D, and calcium physiology. He is the author of three books and has published over 400 original papers, chapters, monographs, and reviews in scientific and educational fields. Dr. Heaney is a leader in the field of Vitamin D research. He has served on the editorial boards of all the major scientific publications in the field of bone biology and chaired the Scientific Advisory Panel on Osteoporosis of the Office of Technology Assessment (U.S. Congress).
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CONFERENCE PRICE AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION Conference fee : ANA Member–$225• Non-Member–$250.
To register for thef all 2010 CME Conference in Orlando, Florida at the Gaylords Palms Resort and Convention Center, phone the ANA customer service department at 800-566-3622 M-F, 8 AM to 4 PM, central time, or click on ANA conferences on www.ana-jana.org.
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To register for the conference click on register now at the top of this page, or phone 800-566-3622 between 8AM and 4:30PM, central time, M-F.
