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Implementing Dietary Recommendations for Heart Health: Moving from Ideal to Real
April 28, 2010
This webinar examines the current "real world" landscape of dietary recommendations for heart health—first by identifying key influences on heart-healthy eating and lifestyle factors, and then by proposing counseling strategies and techniques to help clients incorporate more heart-healthy behaviors into their day-to-day lives.
Presenters:
James M. Rippe, M.D.
Leading cardiologist and founder and director of Rippe Lifestyle Institute
Lisa Cooper, M.S., R.D.
Senior Research Dietitian, Rippe Lifestyle Institute
Moderated by:
Barbara J. Ivens, M.S., R.D., F.A.D.A
Senior Nutrition Director, ConAgra Foods
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How Does MyPyramid Compare to Other Population-Based Recommendations for Controlling Chronic Disease?
March 23, 2010
This webinar describes how MyPyramid recommendations for a healthful diet are consistent with the most recent diet-related recommendations from authoritative organizations to prevent/control chronic diseases or disorders such as CVD, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, cancer, and osteoporosis.
Presenters:
Susan M. Krebs-Smith, Ph.D.
Dr. Krebs-Smith is the Chief of the Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods Branch of the Applied Research Program at the National Cancer Institute at the U.S. National Institutes of Health. In that capacity, she oversees a program of research on the surveillance of risk factors related to cancer, methodological issues to improve the assessment of those factors, and issues related to guidance and food policy.
Penny Kris-Etherton, Ph.D., R.D.
Dr. Kris-Etherton is currently the Distinguished Professor of Nutrition at Pennsylvania State University and is also a Full Professor. The emphasis of Dr. Kris-Etherton's research program is on exploring how nutrients and other bioactive constituents affect established and emerging risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Dr. Kris-Etherton also has actively explored the health effects of fatty acids with emphasis on stearic acid, monounsaturated fatty acids, and omega-3 fatty acids.
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Food Safety and the Microwave
December 1, 2009
This webinar describes the technology and science of how a microwave oven works and explores the potential challenges in safety and quality in regards to wattage; consumer abilities; and recommendations for safety.
Presenters:
Steve Vlock is the Quality Assurance Manager—Frozen Foods for ConAgra Foods—Research, Quality and Innovation. Mr. Vlock heads the Microwave Center of Excellence at ConAgra Foods and is responsible for reviewing and approving all cooking directions.
Shelley Feist is Executive Director of the Partnership for Food Safety Education. At the Partnership, Ms. Feist has focused on bringing media attention to the Fight BAC!® consumer safe-food-handling messages, and on organizational development and effectiveness.
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Implementing Nutrition Guidelines: Moving from Ideal to Real
October 12, 2009
This webinar explores various influences on eating behaviors and potential barriers to implementing healthful food choices, and identifies strategies that encourage adherence to dietary guidelines, especially among the pediatric population.
Presenter: Samuel S. Gidding, MD, FAHA
Dr. Gidding has practiced Pediatric and Preventive Cardiology for the Nemours Cardiac Center for the past eight years. He was also the former Chairman of the American Heart Association Committee on Atherosclerosis in Youth.
