Agenda
Monday, April 16
| 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM | |
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Registration/(Breakfast on Your Own) Location: Grand Ballroom Prefunction |
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| 8:15 AM - 8:30 AM | |
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Welcome and Openings Location: Grand Ballroom | Presenter(s): Andrew Weil, Fredi Kronenberg |
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| 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM | |
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Plenary #1: The Trouble with Fructose: a Darwinian Perspective Location: Grand Ballroom | Presenter(s): Robert Lustig |
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| 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM | |
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Plenary #2: Cooking and Culinary Literacy Location: Grand Ballroom | Presenter(s): David Eisenberg |
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| 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | |
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Tasting Opportunity Location: Grand Ballroom Prefunction | Presenter(s): |
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| 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM | |
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Plenary #3: Rating Popular Diets -- Sorting Fad From Evidence (Raw Foods, Paleo, Sleep Doctors, Alkaline, HCG) Location: Grand Ballroom | Presenter(s): Wendy Kohatsu, Cyndi Thomson, Ben Kligler, Roberta Lee, Carolyn Coker Ross, Maya Shetreat - Klein, Myles Spar |
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| 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM | |
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Ask the Experts Location: Grand Ballroom | Presenter(s): David Eisenberg, Wendy Kohatsu, Cyndi Thomson, Robert Lustig, Ben Kligler, Roberta Lee, Carolyn Coker Ross, Maya Shetreat - Klein, Myles Spar, Andrew Weil |
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| 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM | |
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Lunch Location: Galleria |
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| 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | |
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a. Fertility: the Influence of Nutrition Location: Harbor III | Presenter(s): Victoria Maizes |
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b. Food allergies in Children: An Update Location: Harbor I | Presenter(s): Ben Kligler |
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c. Behavioral Treatment of Obesity: Principles and Practices Location: Grand Ballroom | Presenter(s): Gary Foster |
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d. Using the Group Medical Visit Empowerment Model to Reduce Obesity Location: Commonwealth C | Presenter(s): Jeffrey Geller |
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e. Healthy Food Action: Advocacy from the Local Level to the 2012 Farm Bill Location: Harbor II | Presenter(s): David Wallinga |
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f. Quick Mediterranean Cooking (for Diabetics & Everyone Else) Lecture and cooking demonstration. Location: Commonwealth A-B | Presenter(s): David Eisenberg |
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| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | |
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g. Herbs and Plants as Medicine Location: Grand Ballroom | Presenter(s): Tieraona Low Dog |
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h. MB-EAT (Mindfulness Based Eating Awareness Training) Location: Harbor I | Presenter(s): Kathleen Sanders |
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i. Sports Drinks, Energy Drinks: Health Risk or Health Aid? Location: Commonwealth A-B | Presenter(s): Roberta Lee |
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j. The Ancestral Diet--a Cure for Obesity? Location: Harbor II | Presenter(s): Carolyn Coker Ross |
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k. Interactions between Nutrition and Epigenetics in Health and Disease Location: Harbor III | Presenter(s): Sharon Ross |
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l. Real Men May Not Eat Quiche, but What Should They Eat? Location: Commonwealth C | Presenter(s): Myles Spar |
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| 4:45 PM - 5:45 PM | |
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Plenary #4: An Integrative, Family-based Approach to Childhood Obesity Location: Grand Ballroom | Presenter(s): David Ludwig |
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| 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM | |
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Meet the Faculty Reception Location: Grand Ballroom Prefunction |
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Tuesday, April 17
| 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | |
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Registration/Breakfast Location: Grand Ballroom Prefunction |
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| 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM | |
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Introduction to the Day Location: Grand Ballroom | Presenter(s): |
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| 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM | |
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Plenary #5: Panel on Fats Panel on Fats: Walter Willett, MD, DrPH, N-6 Polyunsaturated Fats: Villain or Friend? Joseph Hibbeln, MD, All Polyunsaturates Are Not Created Equal: Distinguishing Health Benefits of Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids; Andrew Weil, MD, Saturated Fat Location: Grand Ballroom | Presenter(s): Andrew Weil, Walter Willett, Joseph Hibbeln |
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| 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM | |
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Plenary #6: The Role of Diet in Bone Health and Osteoporosis Prevention Location: Grand Ballroom | Presenter(s): Bess Dawson-Hughes |
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| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | |
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Tasting Opportunity Location: Grand Ballroom Prefunction | Presenter(s): |
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| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | |
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Plenary #7: Dietary Factors to Maintain a Healthy Brain Location: Grand Ballroom | Presenter(s): Martha Clare Morris |
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| 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | |
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Plenary #8: "The Truth Wears Off": Diet Research Location: Grand Ballroom | Presenter(s): Vinjar Fønnebø |
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| 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM | |
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Ask the Experts Location: Grand Ballroom | Presenter(s): Walter Willett, Joseph Hibbeln, Bess Dawson-Hughes, Andrew Weil, Vinjar Fønnebø, Martha Clare Morris |
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| 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM | |
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Lunch Location: Galleria |
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| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | |
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m. "What's a Parent to Do?" Children's Nutrition and Environmental Medicine Location: Grand Ballroom | Presenter(s): Hilary McClafferty |
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n. Diabetes: Beyond Medication Management Location: Harbor III | Presenter(s): Denise Millstine |
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o. Food, Supplement & Drug Interactions Location: Harbor I | Presenter(s): Tieraona Low Dog |
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p. Thyroid Health: Iodine, Goitrogens, and Environmental Pollutants Location: Harbor II | Presenter(s): Adi Benito |
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q. Age Related Macular Degeneration Allen Taylor, PhD: Lower Glycemic Index Diets Diminish Risk for Age-related Macular Degeneration and Cataract; Johanna Seddon, MD: Nature and Nurture: Genes and Nutrition Are Related to Age-related Macular Degeneration Location: Commonwealth C | Presenter(s): Allen Taylor, Johanna Seddon |
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r. Spices of Life: Exploring the Health Benefits of Asian Cuisine Lecture and cooking demonstration. Location: Commonwealth A-B | Presenter(s): Wendy Kohatsu, Nina Simonds |
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| 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM | |
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s. Food, Fluids and Supplements for Optimal Health and Exercise Performance Location: Harbor I | Presenter(s): Patricia Lebensohn |
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t. The Kitchen Table Prescription: Disease-specific Nutrition Plans Location: Harbor III | Presenter(s): Siri Chand Khalsa |
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u. Weight Gain: Vulnerable Life Transitions Location: Commonwealth A-B | Presenter(s): Cyndi Thomson |
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v. Targeted Nutritional Therapies for the Treatment and Prevention of Anorexia Nervosa Location: Commonwealth C | Presenter(s): James Greenblatt |
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w. Nutritional Modulation of Gut Disorders Location: Harbor II | Presenter(s): Gerard Mullin |
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x. Effect Brainmending: How to Change Your Brain with What You Eat Location: Grand Ballroom | Presenter(s): Maya Shetreat - Klein |
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| 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM | |
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Plenary #9: Nutrition and Mental Health Location: Grand Ballroom | Presenter(s): Andrew Weil |
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| 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM | |
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Public Forum: Nutrition for Optimal Health & Well-being 6:30-7:15 pm: Calories and Culture: A Worldwide Photographic Journey, Peter Menzel and Faith D'Alusio, Authors, The Hungry Planet: What the World Eats and What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets; 7:15-9:00 pm:
Nutrition for Optimal Health & Well-Being Andrew Weil, MD, Tara Lemmey. 2 CME credit hours offered and included in tuition Location: | Presenter(s): Andrew Weil, Tara Lemmey, Peter Menzel, Faith D'Aluisio |
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Wednesday, April 18
| 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM | |
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Registration/Breakfast Location: Grand Ballroom Prefunction |
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| 8:15 AM - 8:30 AM | |
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Introduction to the Day Location: Grand Ballroom | Presenter(s): |
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| 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM | |
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Plenary #10: Bacterial Colonization, Pre- and Probiotics and Clinical Disease Location: Grand Ballroom | Presenter(s): Allan Walker |
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| 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM | |
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Plenary #11: Nutritional Aspects of Patient Care: Case Studies Panel Location: Grand Ballroom | Presenter(s): Randy Horwitz, Jeffrey Blumberg, Rebecca Katz, Tieraona Low Dog, Gerard Mullin, Maya Shetreat - Klein |
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| 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM | |
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Tasting Opportunity Location: Grand Ballroom Prefunction | Presenter(s): |
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| 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | |
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Plenary #12: New Genetic Engineering Technology's Impact on Food Quality Location: Grand Ballroom | Presenter(s): Sheldon Krimsky |
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| 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM | |
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Ask the Experts Location: Grand Ballroom | Presenter(s): Allan Walker, Randy Horwitz, Sheldon Krimsky, Jeffrey Blumberg, Rebecca Katz, Tieraona Low Dog, Gerard Mullin, Maya Shetreat - Klein |
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| 12:45 PM - 1:00 PM | |
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Closing Location: Grand Ballroom | Presenter(s): Andrew Weil, Fredi Kronenberg |
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