WASHINGTON DC-More than two dozen experts will present the latest nutrition research on hot health topics at the show 10th Annual International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine will take place August 18-20, 2022 in Washington, DC
Hot topics in nutrition today, according to Washington, D.C. doctors, include:
- Vegan diets for children.
- Use foods to heal your gut microbiome.
- Plant-based foods for women’s health.
- Soy products to reduce the risk of cancer.
- Why doctors are not yet well trained in nutrition.
These and other presentations will be the focus of the conference, hosted jointly by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Rita Redberg, MD, MS, editor-in-chief of JAMA Internal Medicine, will kick off the conference, which includes presentations on heart disease, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, liver disease, and more. The conference will also include sessions that will give healthcare providers practical advice for integrating nutrition into their own practices.
Conference sessions also include:
- A Unifying Theory of Lifestyle Medicine with Dean Ornish, MD
- Nutrition and Health Equity with Kim Williams, MD, MACC
- What Every Doctor Needs to Know About Nutrition with Saray Stancic, MD
- Diet Quality and COVID-19 Risk with Andrew Chan, MD, MPH
- Soy Food Consumption and Breast Health with Xiao Ou Shu, MD, PhD
- Update on Diet and Vasomotor Symptoms and Endometriosis Case Studies with Neal Barnard, MD, FACC; Lianna Levine Reisner; Rebecca Johnson
- How can female hormonal health be improved through lifestyle change and a plant-based diet? with Gemma Newman, MBBCH, DRCOG, DFSRH, MRCGP
” Worldwide, 11 million dead per year are associated with poor diet, but good nutrition could help prevent many of them,” says Physicians Committee Chairman Neal Barnard, MD, FACC. “The International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine gives healthcare providers the vital knowledge and tools they need to help their patients stay healthy and reduce their risk of death from nutrition-related disease. food.”
There will also be a panel discussion on the new project of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Universal Meals Program, designed to meet the needs of specific diets for health reasons, environmental or human concerns, allergies or cultural or religious traditions. The program offers simple guidelines and recipes free of animal products, gluten-containing grains, nuts, alcohol and other allergens to accommodate common dietary preferences and allergies. A tasting from the Universal Meals program, featuring pulled jackfruit and grilled mushrooms in mini taco shells, cauliflower and chickpea masala, spinach and artichoke flatbread, and crispy smashed potatoes with dill and sunflower cream – will follow the discussion.
The conference will provide doctors, nurses, dietitians and pharmacists with up to 20 continuing education credits for their participation.
Learn more about the International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine and register at PCRM.org/ICNM.
