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Nutrition in
Age Management Medicine
Faculty: Alvin Lin, MD , Cecily Valenti
Editor: Jeanette Dunn, RN, EdD
Release Date:
September
1, 2006, Updated July 12, 2009
Expiration Date:
July
10, 2012
Disclosure:
Drs. Life and Dunn along with
Cecily Valenti disclose they have no financial interest in
the products or services mentioned in the course
Receiving Credit:
In order to receive your certificate of
participation, you should read the information about this
activity, including the disclosure statements, review the
entire activity, take the post-test and complete the
evaluation form. You may then follow the directions to print
your certificate of participation.
There is no fee for this
activity.
Look at yourself. Do you see what your
patients see? Are your eyes bright? What about dark circles
or “bags”? Your skin smooth? Where has the turgor gone? Is
your hair graying, dyed, or gone? What about the waistline?
Can you see it? Can you see your feet? Look at your
posture-shoulders hunched over the keyboard? Feet anywhere
but flat on the floor? You are what you eat. So who are you?
Upon completion of this module, the
participant should be able to . . .
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Describe how nutrition fits into the goal
of age management medicine.
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Discuss the evidence supporting nutrition
and its effects on cardiovascular disease, inflammation,
obesity, and diabetes
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Identify non- pharmacological ways to
decrease cholesterol, including supplements shown to
decrease LDL
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Describe the hormonal impact of
nutrition.
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Define glycation, its effects on
metabolism and the blood test that measures it
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Define glycemic index and glycemic load
and its importance in controlling inflammation and
reducing obesity.
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Describe the Mediterranean diet and
design patient instruction on its importance in losing
weight and preventing disease
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