The New Science of Food, Hormones, and Health - 1.0 CME Credits
Day Two: Saturday, October 28, 2023
| 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM PDT:
Hormonal problems are pervasive in medical practice. Diabetes, hot flashes, menstrual pain, fertility issues, breast cancer, prostate cancer, and many other conditions are driven to a great extent by hormonal issues—hormone levels that are too high, too low, or shifting too much. Surprisingly, studies show that hormones can be altered by simple diet changes, often leading to life-changing benefits. This session will help clinicians put these findings to work and provide the evidence base clinicians need. A case in point: Type 2 diabetes begins with insulin resistance. In turn, insulin resistance is caused by the accumulation of lipid particles in muscle and liver cells. While this is well-known to researchers, it is largely unknown to medical practitioners and the lay public. Nonetheless, once one understands how insulin function can be altered, diabetes itself can be greatly improved and sometimes eliminated by diet changes alone. A second example: As many as 80% of postmenopausal women in North America have hot flashes. A growing understanding of how foods alter hormone function has led to clinical trials putting simple diet interventions to the test, yielding remarkable relief for many women. Menopause is also a time when other health concerns arise, including the risk of heart disease, breast cancer, diabetes, and persistent weight challenges. Food choices influence each of these. Nutrition research is giving clinicians new insights into the role of diet in other hormone-related conditions. This session will empower clinicians and their patients with new tools for altering hormones naturally and improving health.
Learning Objectives:
1. Participants will describe the role of intramyocellular lipids in insulin resistance.
2. Participants will evaluate research findings on how diet changes influence vasomotor symptoms
3. of menopause.
4. Participants will discuss simple methods for helping patients improve their diets
Speaker
Learning Objectives:
1. Participants will describe the role of intramyocellular lipids in insulin resistance.
2. Participants will evaluate research findings on how diet changes influence vasomotor symptoms
3. of menopause.
4. Participants will discuss simple methods for helping patients improve their diets
Speaker