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Great Debates in Nutrition: Should Public Health Guidelines Recommend Reducing Saturated Fat Consumption as Much as Possible?
Great Debates in Nutrition, a popular article series in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, premiered with this oral debate on the health effects of saturated fat, against the backdrop of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee report expected in 2020. Panelists debated the proposition: “Public health guidelines should recommend reducing saturated fat consumption as much as possible.”
Speakers
Arne Astrup, MD, DMSc
Head of Department, Professor
University of Copenhagen
Christopher Duggan, MD, MPH
Editor in Chief, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Boston Children's Hospital
Frank Hu, MD, MPH, PhD
Chair, Department of Nutrition Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Fredrick J. Stare Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Ronald Krauss, MD
Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Penny Kris-Etherton, PhD, RD, FAHA, FNLA, FASN, CLS
Distinguished Professor of Nutrition
The Pennsylvania State University
David Ludwig, MD, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center, Boston Children's Hospital
Anahad O'Connor, BA
Journalist
New York Times
This activity includes the following presentations:
Introduction
Christopher Duggan, MD, MPH
Editor in Chief, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Boston Children's Hospital
David Ludwig, MD, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center, Boston Children's Hospital
Boston Children's Hospital
Does the Concept of ‘Ultra-Processed Foods’ Help Inform Dietary Guidelines, Beyond Conventional Classification Systems? YES
Carlos Augusto Monteiro, MD, PhD
Professor of Nutrition and Public Health
University of São Paulo
Does the Concept of ‘Ultra-Processed Foods’ Help Inform Dietary Guidelines, Beyond Conventional Classification Systems? NO
Arne Astrup, MD, DMSc
Senior Project Director - HWC / Senior Vice President - Obesity and Nutrition Science
Healthy Weight Center
Novo Nordisk Foundation
Discussant Remarks - Great Debates in Nutrition: Does the Concept of ‘Ultra-Processed Foods’ Help Inform Dietary Guidelines, Beyond Conventional Classification Systems?
Susan Roberts, PhD
USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Tufts University
Panel Discussion
Arne Astrup, MD, DMSc
Senior Project Director - HWC / Senior Vice President - Obesity and Nutrition Science
Healthy Weight Center
Novo Nordisk Foundation
Christopher Duggan, MD, MPH
Editor in Chief, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Boston Children's Hospital
Carlos Augusto Monteiro, MD, PhD
Professor of Nutrition and Public Health
University of São Paulo
Susan Roberts, PhD
USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Tufts University
Closing Remarks
Christopher Duggan, MD, MPH
Editor in Chief, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Boston Children's Hospital
David Ludwig, MD, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center, Boston Children's Hospital
Boston Children's Hospital
Speakers
Arne Astrup, MD, DMSc, Head of Department, Professor, University of Copenhagen
Christopher Duggan, MD, MPH, Editor in Chief, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Boston Children's Hospital
Frank Hu, MD, MPH, PhD, Chair, Department of Nutrition Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Fredrick J. Stare Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Ronald Krauss, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Penny Kris-Etherton, PhD, RD, FAHA, FNLA, FASN, CLS, Distinguished Professor of Nutrition, The Pennsylvania State University
David Ludwig, MD, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center, Boston Children's Hospital
Anahad O'Connor, BA, Journalist, New York Times
Continuing education credit is not available for this activity. A Certificate of Attendance can be downloaded by learners who complete the course.
Available Credit
- 1.50 Attendance
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