Nutrition Information/Misinformation: Who’s Right? Who Gets to Decide?

Information related to food and nutrition comes from many sources and in many forms. The discordance of the information has engendered distrust and impedes public health efforts to improve diet quality. What can the nutrition community do to combat misinformation? Our challenge is to develop an unbiased approach to bring order to the chaos. Join Dr. Lichtenstein and her engaging panelists for a stimulating conversation on this timely topic.

Originally presented as the 2022 W.O. Atwater Lecture at NUTRITION 2022 LIVE ONLINE.

 

Speakers

Alice Lichtenstein, DSc (Award Lecturer)
Laboratory Director and Senior Scientist
Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University

Andrew Brown, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Maria Godoy
Senior Editor/Health Correspondent
NPR Science

Simon Liu, PhD
Acting Administrator
Agricultural Research Service, USDA

Sally Squires, MS, MS
Author
Former Nationally Syndicated Columnist, The Washington Post

Pamela Starke-Reed, PhD
Deputy Administrator
Nutrition, Food Safety, and Quality
Agricultural Research Service, USDA

 

Learning Objectives

  • Define different kinds of nutrition misinformation
  • Describe ways that the public’s confidence in food choices has been undermined
  • Explain potential strategies to improve the nutrition information landscape

Target Audience

  • Researchers
  • Physicians
  • Dietitians
  • Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners
  • Academic Faculty
  • Health Educators
  • Behavioral Specialists
  • Nurses
  • Pharmacists
  • Undergraduate/Graduate Students/Postdoctoral Fellows
  • Medical Students and Residents
  • Wellness Professionals 

Performance Indicators for Registered Dietitians

  • 4.2.6 Integrates relevant information with previous learning, experience, professional knowledge, and current practice models.
  • 6.2.3 Analyzes and interprets data to form valid conclusions and to make recommendations. 

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Available credit: 
  • 1.50 Attendance

    Learners are eligible to download a Certificate of Attendance upon activity completion. A Certificate of Attendance confirms the learner has completed the activity and does not confer any continuing education credit to the learner from ASN.

  • 1.50 CPE for Registered Dietitians

    ASN (Provider #NS010) is accredited and approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) as a provider of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) programs for Registered Dietitians.

    ASN designates this activity for a maximum of 1.50 CPE credits.

Course opens: 
04/14/2023
Course expires: 
03/31/2024
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This activity includes the following presentations:

Welcome and Introductions

Simon Liu, PhD
Acting Administrator
Agricultural Research Service, USDA

2022 W.O. Atwater Lecture - Nutrition Information/Misinformation: Who’s Right? Who Gets to Decide?

Alice Lichtenstein, DSc (Award Lecturer)
Laboratory Director and Senior Scientist
Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University

Panel Discussion

Andrew Brown, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Maria Godoy
Senior Editor/Health Correspondent
NPR Science

Alice Lichtenstein, DSc (Award Lecturer)
Laboratory Director and Senior Scientist
Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University

Sally Squires, MS, MS, 
Author
Former Nationally Syndicated Columnist, The Washington Post

Pamela Starke-Reed, PhD
Deputy Administrator
Nutrition, Food Safety, and Quality
Agricultural Research Service, USDA

Disclosure Policy

The American Society for Nutrition supports fair and unbiased participation of individuals in its education activities. Any real or potential conflicts of interest must be identified and managed. All relevant financial relationships with commercial interests that directly impact and/or might conflict with ASN activities must be disclosed, or disclosure that no relevant financial relationships exist must be documented. Other relationships that could cause private interests to conflict with professional interests must also be disclosed. This policy is intended to openly identify any potential conflict so that participants in an education activity are able to form their own judgments about the presentation. In addition, disclosure must be made of presentations on drugs or devices or uses of drugs or devices that have not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. 

Speakers

Andrew Brown, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Maria Godoy, Senior Editor/Health Correspondent, NPR Science
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Alice Lichtenstein, DSc, Laboratory Director and Senior Scientist, Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Simon Liu, PhD, Acting Administrator, Agricultural Research Service, USDA
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Sally Squires, MS, MS, Author, Former Nationally Syndicated Columnist, The Washington Post
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Pamela Starke-Reed, PhD, Deputy Administrator, Nutrition, Food Safety, and Quality Agricultural Research Service, USDA
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Planners

The following individuals served on the NUTRITION 2022 LIVE ONLINE Scientific Program Committee. The 2022 W.O. Atwater Lecture was included in the scientific program of NUTRITION 2022 LIVE ONLINE, ASN's flagship meeting which was held virtually from June 16-18, 2022.

Sixtus Aguree, PhD, Iowa State University
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Cindy Davis, PhD, USDA ARS
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose. 

Bradley Ferguson, PhD, University of Nevada, Reno
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Alyce Fly, PhD, Ball State University
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Nana Gletsu Miller, PhD, Indiana University  
Disclosures: Grant/Research Support: New Capstone Inc., Nova Biomedical, Hass Avocado Board, Think Healthy Group
All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.  

Danielle G. Lemay, PhD, USDA ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Sylvia Ley, PhD, RD, Tulane University
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Xiang Gao, MD, PhD, The Pennsylvania State University
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Daniel Hoffman, PhD, Rutgers University
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Diana Thomas, PhD, United States Military Academy
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose. 

Staff

Michelle Crispino, CAE, DES, American Society for Nutrition
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Gwen Twillman, American Society for Nutrition
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose. 

Accreditation Statement

ASN (Provider #NS010) is accredited and approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) as a provider of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) programs for Registered Dietitians.

Credit Designation

Dietitians/Dietetic Technicians
ASN (Provider #NS010) is accredited and approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) as a provider of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) programs for Registered Dietitians. ASN designates this activity for a maximum of 1.5 CPE credits.

Activity Type: Recorded pre-approved CPE Activity: 175 Lectures/Webinars
Activity Number: 176750

CPE Level 2

Performance Indicators/Learning Objectives

  • 4.2.6 Integrates relevant information with previous learning, experience, professional knowledge, and current practice models.
  • 6.2.3 Analyzes and interprets data to form valid conclusions and to make recommendations. 

Other Learners
Learners who take this course will receive a Certificate of Attendance. This certificate does not confer continuing education credit and indicates the course has been completed.

Available Credit

  • 1.50 Attendance

    Learners are eligible to download a Certificate of Attendance upon activity completion. A Certificate of Attendance confirms the learner has completed the activity and does not confer any continuing education credit to the learner from ASN.

  • 1.50 CPE for Registered Dietitians

    ASN (Provider #NS010) is accredited and approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) as a provider of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) programs for Registered Dietitians.

    ASN designates this activity for a maximum of 1.50 CPE credits.

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