Plant-based
Nutrition
Throughout the Life Cycle
jointly sponsored by
Friday
Oct 2, 1998
8:00am to 5:00pm
Seattle Center
Northwest Rooms - Olympic Room
Program Objectives
At the conclusion of the program, participants will:
Understand how moving toward a plant-based diet positively affects
children and families.
Understand the health and nutritional aspects of vegetarian diets,
including relationships between vegetarian diets and prevention of chronic diseases and
conditions.
Understand vegetarian nutrition and its impact on protein, calcium,
vitamin B-12, zinc, and essential fatty acids.
Understand the general guidelines to plan vegetarian diets for children
and adults.
Program Agenda
| 8:00am - 8:30am
Registration |
| 8:30am - 8:45am
Welcoming Remarks |
8:45am - 9:45am Lecture  Brenda Davis, R.D.
Cutting Edge Vegetarian Nutrition for Infants and
Children
Co-author of Becoming Vegetarian.
Davis has led vegetarian workshops and lectures for dietitians and the general public and
provided cardiology nutrition updates and workshops for physicians.
Course Objectives
- Identify the key nutrients of concern for infants and
children who are raised on a vegetarian or vegan diet.
- List the key food sources for each of the nutrients of
concern.
- Identify the appropriate and inappropriate milk choices
for infants and children.
- Describe a vegetarian version of the food pyramid and
state the number of servings required in each food group.
- Identify the potential disadvantages of very low fat
diets for vegetarian/vegan children
|
10:00am - 11:00am
Lecture -  Terry Shintani, M.D.
Let Food Be Your Medicine
Dr. Shintani is on the clinical faculty at
the University of Hawaii School of Medicine and School of Public Health, and is the
Director of Preventive Medicine at the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. His
award-winning program has been featured in Newsweek, CNN, CBS, NBC and in the Encyclopedia
Britannica.
Course Objectives
- Understand the relationship between modern diseases and the change in diet from that of
ancient times.
- Understand why Native Hawaiians are obese today in contrast to their slim, athletic
habits in the past.
- Understand why this high carbohydrate diet lowers blood sugar and reduces insulin
requirements in individuals with diabetes.
|
11:15am - 12:30pm
Lecture and Cooking Demo  Steve
Masley, M.D.
Dietary Antioxidants Act as
Anti-Aging Compounds
Dr. Masley is a family physician with Group Health Cooperative of Puget
Sound. He is also a cookbook/nutrition author whose passion is cooking delicious,
easy-to-prepare and healthy meals. His book, The 28-Day Antioxidant Diet Program
offers healthful delicious recipes representing the best synthesis of cutting-edge
nutritional science.
Course Objectives
- Learn how antioxidants impact aging and disease.
- Focus on ADDING specific antioxidant-rich foods and
activity to enhance health and vitality.
- How medical providers can improve dietary compliance.
- Learn what supplements can and cannot do, and why
plant-based foods out-perform supplements.
|
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch
Lunch provided
by Field Roast, a vegetarian grain "meat", Dr.
McDougall’s Right Foods, and Odwalla; free passes to
the "Meatless in Seattle: Culinary
Options for Food Professionals" in the Alki Room
will also be available.
|
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Lecture Judith Boice, N.D., L.Ac.
Make No Bones About It: Optimizing
Bone Health
Dr. Boice is a naturopathic physician and
licensed acupuncturist. She has written numerous articles and four books, including The
Pocket Guide to Naturopathic Medicine. Dr. Boice created "The High Level
Wellness Program," an eight-week course she developed to support individuals in
achieving their personal life and health goals.
Course Objectives
- Understand the life-style factors that positively affect
bone mineral including diet, exercise, and nutrient supplementation.
- Understand the effects of hormones on bone health.
- Identify which tests are most appropriate to monitor bone
mineral density.
|
2:45pm
- 3:45pm Lecture  John
McDougall, M.D.
Diet in the Treatment of Common
Diseases
Dr. McDougall is author of several national best-sellers, founder and
medical director of the renowned McDougall Program, and cofounder Dr. McDougall’s
Right Foods, Inc.
Course Objectives
- Understand the causes of most chronic diseases in our society.
- Prescribe a treatment for patients with common chronic diseases in our society based on
diet and life-style.
- Understand the economic benefits of keeping people healthy.
- Learn some practical means of following a healthy, plant-based diet.
|
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Panel Discussion and Evaluations |
Target Audience
This program is designed for physicians, dietitians, nurses,
dentists, and
other health care professionals. To successfully complete the program and receive credit,
participants must pay the required fee, attend the entire day, and complete the evaluation
forms.
Accreditation
Registration
| Early Registration Rate -
before September 19, 1998 |
Individual |
$100 |
| Group |
$75 per person
when 3 or more register together |
| All times |
Student Discount |
$75 with student ID number |
| Full Rate beginning September 19, 1998 |
Individual |
$125 |
Directions
From I-5 north or south, take Mercer Street
exit, then right turn at first traffic light onto Fairview Avenue. Make an immediate left
at the next traffic light onto Broad Street. Proceed about 2 /3 of a mile, and you will go
underneath an overpass. Make a soft right (first right after overpass) onto Harrison
Street. Make next right onto Fifth Avenue. Make a left onto Roy Street. Parking garage is
one block down on the left side. Or take bus 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 or 16. The conference will be
held in the Olympic Room of the Seattle Center’s Northwest Rooms, near the Key Arena.
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Last update: 7/22/1998 |
