Two of the nation's leading experts on dietary patterns and nutritional sciences, Dr. David L. Katz of the Yale University School of Medicine and Dr. Dale Schoeller of the University of Wisconsin Department of Nutritional Sciences, will deliver presentations and answer audience questions. Dr. George Lundberg, Editor of Medscape General Medicine, the first and only online peer-reviewed primary source general medical journal, will moderate the session.
The free conference will provide critical information for practicing physicians and other healthcare professionals on the appropriateness of carbohydrate restriction for weight loss and the hazards of dieting in adolescence. Participants will hear the latest evidence about which dietary patterns best promote overall health and lasting weight control in children/adolescents. Participants will be able to recognize the fallacies in arguments supporting various popular diets, particularly low carbohydrate diets.
Over the past 20 years, the rates of overweight have tripled in adolescents. The enormous increase in the prevalence of both overweight and obesity has propelled the issue of adolescent dieting into the spotlight. Much confusion exists however, about what dietary patterns are appropriate for youth. The negative effects of restricting carbohydrates and other essential components in an adolescent's diet may be cause for concern.
"A great deal of misunderstanding surrounds low carbohydrate diets," states Dr. Robert Harmon, president of the American College of Preventive Medi
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Contact: Jennifer Bretsch
jkb@acpm.org
202-466-2044 x107
American College of Preventive Medicine
19-Aug-2004