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Clinical and Translational Nutrition

Session/Event: The Global Nutrition Transition: Sustainability and Human Nutrition (Sponsored Satellite Program)

Challenges and Opportunities of Plant-Based Diets in Obesity and Overweight Prevention Treatment (Sponsored Satellite Program)

Thursday, June 16, 2022

1:05 PM – 1:25 PM ET

Sponsored By: Herbalife Nutrition

Learning Objective 1: Explain the nature of sustainable agriculture and sustainable eating and the benefits of a plant-based diet on aging and age-related disease

Speaker(s)

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Zhaoping Li, MD, PhD

Professor
Center for Human Nutrition, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, California, United States

Disclosure: Disclosure(s): Hass avocado Board: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
Nutrient Institute: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)

Learning Objectives:

Explain the nature of sustainable agriculture and sustainable eating and the benefits of a plant-based diet on aging and age-related disease
Outline the steps needed to promote sustainable agriculture and eating while research advances in both developing countries and industrialized nations identifying any shortfalls in the intakes of vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients secondary to these efforts
Describe potential challenges and opportunities for applying sustainable eating to the prevention and treatment of obesity and overweight