OVERVIEW

Current Issues in Nutrition is organized by ALLEGRA Learning Solutions, LLC.

Expiration Date: June 1, 2022

Target Audience:
Nurses, health care professionals, and interested individuals

Accreditation:
Contact Hours: 2.50
AOTA CEUs: 0.25

Course Description:
Our diet has a profound impact on our health and well-being as well as the health of the environment, yet many of us are not aware of where our food originated or how it was produced. We eat toxic, irradiated, or genetically altered foods, and we eat more than we need. How can we change our eating habits and become more conscious of what we eat, why we eat it, and how it is prepared

Purpose/Goal:
The outcome of this course is for the learner to describe the types of toxins found in food and to examine the effects of irradiation, genetically altered foods, and food allergies on our health.

Conference Topics:
• Behavioral Health
• Brain Health
• Cardiology
• Case Management
• Complementary and Alternative Health
• Diabetes
• Holistic Health
• Home Health
• Hospice
• Infectious Diseases
• Integrative Health
• Men’s Health
• Nutrition
• Oncology
• Palliative Care
• Pediatrics
• Perinatal
• Social Work
• Stress Management
• Wellness
• Women's Health

Course Objectives:
Upon completion you will be able to do the following:
• Identify the various toxins in our food chain, including pesticides, growth hormones, and food additives.
• Describe the effects of irradiation, genetically altered foods, and food allergies.
• Explain the health issues surrounding plastics and food.
• Describe the types and functions of nutraceuticals.
• Discuss the role of supplements in our diet.
• Define organic farming components.
• Explain how food and global warming are related.