Program Description

A healthy diet, including appropriate supplementation when warranted, and regular exercise are key contributors to achieving good health.  Americans should consume nutrients primarily from foods, while balancing energy intake with expenditure.  Maximizing nutrient-dense foods is a shared public health goal, yet data consistently show that consumption is lower than recommended and major nutrient shortfalls still exist.  Thus, achieving nutrition adequacy is increasingly important.  This session explores new NHANES results that suggest that in meaningful proportions of the population, micronutrient insufficiency exists for several essential vitamins and minerals when food and multivitamin/minerals are considered and will address effects of multivitamin/mineral supplements and disease.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this presentation, attendees will be able to:

• Describe new research on micronutrient insufficiency in sub-groups of the US population.
• Describe the contribution of multivitamin supplementation to micronutrient intakes and the effects of supplementation on disease.

CPE Credit Designation Statement

ASN designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 CPEUs. Dietitians and dietetic technicians, registered should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  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.

Learning Level 2

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Suggested Learning Codes:

3020: Assessment of target groups, populations
4040: Disease prevention
2090: Micronutrients: vitamins, minerals
2000: Science of food and nutrition

Agenda

Introduction. Heather A. Eicher-Miller, PhD

Nutrient Insufficiency among Persons of Various Weights, Race and Ethnicities:  An Overview of the Evidence.  Victor Fulgoni, III, PhD, Nutrition Impact, LLC.

Multivitamin/Mineral Supplement Contribution to Micronutrient Intakes.  Michael McBurney, PhD, FACN, DSM

Effects of Multivitamin/Mineral Supplements and Disease:  Putting Research into Perspective.  Michael Gaziano, MD, MPH, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital

 Summery.