TheNutri*onPrescrip*on

Tieraona Low Dog, MD Director of the Fellowship

Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine

Clinical Asst Professor Department of Medicine

University of Arizona

Chair: United States Pharmacopeia Dietary Supplements & Botanicals

Expert Panel

www.DrLowDog.com

TheNutri*onPrescrip*on

Informa*ve discussion on the current state of American nutri*on, at‐

risk popula*ons regardingmacro andmicronutrients, and the role of

nutri*oninthepreven*onandmanagementofmanychronicdisorders.

WewillexploreseveraldietaryapproachesincludingtheMediterranean

diet,theAtkin’sdiet,theDASHdiet,andaLow‐GlycemicLoaddiet.

TheNutri*onPrescrip*on

OBJECTIVES: 1.  Par*cipantswillbeabletoiden*fykeycomponentsofthe

Mediterraneandiet.

2.  Par*cipantswillbeabletodiscusstheevidenceforrecommendingtheMediterraneandietforpa*entsatriskforcardiovasculardisease.

3.  Par*cipantswillbeabletodescribetheevidenceforusingtheglycemicindex/loadinpa*entsatriskfordiabetes.