Coordinator and Registered Dietitian Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Instructors will present an overview of the current evidence base for nutrition interventions for patients with obesity, including standard medical nutrition therapy, current research to promote healthy weight loss, and aligning nutrition with other therapies and procedures for obesity. The session will include presentations on evidence for the benefits of cooking instruction and interdisciplinary care to address obesity, followed by preliminary examples of programs utilizing teaching kitchens to focus on patient-centered obesity care and evidence to date on this specific type of intervention.
Learning Objectives:
Describe the role of nutrition-focused interventions in improving health for patients with obesity
Identify three food-focused interventions that are currently being implemented and evaluated in healthcare settings across the US for patients with obesity
Describe at least one recent case study of a hospital or clinic incorporating culinary education into obesity medicine
