The Science Behind Healthy Eating: The Case for Diet as a Vital Sign

2031 Jackson Street,Fort Myers FL 33901

16 March, 2022

Description

Join Christin Collins for an exclusive event with Dr. David Katz, a specialist in Preventive Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine David L. Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP is a specialist in Internal Medicine, Preventive Medicine/Public Health, and Lifestyle Medicine, with particular expertise in nutrition. He is the founding director of Yale University’s Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center (1998-2019); Past President of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine; President/Founder of the non-profit True Health Initiative; and, Founder/CEO of Diet ID, Inc. Dr. Katz has an extensive media portfolio, having served as a nutrition columnist for O, the Oprah Magazine; an on-air contributor for ABC News/Good Morning America, and with appearances on most major news programs and contributions to most major magazines and leading newspapers, including OpEds in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. He is one of the original 150 “Influencers” selected by LinkedIn and has a social media following of nearly one million. The recipient of numerous awards for his contributions to public health, Dr. Katz was a 2019 nominee for a James Beard Foundation Award in health journalism, and has received three honorary doctorates. He has presented at conferences in all 50 states and in multiple countries on six continents. During this exclusive Fort Myers event, attendees will learn: The contributions of diet quality to the global burden of chronic disease;Understand the role of diet at the confluence of three pandemics; Understand the case for diet as a vital sign; and,Appreciate the ROI in both human and economic terms of "food as medicine" interventions.Ticketing General Admission: $50VIP Admission: $125, includes exclusive Meet & Greet Reception beginning at 6:00 pmDr. Katz will also have a book-signing, The Truth About Food: Why Pandas Eat Bamboo and People Get Bamboozled. The complete list of books authored by Dr. Katz may be viewed here.