As each faculty has his/her own area of expertise, from time to time we are asked to give talks to groups outside Simmons. I love doing this kind of talks because it is a great way to promote Simmons. It is also a great opportunity to meet different people, and teach nutrition to non-students.
Recently, I gave 2 talks in the greater Boston area. The first one was in February for the northeast regional meeting of the American Culinary Federation. This is the professional organization for chefs, and many of them are executives chefs in big restaurant chains or instructors at culinary schools. My presentation was about disease prevention through diet.
The second recent presentation was last week at the annual meeting of the Massachusetts Dietetic Association. This is the state affiliation of the American Dietetic Association, the professional organization for Registered Dietitian (which I am one). My talk was on preventing cognitive decline in the elderly. I gave an overview on the scientific data in this topic. In particular, eating oily fish such as salmon may be linked to maintenance of cognitive function in the elderly. Also, having normal blood glucose appears to be important as well.
Recently, I gave 2 talks in the greater Boston area. The first one was in February for the northeast regional meeting of the American Culinary Federation. This is the professional organization for chefs, and many of them are executives chefs in big restaurant chains or instructors at culinary schools. My presentation was about disease prevention through diet.
The second recent presentation was last week at the annual meeting of the Massachusetts Dietetic Association. This is the state affiliation of the American Dietetic Association, the professional organization for Registered Dietitian (which I am one). My talk was on preventing cognitive decline in the elderly. I gave an overview on the scientific data in this topic. In particular, eating oily fish such as salmon may be linked to maintenance of cognitive function in the elderly. Also, having normal blood glucose appears to be important as well.
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