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S23 - The Role of the Gut Microbiome in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Obesity
Feb 15, 2015 10:30am
‐ Feb 15, 2015 12:00pm
Objectives:
Correlate the role of the gut microbiome to the development of obesity
Discuss how diet impacts the risk of obesity through its effect upon the gut microbiome
Identify the potential role of prebiotics and probiotics in the treatment of obesity and its related complications, such as NAFLD
Speaker(s):
Laura
Matarese,
PhD, RDN, LDN, CNSC, FADA, FASPEN, FAND,
Professor of Medicine,
Department of Internal Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
Gerard
E. Mullin,
MD, CNSP,
Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of Integrative GI Nutrition Services, Director of Capsule Endoscopy,
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Kelly
Tappenden,
PhD, RD,
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition; Professor and Department Head, Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition,
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL