THE REDISCOVERY OF THE DASH DIET AS A WEIGHT LOSS PLAN
The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) Diet was originally created by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to help individuals lower blood pressure. In recent years, however, the DASH diet has become popular as a weight loss plan for adults. The presenter will review the history and science behind the original DASH Study and newer science showcasing the beneficial effects of the DASH diet on various cardiometabolic and other health risk factors. An overview of the DASH diet plan will be provided along with tips, culinary techniques and recipes for clients who choose to follow the DASH plan.
Upon successful completion of this one-hour course, the participant should be able to:
- Understand the scientific evidence used to identify the DASH diet plan as a healthy diet plan for the general population and not just for hypertension.
- Create a DASH diet plan for clients with various calorie needs.
- Educate clients on how to follow a DASH diet plan, including identifying DASH-approved recipes.
Live Event Date:
May 30, 2024
Expiration Date:
Jun 21, 2027
Performance Indicators/Learning Objectives: 4.1.2, 6.2.3, 8.1.2
Target Audience: RDs, DTRs, Health Professionals
Total Cost:
1 Site Credit
About the Presenter: Toby Amidor, MS, RD, CDN, FAND
Toby is the founder of Toby Amidor Nutrition, PC, where she provides nutrition and food safety consulting services for individuals, restaurants and food brands. She is a Wall Street Journal bestselling cookbook author and has 10 published cookbooks with her 11th cookbook titled, Health Shots: 50 Simple, Healing Tonics to Help Improve Immunity, Ease Anxiety, Boost Energy, and More being released in December 2024. For over to 16 years Toby has been the nutrition expert for FoodNetwork.com, and founding contributor to their Healthy Eats Blog. Toby is a regular contributor to many national online publications and for over 10 years has been penning the “Ask the Expert” column in Today’s Dietitian Magazine. She is also on the medical board for Forbes.com and EatThis.com and on the editorial board for Today's Dietitian Magazine. As a nutrition expert, she has been quoted in hundreds of publications and regularly appears on local and national television shows. For 11 years Toby was an adjunct professor at Teachers College, Columbia University teaching food service management and also taught at CUNY Hunter School of Public Urban Health and Lehman College in NYC.
Toby trained as a clinical dietitian at New York University. Through ongoing consulting and faculty positions, she has established herself as one of the top experts in culinary nutrition, food safety, and media communications. In 2018, Toby was awarded by the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics the coveted Media Excellence Award.
