Lactose Intolerance: Deciphering the Myths vs Facts
LACTOSE INTOLERANCE: DECIPHERING THE MYTHS VS FACTS
Although lactose intolerance affects a large segment of the population, many myths surround lactose intolerance, and patients often develop misunderstandings related to it. This webinar will provide a current review of the known symptoms and causes of lactose intolerance as well as information about its diagnosis. The presentation will also address and debunk several popular myths related to lactose intolerance and provide nutrition professionals with practical take-away advice for advising patients who must manage the condition.
Upon successful completion of this one-hour course, the participant should be able to:
  • Differentiate between a food allergy and food intolerance.


  • Understand management strategies for a food allergy versus food intolerance.


  • Provide clients with practical management tips and techniques.
Live Webinar Date: Jun 08, 2023   (04:00 PM - 05:00 PM Eastern Time) (US and Canada)
Expiration Date: May 31, 2024
Performance Indicators/Learning Objectives: 4.1.1, 6.2.1, 8.1.4, 8.3.1
Target Audience: RDs, DTRs, Health Professionals
Number of Credits: 1.0
Level(s): 1, 2
Total Cost: 1 Site Credit

About the Presenter: Toby Amidor, MS, RD, CDN, FAND
Toby Amidor

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.



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