Please
join an exciting webinar sponsored by the Public Health/Community Nutrition Practice Group.
One continuing professional education (CPE) credit is pending approval.
TITLE:
“Reducing
Sugary Beverage Consumption across the U.S.: Let’s Drink to That!”
DATE:
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
TIME: 2:00
pm - 3:00 pm (EDT)
PRESENTER:
Roberta
R. Friedman, ScM
Director
of Public Policy, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University
MODERATOR:
Lauren
Melnick, MS, RD, LD
PHCNPG
Secretary
DESCRIPTION:
Strong
science has linked the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages to obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, gout and dental decay. Americans are drinking too many liquid calories. Public health advocates across the country are implementing a wide variety
of initiatives to reduce consumption. In this webinar, Roberta Friedman, the Director of Public Policy for the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, will discuss why public health advocates are targeting sugar-sweetened beverages, the initiatives being
implemented, and the response by the beverage industry to these reforms.
Space is limited.
To reserve your Webinar seat now, please click
HERE.