On Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 6 p.m., the
Vegetarian Society of Utah will present “Latest in Clinical Nutrition Volume 7,”
a DVD presentation by Michael Greger, M.D. The event will be held at the St.
George Community Building, 245 N. 200 West.
A favorite speaker for whole food
plant-based lifestyle with wit and humor, Dr. Greger’s scientific research
reveals some surprising results. A few of the 52 topics that will be discussed
are:
Preventing adulthood allergies
Avoiding a sugary grave
Glycotoxins
Blue mint mango madness
Ayuvedic medicine worse than lead paint?
Dragon's Blood
Plant-based Atkins diet
Vit. B12 recommendation change
Safest source of B12
Hearts shouldn't skip a beet
...and many more scientifically researched subjects.
Dr. Greger has scoured the world’s
scholarly literature on clinical nutrition and developed this brand new talk on
the latest in cutting-edge research, focusing on studies published in 2011 in
peer-reviewed scientific nutrition journals.
A founding member of the American
College of Lifestyle Medicine, Michael Greger, M.D., is a physician, author and
internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety and public health
issues. He has lectured at the Conference on World Affairs, the International
Bird Flu Summit, the National Institutes of Health, testified before Congress,
and was invited as an expert witness in the defense of Oprah Winfrey in the
infamous “meat defamation” trial. He is a graduate of Cornell University School
of Agriculture and Tufts University School of Medicine. Currently, Dr. Greger
serves as the Director of Public Health and Animal Agriculture at The Humane
Society of the United States.
View past volumes at www.Nutrition Facts.org. The presentation is
free, though donations are greatly appreciated. For more information about
this and other VSU events, visit www.vsutah.org, e-mail info@vsutah.org or call
(800) 231-8335 or (435) 652-9320.
The Vegetarian Society of Utah is a
non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that educates interested individuals,
organizations and the general public about the values and benefits of
vegetarianism. They also provide support and social activities for
vegetarian-oriented people.