Navigating nutrition information online about what and how we should eat can be confusing. But nutrition doesn't have to be difficult.
Rima Itani Al-Nimr, MS, RDN, LDAccess to affordable and nutritious food is critical to good health. So how can you make the best food choices for you and your family?
In an upcoming installment of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health’s (D-HH’s) Healthy Living Series of virtual webinars, D-HH experts will discuss this topic. “Back to Basics: Food as Healthcare” will address recent research on how food can prevent disease and debunk common nutrition myths. Panelists include:
- Auden C. McClure, MD, MPH, section chief of Weight and Wellness, co-director of the Pediatric Lipid and Weight Management Center, and director of the Culinary Medicine Program at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC).
- Richard I. Rothstein, MD, chair of the Department of Medicine at DHMC.
- Rima Itani Al-Nimr, MS, RDN, LD, lecturer in Medicine and Medical Education at DHMC.
“Healthy, balanced eating not only helps us feel great, but it also plays an important role in long-term health and can be a preventative measure for avoiding various health conditions,” Al-Nimr said. “Navigating nutrition information online about what and how we should eat can be confusing. But nutrition doesn't have to be difficult. We look forward to discussing how eating the right foods can be fun, affordable and delicious, is worth doing and is the ultimate form of self-care.”
“Back to Basics: Food as Healthcare” will be held on Wednesday, March 9, from 6 to7 pm. The event is free, and registration is required. To register, visit https://bit.ly/3trtcn8.
About Dartmouth-Hitchcock
DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK HEALTH (D-HH), New Hampshire’s only academic health system and the state’s largest private employer, serves a population of 1.9 million across Northern New England. D-H provides access to more than 2,400 providers in almost every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH. DHMC was named in 2019 as the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and recognized for high performance in 13 clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health also includes the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, one of only 51 NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation; the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock, the state’s only children’s hospital; affiliated member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene, and New London, NH, and Windsor, VT, and Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire; and 24 Dartmouth-Hitchcock clinics that provide ambulatory services across New Hampshire and Vermont. The D-H system trains nearly 400 residents and fellows annually, and performs world-class research, in partnership with the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and the White River Junction VA Medical Center in White River Junction, VT.