The Asian Diet Paradox: What puts South Asians at a higher risk for Type 2 diabetes

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The Asian Diet Paradox: What puts South Asians at a higher risk for Type 2 diabetes

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Health and Wellness Education Series – Education with a Purpose!
Confused with all the conflicting messages you get every day on carbs, fats, proteins, gluten and anything you can think of related to nutrition?

Cut through all this clutter, utilizing scientific, evidence-based guidelines to help you, the consumer, navigate the complex, dietary landscape, and thus empower you to make informed decisions.

In this free webinar, Sangeeta Pradhan a registered dietician and nutrition educator will talk about The Asian Diet Paradox: What puts South Asians at a higher risk for Type 2 diabetes. She will cover the following topic

  • Disparities between South Asians and Caucasians 
  • Risk of diabetes and metabolic syndrome  
  • Strategies to reduce this risk   

You will learn: 

  • What is insulin resistance and how does that impact the course of diabetes? 
  • How much weight loss is needed to create a substantial impact on my blood glucose numbers? 
  • What is the BMI cut off for screening for diabetes in South Asians? 
  • How does diet quality and lifestyle affect my risk of diabetes? 
  • What necessary changes should I make in my diet to achieve the target glucose numbers? 

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AIM to Prevent Program to mitigate the risks of getting Heart Disease and Diabetes
by Amit Akkad, ICC Director and Lifestyle Program Ambassador

Registration is required for this free webinar. Click here to register 

More information about our speakers

Sangeeta Pradhan, RD, LDN, CDCES 
Diabetes Program Coordinator at Charles River Medical Associates, Metro West  

Sangeeta Pradhan, a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist.  She is also the Chair of the Central Massachusetts Dietetic Association.  

She puts her knowledge to practical use as an avid cook, and recipe developer, Sangeeta’s recipes have been published in the online and print version of “Food and Nutrition” magazine. Her mission in life is to get the facts pertaining to nutrition without the hype, to the common consumer and to this end, blogs on her nutrition and food can be found at https://webdietitian.wordpress.com/.   

Sangeeta is a sought-after professional speaker, a guest blogger for “Food and Nutrition” magazine, and India New England News’ nutrition columnist.  

She has presented talks on various topics for professional and community organizations and most notably, the state level annual conference of the Massachusetts Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2019.  

Amit Akkad, ICC Director and Lifestyle Ambassador

Mr. Amit Akkad is an Experienced Global Executive, having managed multimillion-dollar global businesses as Vice President and General Manager in the video conferencing industry. He is a recognized business leader with excellent strategic, analytical, communications and operational skills. He is currently associated with a start-up company in robotics.

Mr. Akkad is the Director of ICC and Lifestyle Ambassador serving the community. He has also been working with multiple NGOs to educate and inspire children of rural (Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes) communities in India for the past several years.

 

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Date:
December 20, 2020
Time:
10:00 am - 11:30 am
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