Edward Saltzman, M.D., is Academic Dean for Education at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Associate Professor at the School of Medicine, and scientist at the Energy Metabolism Laboratory in the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA.
Release Date: 09/03/2019
Upon completion of this Cyberounds®, you should be able to:
Describe the mechanisms by which macronutrient composition could influence weight loss;
Discuss the potential risks associated with low carbohydrate diets;
Identify classes of patients in whom low carbohydrate/high fat or high carbohydrate diets could worsen cardiovascular risk factors.
