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About the Course Director:

Christopher D. Gardner, Ph.D. is the Rehnborg Farquhar Professor of Medicine at Stanford University and the Director of Nutrition Studies at the Stanford University Prevention Research Center. He received his Ph.D. in Nutrition Science at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1993. His postgraduate training included a postdoctoral fellowship in cardiovascular disease epidemiology at Stanford.

Explainer Video

Nutrition Series: Essential Micronutrients

This explainer video will inform learners about six essential micronutrients for a healthy diet. Health care providers will learn about how patients may present when they are experiencing nutritional deficiencies. Discover how to advise patients to change their diets and take vitamin supplements to improve their health.

Release Date: Nov 3, 2022

Podcast Episodes

Stanford Medcast Episode 39: Hot Topics Mini-Series - Nutrition Myths

Presented by:
Christopher Gardner, PhD

Release Date: April 19, 2022

Recorded Webinars

Micronutrients and Diet

How can providers learn to effectively influence patients to choose a healthy diet? Nutrition is an integral part of each person's health, but selecting healthful food is not as simple as it appears in a world that offers many fast and inexpensive choices. In the webinar Micronutrients and Diet, learn how the nutrients we eat affect our health, especially when there are deficiencies. Join in to hear how to focus on health with a foundational and personalized diet, and how to build an aspirational diet. Providers can find out how to offer both internal and external motivation for better food choices, such as global sustainability and ethics.

Release Date: June 7, 2022

This educational activity is supported by an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline.