March 13, 2020 | MommyCon 2020 | Diet, Nutrician and new parenting

Dr Nicole Avena will be speaking at Chicago MommyCon, as part of expert-led education sessions for new parents.

Registration opens: 1:00pm

Session hours: 2:00pm-4:00pm

Sip n Shop Exhibitor Hall hours: 4:30pm-6:30pm

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Mar 3/7, 2020 | Expo West | the world’s largest natural, organic and healthy products trade show

Education & Events

March 3-7, 2020

Trade Show

ACC North Halls, Marriott & Hilton
March 4-6, 2020
ACC Halls A-E, Arena & Level 3
March 5-7, 2020
Anaheim, CA USA

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Jan 29, 2020, The Science Behind Food Addiction: Links to Obesity and Overeating with Dr Nicole Avena

How excessive amounts of added sugars in foods we regularly consume, contribute to obesity and the role it plays in overeating and in the brain reward systems.

Date: January 29, 2020, 2:15 – 3:30 PM 

Location: Rutgers Department of Nutritional Sciences,Conference room 120, Food Science and Nutritional Sciences building, 65 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ.

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Nov 9, 2019 | Nutrition as Medicine | 1-Day Integrative Nutrition Conference

This one-day conference brings together renowned nutrition experts to share scientifically-supported insights that can be used to treat, reverse, or prevent chronic diseases.

Nutrition as Medicine is for both medical professionals and the community.

• For healthcare providers, Nutrition as Medicine is a medical education opportunity that will help advance nutritional medicine throughout the patient care spectrum. Details regarding CME credits are below.
• For consumers and members of the community, Nutrition as Medicine is an opportunity to learn about the impact nutrition can have on cardiovascular disease and diabetes, losing weight and improving quality of life through what you eat.

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Oct 2, 2019 | Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles | The Science Behind Sugar Addiction: Links to Obesity and Overeating

Obesity is the second leading preventable cause of death, with rates continuing to rise. Studies suggest that there are common brain systems that underlie eating and addiction, and we hypothesize that overeating of sugar can lead to an addiction-like state characterized by bingeing, withdrawal, craving and other DSM-V criteria for substance dependence. This presentation will review data from animal models and clinical studies that suggest overeating of sugar and highly processed foods can lead to behaviors that are similar to those seen with addiction to drugs of abuse. Also, addiction-like alterations in the dopamine, opioid and cholinergic systems are noted in response to overeating sugar.

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