Today`sCPE, August 2010 Supplements and Nutraceuticals for Treating Cardiovascular Disease

$29
Softcover

Lisa S. Brown PhD, RD

Course description:

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States for over 80 years. One in three adults currently lives with some form of cardiovascular disease; more than half of the people with CVD are under the age of 65. (1) In the 1980s, numerous medications were introduced for the treatment of CVD; the most effective (e.g. statins) were designed to lower blood lipids and prevent the formation of atherosclerotic plaques. While these drugs work, they also have undesirable side effects that many patients would prefer to avoid. During the 1990s, a new era of CVD treatment emerged centering around dietary supplements and nutraceutical foods. Because many consumers assume that dietary supplements have no side effects, since they are created from "natural" ingredients, they gravitate toward these products in addition to, or in place of, medications. Unfortunately, some of the claims for these products fall through regulatory cracks.

Approved for:
RDs and DTRs: 2 CPEU
CDMs: 2 Clock Hours

Suggested CDR Learning Codes: 2010, 3070, 3100, 5160
Level II

Last date customer can take a test: 8/11