This activity is accredited by Heartland Food Products Group #22971 and is not a product of Today's Dietitian.
Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, nutrition professionals will be better able to:
| 1. | Detail the evidence base that shows how added sugars contribute to the rising trends in obesity and diabetes. |
| 2. | Define and identify the characteristics of various low- and no-calorie sweeteners. |
| 3. | Interpret and integrate new and existing scientific literature on the safety and efficacy of low- and no-calorie sweeteners in decision-making. |
| 4. | Teach clients how to implement low- and no-calorie sweeteners into a healthy eating pattern as a way of reducing added sugar intake. |
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Holly Moran, MS, RD, LD, CDCES, joined Heartland Food Products Group, maker of Splenda®, in 2021 and currently holds the role of Manager, Nutrition & Science Communications. She has a bachelor’s degree in Dietetics and a Master’s degree in Communication with a concentration in Health Communication, both from Purdue University. Previously, Holly worked as a diabetes educator for one of the largest adult diabetes and endocrinology practices in Indiana. A strong family history of diabetes is what drew her to this specialization. Holly has presented both locally and nationally for professional conferences, companies, and public events on the topics of nutrition, weight loss, diabetes, food allergies, and much more. In her free time, Holly hosts theme parties and game nights with her husband and cares for community cats in her neighborhood.
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Dr. Neil Skolnik,MD, is an academic family physician who sees patients and teaches residents and medical students in the family medicine residency program at Abington Jefferson Health in Abington, Pennsylvania. He is a Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and Associate Director of the Family Medicine Residency Program at Abington Jefferson Health. Dr. Skolnik has written and edited 5 books and has published more than 400 articles, columns, poems, essays, and webinars in both the medical and lay literature including publications in JAMA, JAMA Internal Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine, Circulation, Medscape, Philadelphia Inquirer, and USA Today. Dr. Skolnik lectures nationally on a range of topics, with a special interest in diabetes, asthma, COPD, exercise in medicine, coronary disease risk factor management, and the medical humanities. He also hosts and produces “Diabetes Core Update,” the American Diabetes Association’s official monthly podcast reviewing the most important new articles to come out in the diabetes literature every month and tries to make sure that each day he spends at least twenty minutes playing the guitar and singing.
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Holly Moran, MS, RD, LD, CDCES, has the following relevant disclosure to report: she is employed by Heartland Food Products Group, maker of Splenda® Brand Products.
Neil Skolnik, MD, has the following relevant disclosure to report: He has received honorarium from Heartland Food Products Group, maker of Splenda® Brand Products.