How Not to Diet

Level 2 CPE

CPE Type: 740 for Web-based/Online Tests

Upon successful completion, the users will be able to:

1. Identify two misperceptions about the causes of weight gain.

2. Discuss three studied consequences of being very overweight and unfit.

3. Analyze why low-calorie density, low glycemic load, and legumes are included in the Ideal Weight Loss Diet.

4. Counsel clients/patients on at least four health benefits of a plant-based diet.

5. Explain two ways the microbiome and insulin index play roles in weight management and optimum health.

6. Discuss which substance ramps up AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in the body.

7. Compile a listing of five effective weight loss boosters know to influence a patient’s weight.

8. Analyze and compare fasting intermittently, ketogenic diets, and calorie restriction methods and results.

9. Assess how circadian patterns influence sleep and influence eating and weight.

10. Describe three ways satiety at mealtimes can be increased.

11. Critique and identify how physical activity and good sleep contribute to a person’s weight and health.

12. Discuss three reasons why establishing habits is a good idea for health.

13. Explain why eating small meals more often affects a person’s appetite.

14. Identify how many weeks of fasting it takes in an obese person for fat loss to be greater than loss of lean body mass.

15. Design two mindfulness strategies to use with patients to deal with food cravings.