Science to Simple: Making Nutrition Science Accessible

Details

This workshop provides essential tools to translate current scientific nutrition research into inclusive, doable, practical recommendations RDNs can use to help consumers, athletes, and active people put into practice every day. Utilizing "in the trenches" case studies from clients and athletes from varied backgrounds, attendees will develop positive messaging to help consumers bring research to diverse dinner tables. Attendees will gain knowledge in the areas of optimizing health and well-being, maintaining strength and function, and reducing disease risk and understand the many benefits of creating evidence-based messaging and programming fueled by simplicity and ease of implementation.

Performance Indicators 

2.1.3, 8.1.1, 9.3.5

Learning Objectives

  1. Translate current nutrition and well-being science into effective, simple and structured recommendations consumers and clients can confidently carry out quickly.
  2. Utilize creative, positive, inclusive consumer-friendly messaging to simplify nutrition and well-being recommendations.
  3. Create easy-to-implement "eat, move, and groove" actions for consumers and clients in a "science to simple" method.

Speaker

Susan Kundrat, MS, RDN, LDN

Susan (Susie) Kundrat is the founder of Eat Move Groove, LLC, based in Savoy, IL. She is a Clinical Professor Emeritus with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Joseph J. Zilber College of Public Health. She is also an Adjunct Lecturer with the University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign Food Science and Human Nutrition Department and Walla Walla (WA) Community College. Susie's commitment to advancing inclusive, inviting, practical, and positive approaches to enhance the health and well-being of diverse consumers inspired her to establish Eat Move Groove, LLC in 2023. She has over 30 years of experience in higher education focused on nutrition education, public health and well-being, sports nutrition, nutrition security, and career development in nutrition and Dietetics. As an educator, Susie has worked with consumers of all ages and athletes at the high school, collegiate, professional, and Olympic levels to enhance health, well-being, and sports performance with optimal nutrition. The author of "101 Sports Nutrition Tips" and the editor of "The Nutrition Edge," Susie will release a new book on boosting health and well-being in 2024. A leader in the field of Dietetics, Susie is the recipient of the Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutrition (SCAN) Award for Excellence, the Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitians (CPSDA) Service Award, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Health Sciences CARES Award, Leadership Award, and Byoung Kim Teaching Excellence Award, and is an Illinois Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year.

The speaker has no conflict of interest to disclose