Event Description
Hippocrates advised us to let food be our medicine, but he could not have anticipated the quagmire of ethical and legal issues that would arise with the advent of nutritional genomics. Nutrigenomics straddles a food-medicine distinction and is encumbered with many questions about the strength and uncertainties associated with the science. Prof. Castle discussed how the public should respond to offers of direct-to-consumer nutrigenomic tests and how regulators can identify and mitigate risks arising from this new science.
Continuing Education Information
Application for CME and CNE Credits approved by the University of Minnesota Office of Continuing Medical Education. Determination of credit was approved. Credit is sought only for those attending the live lecture; credit will not be given for viewing videotapes after the lecture. Continuing legal education credit (CLE) for attorneys was approved (1.5 hours).
It is the policy of the University of Minnesota’s Office of Continuing Medical Education to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all its sponsored educational activities. All faculty participating in sponsored programs are expected to disclose to the program audience any real or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentation.