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Food as Medicine: Nutrition for Prevention and Longevity
Prescribe the power of nutrition with confidence.
Food as Medicine: Nutrition for Prevention and Longevity gives you a clear, evidence-based foundation in the nutrition science that matters most. Learn to identify health-promoting foods, understand the role of dietary patterns in disease prevention and reversal, and apply nutrition principles with confidence in real-world practice.
Description
Diet has been identified as the single most important risk factor for morbidity and mortality in the United States, yet most health care providers spend relatively few hours learning about nutrition during their formal training. The limited nutrition education that is offered in medical and health professional programs is often primarily didactic and focused on the biochemistry of nutrients and health consequences of deficiency states—content that is of limited use in a clinical setting where the majority of the population faces over-nutrition due to high intake of ultra-processed, calorie-dense, high saturated fat-laden foods. This Food as Medicine: Nutrition for Prevention and Longevity course is designed to serve as a nutrition educational opportunity.
This course expires March 8th, 2026, at 11:59 PM PST.
Course Format
The Food as Medicine: Nutrition for Prevention and Longevity course is comprised of two parts and consists of three hours of content. Topics include:
- Part 1: Nutrition for Prevention and Longevity
- Part 2: Popular Diets
Target Audience
This course is applicable for interprofessional healthcare team including physicians, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, physician associates, registered dietitians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, pharmacists, other health professionals working with chronic disease prevention or treatment, certified health coaches, and clinicians in training.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Review the current challenges in nutrition research and the challenges of disseminating accurate nutrition information to the public.
- Explain national and global nutrition recommendations and basic nutrition principles.
- Distinguish differences between health-promoting and health-harming foods.
- Describe the dietary pattern recommended by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine for disease prevention, treatment and reversal.
- Apply the concept of the dietary spectrum when making nutrition recommendations.
- Discuss nutrition therapy scope of practice.
- Review the scientific evidence of popular diets.
Kayli Anderson, MS, RDN, DipACLM, ACSM-EP
Kayli Anderson has devoted her career to helping people develop a healthy relationship with food and eat in a way that maximizes their physical health, mental wellbeing, and quality of life.
Kayli is a registered dietitian, Exercise Physiologist, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and Certified Lifestyle Medicine Professional. She is trained in women’s integrative medicine, herbalism, and natural foods cooking, and she earned her M.S. in Nutrition and Physical Performance from Saint Louis University.
Kayli specializes in women’s health, providing courses and resources on her site plantbasdmavens.com on nutrition, pregnancy, hormone health, and more. She has worked in an array of settings with a wide range of populations including women’s health, competitive athletes, chronic disease, eating disorder treatment, cooking schools and private chef services, freelance writing and media, and healthtech.
Kayli is an active member of ACLM. She serves as Lead Faculty for the Food as Medicine Course, and Subject Matter Expert for the Lifestyle Medicine Residency Curriculum, Lifestyle Medicine Core Competencies Program, and the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine Review Course. Kayli is co-author of two textbooks: The Lifestyle Medicine Handbook and Improving Women's Health Across the Lifespan, as well as the Plant-Based Nutrition Quick Start Guide. She is past-Chair of the Registered Dietitian Member Interest Group (MIG) and Secretary of the Women’s Health MIG. Kayli lives in Colorado where she enjoys playing in the mountains and rivers of her home state, traveling with her family, and cooking for friends
Accreditation Statement, Disclosure Information and Credit Designation Statements
Joint Providership Statement: In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by RUSH University Medical Center and American College of Lifestyle Medicine. RUSH University Medical Center is Jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing medical education for the healthcare team.
Disclosure Information
Unapproved Uses of Drugs/Devices: In accordance with requirements of the FDA, the audience is advised that information presented in this continuing medical education activity may contain references to unlabeled or unapproved uses of drugs or devices. Please refer to the FDA approved package insert for each drug/device for full prescribing/utilization information.
It is the policy of the Interprofessional Continuing Education office at RUSH to ensure that its CE activities are independent, free of commercial bias. Therefore, we manage all financial relationships associated with accredited continuing education activities. RUSH asks everyone who has the ability to control or influence the content of an educational activity to disclose information about all of their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months.
An ineligible company is an entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. There is no minimum threshold; individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies. Individuals must disclose regardless of their view of the relevance of relationships to education. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any potential conflicts of interest prior to the planning, implementation, or evaluation of the continuing education activity. If a financial relationship is identified for the person in control of content, conflict mitigation strategies will be used to mitigate the financial relationship before they assume their role.
Individuals in control of content for this activity have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Available Credit
- 3.00 AAFP Prescribed
The AAFP has reviewed Food as Medicine: Nutrition for Prevention and Longevity and deemed it acceptable for up to 3.00 Enduring Materials, Self-Study AAFP Prescribed credit(s). Term of Approval is from 3/8/2025 to 3/8/2026. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. .
- 3.00 ABIM Medical Knowledge
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 3.00 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participation completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
- 3.00 ABLM MOC
The American Board of Lifestyle Medicine has approved 3.00 maintenance of certification credits (MOC) for this learning activity.
- 3.00 ABS Accredited CME
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
- 3.00 ACPE Pharmacy
Rush University Medical Center designates this knowledge-based enduring material for a maximum of 3.00 contact hour(s) for pharmacists.
- 3.00 ACPE Technician
Rush University Medical Center designates this knowledge-based enduring material for a maximum of 3.00 contact hour(s) for pharmacy technicians.
- 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Rush Medical Center designates this enduring material for a maximum of 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 3.00 ANCC
Rush University Medical Center designates this enduring material for a maximum of 3.00 nursing contact hour(s).
- 3.00 APA
Rush University Medical Center designates this enduring material for 3.00 CE credits in psychology. Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship in the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.
- 3.00 ASWB
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Rush University Medical Center is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved continuing education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 3.00 general continuing education credits.
- 3.00 CPEU
This enduring material has been approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration. Completion of this activity awards 3.00 CPEUs.
- 3.00 NBC-HWC
The National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC) has approved 3.00 continuing education credits for this learning activity: CE-000071-2.
- 3.00 Occupational Therapy CE
Rush University Medical Center is an approved provider for physical therapy (216.000378) and occupational therapy (224.000220) by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation. Rush University Medical Center designates this enduring material for 3.00 continuing education credits.
- 3.00 Participation (AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for non-MDs)
Rush University Medical Center designates this enduring material for a maximum of 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 3.00 Physical Therapy CE
Rush University Medical Center is an approved provider for physical therapy (216.000378) and occupational therapy (224.000220) by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation. Rush University Medical Center designates this enduring material for 3.00 continuing education credits.
Price
ACLM member and category discounts are applied at checkout.
| Non-member | ACLM Members |
|---|---|
| $120 | Physician/Doctor: $90 Non-Doctoral Health Professional: $67.50 Student/Trainee: $45 |
Access to online material is granted through the term of approval, which ends March 8, 2026.
Participant User Agreement (Terms of Use and Copyright)
Before registering for a Continuing Education/Continuing Medical Education Course (“Training”) for the first time, carefully review the following conditions of usage at https://lifestylemedicine.org/terms-of-use-and-copyright/
Registering for an American College of Lifestyle Medicine Course indicates your acceptance of the Participant User Agreement and its terms and conditions.
Required Hardware/software
Content is viewed in a digital format. Users are able to click through the interactive modules at their own pace and complete a corresponding quiz.This course can be viewed on desktop or tablet using a modern browser and most mobile devices. Speakers or headphones are required for this course.