By the end of this activity module, participants will be able to: 

1. Assess food intake patterns and nutrients of deficit and excess 
2. Analyze food labels for the health impacts of ingredients 
3. Discuss commonalities and key messages of global dietary guidelines. 
4. Summarize the health impact of prominent dietary patterns, including plant predominant and non–plant predominant patterns 
5. Appraise the evidence base related to how the level and type of food processing affects health outcomes 
6. Describe the practice of culinary medicine and its role in sustainable healthy eating behavior 
7. Summarize the major studies of nutrition in the prevention, treatment, and reversal of hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular disease, prediabetes, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and cancer 
8. Apply nutrition prescriptions based on science that shows how nutrition can address the pathophysiology of most chronic diseases, including inflammation, oxidation, glycosylation, epigenetic expression, and the microbiome 
9. Demonstrate the ability to write evidence-based nutrition prescriptions 
10. Describe indications for referral to a lifestyle medicine trained registered dietitian to translate and further personalize nutrition prescriptions