From Science to the Supper Table: Nutrition at the Heart of Diabetes Care with Dr. Hertzel Gerstein and Ms. Keri Howell

About this episode

This episode discusses the critical role of nutrition in diabetes care with experts Dr. Hertzel Gerstein and Ms. Keri Howell.

Diabetes is one of the fastest-growing health challenges worldwide, affecting approximately 589 million adults between the ages of 20-79 years and shaping the way we think about diet, lifestyle, and long-term health. While advances in medicine have transformed treatment, nutrition remains one of the most powerful tools for both prevention and management. Dr. Hertzel Gerstein is an Endocrinologist and Professor at McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences in Hamilton, where he holds the Population Health Research Institute Chair in Diabetes. He is also the Executive Director of the Population Health Research Institute, former Director of the Boris Clinic Diabetes Care and Research Program, and a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and Royal Society of Canada. Dr. Gerstein pioneered and firmly established international long-term patient-important cardiovascular outcomes trials as the norm for clinical diabetes research. Throughout his career, he’s received many awards, including the 2012 Canadian Diabetes Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award and the 2022 American Diabetes Association’s Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Diabetes Research Award. Ms. Keri…

People in this episode

Guests: Dr. Hertzel Gerstein, Ms. Keri Howell

Topics covered

• diabetes care
• nutrition
• health challenges
• diet
• lifestyle
• long-term health

Keywords

• diabetes
• nutrition
• health
• diet
• lifestyle
• endocrinology
• dietitian

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, Canadian Diabetes Association, American Diabetes Association, Diabetes Care Guelph, PEACH Sustainable Food Services Committee

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