Courses

Metabolic Flexibility & the Role of Carbohydrates, Protein & Fat Balance on Pediatric Obesity

Program Date: 17 October 2022

Publication Date: 08 March 2023

Continuing Education Credits: Nurse Contact 0.75 CE; Dietitian 0.75 CPEU

Course Description

In this program, Joel Cramer, PhD, will define metabolic flexibility and explain its importance for healthy growth in children; discuss the impact of chronic overnutrition and undernutrition on metabolic flexibility; and explain the impact of dietary carbohydrate, protein, and fat on metabolic flexibility. Originally presented as a live webinar on 18 October 2022.

Course Objectives:
  • Define metabolic flexibility and explain its importance for healthy growth in children.
  • Discuss the impact of chronic overnutrition and undernutrition on metabolic flexibility.
  • Explain the impact of dietary carbohydrate, protein, and fat on metabolic flexibility.

Performance Indicators: 5.1.2, 5.2.1, 9.1.4

Activity Code: 184282

Course Instructor Bio(s)

Joel Cramer, PhD, FNSCA, FACSM, FISSN, CSCS*D, NSCA-CPT*D

Senior Associate Dean, Academic and Faculty Affairs 
College of Health Professions and Sciences
University of Central Florida 
Orlando, FL, USA

Joel T. Cramer, PhD is the Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs in the College of Health Professions and Sciences at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, Florida. Dr Cramer is also a Professor in the Division of Kinesiology at UCF. He completed his PhD in exercise physiology and nutrition at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. His research program in exercise physiology and nutrition studies the form and function of human skeletal muscle. Specifically, his laboratory uses in vivo human subject research models to study the applied physiology, metabolic, and neuromuscular mechanisms that explain changes in muscle strength, size, and function during periods of growth and development, aging and sarcopenia, resistance training, stretching, fatigue, recovery, and dietary supplementation. He uses evidence-based information on skeletal muscle to address contemporary problems, discover innovative methodologies, and translate findings to practitioners and consumers. 

Dr Cramer has published prolifically, having produced 231 peer-reviewed articles and several book chapters. In 2020, he received a Certificate of Recognition for Contributions to Students from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Teaching Council. He is a previous recipient of the William J. Kraemer Outstanding Sport Scientist of the Year Award and a Nutritional Research Award from the NSCA National Conference.

Category

Abbott Nutrition’s Provider Statement for Nursing CEs:

Abbott Nutrition Health Institute is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing Provider #CEP 11213.

Abbott Nutrition’s Statement for Dietitian CPEUs:

This educational activity has been prior-approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR credentialed practitioners will receive the specified continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for completion of this program/material.