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Becoming Raw: The Essential
Guide to Raw Vegan Diets
Vesanto Melina, MS, RD & Brenda Davis, RD
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(Book (376 pgs) and study guide (39 pgs) Becoming Raw
is a comprehensive guide for dietitians, for other health professionals,
and for their nutrition-conscious clients who are adopting or considering
this popular dietary choice. The book provides answers for those who
adopt entirely raw vegan diets, and for those who are simply adding
more raw foods to their existing dietary patterns. Becoming Raw addresses
controversial subjects: enzymes, nutritional adequacy, health benefits,
nutrition challenges, food safety, and current research on raw foods
diets with material that is entirely referenced throughout.
"A raw vegan diet is to average dietary patterns what the summit
of Mount Everest is to an average hill-an ascent to potentially exhilarating
and life-changing heights, fraught with hazard. The health benefits
of a judicious raw diet are apt to be considerable, while a reckless
approach could be equally harmful. In typical Davis and Melina fashion,
'Becoming Raw' is thorough, thoughtful, practical, and balanced. It
is, in fact, the gold standard on the topic. If the rarefied terrain
of a raw vegan diet calls out to you, Davis and Melina are the best
Sherpas in the business; don't make the trek without them!"-David
L. Katz, MD, Director, Prevention Research Ctr., Yale University School
of Medicine, Nutrition Columnist, O, the "Oprah Magazine"
Upon completion of this accredited, self-directed learning program
you will be able to:
- Use findings from recent research in counseling clients about the
use of raw vegan diets in prevention and treatment of chronic diseases
(rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, cancer, coronary artery disease,
diabetes, obesity, and overweight);
- Identify the variables in raw and high-raw vegan diets that are
associated with reduced risk for chronic diseases;
- Pinpoint potential challenges in meeting nutritional needs, along
with solutions, for clients who choose raw and high-raw vegan diets;
- Assist clients on raw vegan diets to meet recommended intakes for
calories; protein; carbohydrate; fiber; essential fatty acids; iron,
zinc, calcium, and other essential minerals; vitamins D, B12, and
other vitamins.
- Discuss features of raw food diets in terms of glycemic index and
glycemic load;
- Describe the body's detoxification system and features of raw vegan
diets that support this system;
- Identify unfounded beliefs regarding vitamin B12 in raw vegan diets
and provide accurate information on reliable sources of vitamin B12;
- Discuss acid-base balance and related dietary factors in relation
to bone loss and maintenance;
- Discuss to what extent food enzymes contribute to digestion and
human health;
- Construct sample menus that meet nutritional needs of adults on
raw and high-raw diets at various levels of caloric intake;
- Provide scientific references as backing for the topics listed above.
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Becoming
Raw: The Essential Guide to Raw Vegan Diets
Vesanto Melina, MS, RD & Brenda Davis, RD
© 2010 Wolf Rinke Associates, Inc. All rights reserved
for the book and ALL portions of this self-directed accredited learning
program. Reproduction in whole or part without written permission
from the author, except for brief excerpts, is prohibited.
CUSTOMER COMMENTS
Donna Koda: "A very challenging course that wasn't
the same old nutrition information--very informative and motivating.
OVERVIEW AND INSTRUCTIONS
Welcome to Becoming Raw Study Guide, a self-directed accredited learning
program. This program consists of a book of the same title by Brenda
Davis, RD and Vesanto Melina MS, RD and this study guide.
This program is designed to provide you with information to assist
you in working with clients and patients who have chosen raw and partly
raw diets, to assist you in any writing, media work, or presentations
on these topics, and to provide you with a wealth of practical information
and support for you and your clients.
This learning program is approved for 25 continuing professional education
units (CPEUs). It is a Level 2 Continuing Professional Education (CPE)
program, meaning that the reader has general knowledge of the literature
and professional practice within the area covered. The focus of the
program is to enhance knowledge and application.
To get the most out of this self-directed accredited learning program,
it is suggested that you adhere to the following four steps:
Step 1: Review the objectives in this study guide.
Step 2: Read and study the Becoming Raw book.
Step 3: Assess what you have learned by answering the questions contained
in this study guide.
Step 4: Compare your answers to the answer key provided in this study
guide. If you score at least 80% correct, you are ready to transfer
your answers to the CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (CPEU) REPORTING
FORM. If you scored less than 80% correct, re-read this learning program
until you score at least 80% correct.
After you have successfully completed the program complete the CPEU
REPORTING FORM and
Mail to: Wolf Rinke Associates, Inc., P.O. Box 350, Clarksville, MD
21029,
Or fax to: (410) 531-9282,
Or submit on-line at www.easyCPEcredits.com.
We will e-mail your Certificate of Completion.
When you submit your CPEU Reporting Form to us via mail, fax or www.easyCPEcredits.com,
be sure to write your correct email address in the space provided on
the CPE Reporting Form. If writing by hand, be sure to print your e-mail
address clearly.
Enjoy The New Becoming Vegetarian!
Vesanto Melina, MS, RD
Web http://www.nutrispeak.com
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this accredited, self-directed learning program
you will be able to:
- Distinguish between the different types of raw, living-food, vegetarian,
and vegan diets;
- Identify food choices appropriate for raw, living-food, vegetarian,
and vegan diets;
- Discuss the origins of the raw-food movement in the United States;
- Use findings from recent research in counseling clients about the
use of raw vegan diets in prevention and treatment of chronic diseases
(rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, cancer, coronary artery disease,
diabetes, obesity, and overweight);
- Communicate potential health benefits of raw vegan diets;
- Identify the variables in raw and high-raw vegan diets that are
associated with reduced risk for chronic diseases;
- List negative and positive nutrition-related effects of cooking
on protective phytochemicals;
- Identify negative effects of cooking on food enzymes;
- Describe carcinogens and toxic compounds that are formed in foods
during cooking;
- Identify food preparation practices in raw and living-food diets
that support phytochemical intake and absorption;
- Enumerate the primary antioxidants, their functions, and rich food
sources in raw diets.
- Pinpoint potential challenges in meeting nutritional needs, along
with solutions, for clients who choose raw and high-raw vegan diets;
- Apply knowledge about potential risk of vitamin deficiencies for
clients who choose raw and high-raw vegan diets;
- Describe the stages of digestion as food travels through our gastrointestinal
tract;
- Assist clients on raw vegan diets to meet recommended intakes for
calories; protein; carbohydrate; fiber; essential fatty acids; iron,
zinc, calcium, and other essential minerals; vitamins D, B12, and
other vitamins.
- Recognize and discuss primary sources of dietary protein in raw
and high-raw vegan diets;
- Identify ways to increase the limiting amino acid, lysine, and improve
protein quality of raw vegan diets;
- Calculate recommended protein intakes for adults on raw, living-food,
vegetarian, and vegan diets;
- Name and describe the types of carbohydrates that we get from plant
foods and list sources of the various types in raw vegan diets;
- Define glycemic index and glycemic load;
- Discuss features of raw food diets in terms of glycemic index and
glycemic load;
- Define key terms needed to discuss dietary fat;
- List advantages and disadvantages of low and high fat diets in relation
to health;
- Give recommendations regarding fat intake for clients on raw and
high-raw vegan diets;
- Direct clients in achieving an optimal balance between omega-6 and
omega-3 dietary fats;
- List nutritional advantages of higher fat plant foods: avocados,
seeds, nuts, olives, and coconut;
- Describe the body's detoxification system and features of raw vegan
diets that support this system;
- Distinguish among vitamins that are typically high in raw vegan
diets and those for which intake may be inadequate;
- List the functions of the vitamins along with food sources in raw
vegan diets;
- Make appropriate recommendations for meeting vitamin D needs;
- Identify unfounded beliefs regarding vitamin B12 in raw vegan diets
and provide accurate information on reliable sources of vitamin B12;
- Discuss acid-base balance and related dietary factors in relation
to bone loss and maintenance;
- Describe various ways to meet recommended intakes for calcium on
raw and high-raw vegan diets;
- Distinguish between oxalates and phytates, including differences
in how food preparation practices impact oxalates and phytates;
- Identify plant foods that are high in oxalates;
- Identify food preparation practices by which clients reduce the
negative effect of phytates;
- Suggest means to increase absorption of iron and zinc in raw and
high-raw vegan diets;
- Distinguish between minerals that are typically high in raw vegan
diets and those for which intake may be marginal;
- List the functions of the vitamins along with food sources in raw
vegan and living-food diets;
- Identify the food enzyme theory that is a foundation of raw food
diets;
- Discuss to what extent food enzymes contribute to digestion and
human health;
- Guide clients to safe food practices in relation to buckwheat greens,
sprouted foods; raw mushrooms, and sea vegetables;
- Assist clients on raw, high-raw and living-food diets to meet their
overall nutritional needs;
- Construct sample menus that meet nutritional needs of adults on
raw and high-raw diets at various levels of caloric intake;
- Suggest techniques and practical tips that clients on raw, high-raw,
and living-food diets could use to improve their nutrient intakes;
- Assist with menu planning and with recipe and food choices;
- Provide scientific references as backing for the topics listed above.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Vesanto Melina, MS, RD, completed her under-graduate and graduate work
at the University of Toronto and the University of London, England.
She has taught nutrition at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver
and at Seattle's Bastyr University. She is co-author of the 2003 Position
of the American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada: Vegetarian
Diets. She was a coordinator for the Vegetarian Nutrition section (Chapter
10) of the American Dietetics Association's Manual of Clinical Dietetics.
Vesanto is widely known in the media-press, TV and radio. She is an
internationally known speaker and has presented workshops on the topic
of vegetarian nutrition to over 2200 dietitians across North America.
Vesanto received the prestigious Clintec award for leadership in dietetics.
She regularly consults for government, industry, and for individual
clients from her office in Langley (near Vancouver) British Columbia.
Her website is www.nutrispeak.com
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