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Join Christopher Gardner, PhD, to explore and debunk some of the seemingly controversial topics in nutrition today, including organic foods, eggs, dietary cholesterol, and GMOs (genetically modified organisms). Dr. Gardner will help us understand that foods are not “good” or “bad” in themselves. What you eat those foods with and what you eat those foods instead of makes a difference when it comes to human health! Dr. Gardner will also share his philosopher/scientist approach to nutrition, helping us think more broadly and flexibly about the impact of our food choices on animal welfare, the environment, and farm workers’ health. Walk away with a better framework for deciding what foods are right for you in this evidence-based, entertaining, and humorous presentation from one of the most respected nutrition scientists in the world today.  

Christopher Gardner, Ph.D. is the Rehnborg Farquhar Professor of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine and Research Professor at Stanford Prevention Research Center. He is known for conducting some of the most famous and often-cited studies on nutrition and for his work using the “holy grail” of nutritional science, the randomized controlled trial (RCT). He chairs the American Heart Association Nutrition Committee and is actively working on an elite committee to update the 2025 U.S. Dietary Guidelines. Despite Dr. Gardner’s impressive credentials, he is also known as a “Bohemian wannabe” who loves food as much as he loves science, and who doesn’t take either – or himself – too seriously. His not-stuffy approach to the unpredictable and exciting world of science helps him connect deeply with his audiences.