Next Summit: Food as Medicine

Event Summary

Start Date/Time: 5/9/2024 7:30 AM
End Date/Time: 5/9/2024 10:00 AM
Venue: Plant City
Address: 334 South Water St.
City: Providence
State: Rhode Island
Zip: 02903
Summary: A Healthy and Affordable Alternative to Weight Loss Drugs for Your Workforce

Event Description

Food as Medicine: A Healthy and Affordable Alternative to Weight Loss Drugs for Your Workforce

The demand for weight loss injections like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy, which also have serious health risks, has rapidly increased over the last couple of years. However, there is another option to consider utilizing in the workplace in the effort to combat the obesity epidemic: using plant-based food as medicine.

Join us for our next summit as we discuss "Food as Medicine," a discussion on the benefits of plant-based nutrition, to both improve the overall health of your workforce and lower healthcare costs for your organization. Hear the impressive results of the plant-based eating study conducted at 10 of the Geico Insurance company's worksites.

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This is a complimentary event for RIBGH members!

Non-member price - $25

Parking: Please park in spaces numbered 20-43 at the venue if possible please. 

Topics will include:

• the current state the obesity epidemic in America;
• the impact healthy nutrition has on employees, including preventing and reversing chronic diseases like heart disease, obesity and type 2 diabetes;
• reasons to consider nutrition intervention in the workforce, including a decrease in healthcare spending, medication usage, time lost from work, and an increase in productivity;
• an explanation of the difference between eating plant-based meals and being vegan/removing meat from your diet;
• an in-depth look at the Geico Study, a large multi-center study of plant-based nutrition intervention at 10 of the insurance giant's worksites around the country;
• learn how a BCBS Plan implemented plant-based eating at their worksite.

TAKEAWAYS: Attendees will walk away with an understanding of benefits, implementation tools, and community resources to help you further consider utilizing plant-based nutrition at your organization.

SPEAKERS

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