Continuing Medical Education

After evaluating an article designated for Continuing Medical Education (CME) in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN), participants in the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) CME program should be able to show that their knowledge of clinical nutrition has increased. Participants should also be able to evaluate whether the clinical information provided in the CME-designated article is relevant to the provision of patient care.

Accreditation and credits

The ASN is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The ASN designates each CME program for 1 hour of category 1 credit toward the American Medical Association (AMA) Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he or she actually spent on the education program.

Instructions

Each issue of the AJCN will usually include at least 2 articles designated for CME credit. After reading the CME-designated article, select the best answer to each exam question listed below and complete the evaluation. To receive CME credit, you should return the exam and evaluation pages along with the CME Participant Response Form by August 31, 2007. Please fax the pages to the ASN at 301-634-7351 or mail them to the following address: American Society for Nutrition, CME Program, 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814. Note that all responses must be prepaid. Answers to the questions will be mailed to all participants, and certificates of credit will be sent to participants who successfully complete each exam. Please be sure to make a photocopy of the exam for your records before submitting it to the ASN.

Article: Butte NF, Cai G, Cole SA, Comuzzie AG. Viva la Familia Study: genetic and environmental contributions to childhood obesity and its comorbidities in the Hispanic population. Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84:646–54.

One hour of category 1 credit will be issued for successful completion of this entire exam.

CME exam

1. Which of the following factors best explains the current obesity epidemic?

1. Genetic factors that regulate body composition
   
2. Environmental factors, such as inadequate diet and excessive carbohydrate intake
   
3. Genetic factors that interact with permissive environmental factors
   
4. The introduction of poor-quality refined foods into the Western diet
   

2. Which metabolic comorbidity develops in childhood obesity?

1. Type 2 diabetes
   
2. Hypertension
   
3. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
   
4. All of the above
   
5. None of the above
   

3. Which ethnic group has the highest prevalence of obesity in the US population?

1. Eastern European immigrants
   
2. African Americans
   
3. Hispanic Americans
   
4. Whites of English or Irish descent living in southeastern states
   

4. Which of the following groupings of genetic predictors is most likely to contribute to obesity risk in childhood?

1. Those that regulate appetite control
   
2. Those that regulate energy expenditure
   
3. Those that regulate lipid and carbohydrate metabolism
   
4. Combinations of the above
   
5. None of the above
   

CME exam evaluation

1. Were the CME program objectives successfully met?

1. Yes
   
2. No
   
3. Partially (please explain)
   

2. Did you find this article and its CME questions relevant to your practice?

1. Yes
   
2. No
   
3. Partially (please explain)
   

3. Will completion of this CME exam affect the way that you treat your patients?

1. Yes (please explain)
   
2. No
   

4. Was the information presented in this article objective, balanced, and free of commercial bias?

1. Yes
   
2. No
   

Comments

Related articles in AJCN:

Viva la Familia Study: genetic and environmental contributions to childhood obesity and its comorbidities in the Hispanic population

Nancy F Butte, Guowen Cai, Shelley A Cole, and Anthony G Comuzzie
AJCN 2006 84: 646-654. [Full Text]