This week on Health Matters, Courtney talks with nutritionist Gabrielle Gambino and Dr. Jonathan Waitman about the role that sweeteners play in our diet, and how certain options like high-fructose corn syrup and cane sugar impact our health.
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Dr. Jonathan Waitman is board certified in Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition. He is the course director for the nutrition curriculum and Weill Cornell Medical College. He is also the Medical Director for Specialized Nutrition Support New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill-Cornell Medical Center. Following completion of his training in Internal Medicine he then went to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center where he completed a fellowship in clinical nutrition. He has co-authored numerous articles on the subject of obesity.
Gabrielle Gambino, MS, RD, CDN, CNSC has undergraduate degrees in Clinical Nutrition and Public Relations from Penn State University. She later went on to complete her Master’s in Clinical Nutrition at New York University, and obtained her specialty certification as a Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC). Gabrielle specializes in nutrition care for patients with advanced heart failure and enjoys finding novel ways to optimize patients' nutritional status before advanced therapies.
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