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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 83, No. 1, 181-182, January 2006
© 2006 American Society for Clinical Nutrition

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

Continuing Medical Education

Objectives

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 December 31, 2006. 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: Weinbrenner T, Schröder H, Escurriol V, et al. Circulating oxidized LDL is associated with increased waist circumference independent of body mass index in men and women. Am J Clin Nutr 2006;83:30–5.

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

CME exam

  1. Which of the following statements best describes potential linkages between increased waist circumference (WC) and cardiovascular disease risk?
    1. Cardiovascular disease risk is dependent on smoking and hypertension, regardless of WC.
    2. Increased WC is a function of generalized adiposity.
    3. Increased WC is a measure of visceral adiposity, which is associated with increased production of prooxidant and inflammatory cytokines.
    4. Body mass index is a better measure of cardiovascular disease risk than is WC.

  2. Which of the following statements best describes a mechanism between increased visceral obesity and cardiovascular disease risk?
    1. Each factor is independent of the other.
    2. Leptin production is proportionate to visceral adiposity and stimulates the release of prooxidant cytokines that increase concentrations of oxidized LDL.
    3. Adipocyte mass is unrelated to cytokine production.
    4. HDL cholesterol is increased in proportion to adipocyte mass.

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

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Related articles in AJCN:

Circulating oxidized LDL is associated with increased waist circumference independent of body mass index in men and women
Tanja Weinbrenner, Helmut Schröder, Veronica Escurriol, Montserrat Fito, Roberto Elosua, Joan Vila, Jaume Marrugat, and Maria-Isabel Covas
AJCN 2006 83: 30-35. [Abstract] [Full Text]  




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