Wednesday 19 March 2025 at 7pm GMT

Neurologic and Other Chronic Disease Mortality in U.S. Vegetarians and Non-vegetarians

with Professor Gary E. Fraser, Loma Linda University

Hosted by Rohini Bajekal, Nutritionist & Board Member of Plant-Based Health Professionals UK
(CPD Accredited by the CPD Certification Service for 1 CPD hour and CME accredited for the LM MOC)

Participants should become better informed about the mortality and health advantages of plant-based diets. Some recently published analyses indicate important areas that deserve more research, particularly regarding neurologic mortality in the very elderly. This knowledge should enable more informed dietary choices that can result in healthier aging.

What will I learn from this webinar?

  • Gain better understanding of methodological challenges in nutritional epidemiology and the appropriate interpretation of results.
  • Appreciate the level of evidence favouring health effects of plant-based dietary patterns, and that there are some differences in outcomes between those patterns.
  • To note that dietary effects on health may be non-linear, and may also differ according to age and gender.
Neurologic and other chronic disease mortality in US vegetarians and non-vegetarians webinar

About the speaker

Gary Fraser is Distinguished Professor of Medicine (cardiology) and Epidemiology at Loma Linda University, CA, conducting research on nutritional epidemiology and vegetarian nutrition. As director of the Adventist health studies for 37 years, including the Adventist Health Study-2 cohort (96,000 participants), he has received over $30 million in NIH research support and contributed to more than 300 peer-reviewed publications. Dr Fraser holds a medical degree from Otago University (New Zealand), a doctorate in epidemiology from the University of Auckland, and specialist credentials (FRACP, FACC, FAHA). He has authored two Oxford University Press books and received Loma Linda University’s Distinguished Researcher Award. He enjoys classical piano (ATCL qualification), and hiking, especially in New Zealand.

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This webinar lasts one hour including a Live Q&A. Questions may be submitted to rohini@pbhp.uk