Integrating nutrition into practice

Nutritional Genomics & Other Omics

Understanding the intricate relationships between genes, metabolites, and dietary choices is paramount to delivering personalized nutrition guidance. This introductory course covers nutritional genomics, microbiomics, and other omics sciences to help clinicians understand the value and impact that these applications have for tailoring interventions for improved patient outcomes.

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Nutritional Genomics & Other Omics

Advanced Practice Module
$ 99
  • Describe how the fields of nutritional genomics and microbiomics are informing personalized nutrition research and practice
  • Identify major processes involved in modulating gene expression
  • Describe the relationships between various omics sciences and how they pertain to the science & practice of personalized nutrition
  • Understand the nutritional impact of clinically relevant SNPs
  • Distinguish factors that beneficially or negatively influence microbial diversity
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Clinical Reference Sheets

Resources you can implement immediately into your practice.

Become a Certified Personalized Nutrition Practitioner

This module is part of the coursework requirement for the Certified Personalized Nutrition Practitioner credential.

Earn up to 3 CE/CME

The ANA designates this enduring material for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

The BCNS designates this activity for a maximum of 3 Continuing Education credits for Certified Nutrition Specialists.

Presenters

Ahmed El-Sohemy, PhD

Ahmed El-Sohemy is a renowned scientist and leader in the field of nutritional genomics. He is Professor of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto, where he received his PhD. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. El-Sohemy has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and serves on the editorial and review boards of scientific and medical journals and granting agencies. Dr. El-Sohemy is a founding member of the ANA’s Scientific Advisory Board. He has served on Health Canada’s Scientific Advisory Board and several international expert advisory panels. He received the Centrum Foundation New Scientist Award for Outstanding Research by the Canadian Nutrition Society and the Mark Bieber and Stanley Wallach Awards from the American College of Nutrition. He is the founder of Nutrigenomix, Inc.

Artemis P. Simopoulos, MD, FACN

Artemis Simopoulos is a luminary in the field of nutritional genomics and fatty acid metabolism. She is the Founder and President of The Center for Genetics, Nutrition and Health (CGNH), a nonprofit educational organization in Washington, D.C. A graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University, with a major in Chemistry, and a graduate of the Boston University School of Medicine, Dr. Simopoulos is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. She co-founded the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids (ISSFAL) in 1991 and the International Society of Nutrigenetics/Nutrigenomics (ISNN). She has written extensively on genetic variation and nutrition; nutrition and fitness; the characteristics of obesity and body weight standards; evolutionary aspects of diet and fatty acids; and on the role of omega-3 fatty acids in health and disease and in growth and development. She has edited over 50 books and journal supplements in addition to publishing over 365 scientific papers. She is a distinguished Fellow of the ANA.

Bibiana Garcia-Bailo, PhD

Bibiana García-Bailo is a distinguished researcher and educator, focusing on the relationship between genetic variation and diet, health and lifestyle. She is Sr. Nutrition Scientist with General Mills and Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, where she received her PhD. Dr. García-Bailo held senior research positions at the Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition at General Mills, Tufts University, and the Public Health Agency of Canada. She has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles and has presented at scientific conferences, government agencies and research organizations worldwide. Dr. García-Bailo has received several awards for her research work, including the 2014 Canadian Nutrition Society PhD Dissertation Research Award and the 2012 American Society for Nutrition Nutritional Sciences Council Research Award.

Lara Zakaria, RPh, CNS, IFMCP

Laura Zakaria combines her expertise in pharmacy and training in functional nutrition to design personalized nutrition protocols to optimize patient health outcomes. She is a functional medicine pharmacist, nutritionist, and public health professional based in New York City. She received her BS in pharmacy from Rutgers University and the Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Colorado. She holds an MS in Functional Nutrition from MUIH. She is a Certified Nutrition Specialist, an IFM certified practitioner, certified health coach and member of the board of directors of the Syrian Medical Society.

Jessica Titchenal, DCN, MS, CNS, CN

Jessica Titchenal is a Doctor of Clinical Nutrition, Certified Nutrition Specialist, and certified nutritionist in Washington state. Jessica received her M.S. in Nutrition & Integrative Health and DCN from Maryland University of Integrative Health. She has worked with practitioners seeking to broaden their knowledge of special topics in personalized nutrition and helped individuals transform their health through her practice.

ANA Specialty Training Program Disclaimer

The American Nutrition Association and the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists, and each of its respective affiliates, directors, officers, and/or agents (collectively, “ANA”) provide this program (the “Program”) solely for the purpose of providing information to participants. The material presented in the Program has been prepared in good faith with the goal of providing accurate and authoritative information regarding the subject matter covered. ANA will endeavor to provide updates and additions to the Program as needed.

The information presented in this Program is not meant to take the place of medical training or intervention. Completion of the Program or any section of it does not confer any practice rights or privileges. Practice rights are based on state licensure laws which vary from state to state and by profession. Participants should familiarize themselves with and abide by the scope of practice regulations as set forth in applicable licensure laws, regulations, and other rules.

ANA makes no representation or warranty of any kind regarding any information, apparatus, product, or process discussed in the Program, and ANA assumes no liability therefore.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS PROVIDED IN THE PROGRAM ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS-IS” BASIS AND MAY INCLUDE ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES. THE PARTICIPANT ASSUMES THE SOLE RISK OF MAKING USE AND/OR RELYING ON THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS PROVIDED IN THE PROGRAM. ANA MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY, LEGALITY, UTILITY, OR ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS PROVIDED IN THE PROGRAM. ALL SUCH INFORMATION AND MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

This material is the confidential and proprietary information of the American Nutrition Association and may not be shared with any parties other than those who have registered in the Program. Any reproduction or transmission of all or part of the Program materials, whether by electronic, mechanical, recorded, other means, without prior written consent of the American Nutrition Association shall be an infringement.

ANA hereby grants permission to registrants to share the Client Handouts with their clients, but only in the format provided, you may not add any logos, names, or customization and you must maintain on the Handouts the ANA copyright information and branding.

Access to each self-study Program is designated with a specified duration. Participants must complete the Program and view and download materials before the expiration of use. No access to course materials will be available after expiration of the Program. Once a Program is purchased, ANA is unable to issue refunds, credits, or transfers for any Program.

The learner is responsible for meeting all Program prerequisites. Completion of any Program does not entitle the learner to a certification, which involves a separate application process and credential awarded with the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists.

Certification Requirements
Certification Requirements

To be eligible for the Certified Personalized Nutrition Practitioner (CPNP) credential, candidates must meet each of the following requirements:

1. Education

Degree and Training Requirements

Degree Requirement: The candidate must hold one of the following:

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in the field of nutrition, dietetics, or related health science field from a United States regionally accredited college or university, or its foreign equivalent; or
  • Master of Science or doctoral degree in health science or medicine, from a United States regionally accredited college or university, or its foreign equivalent;   

“Regionally accredited” means an institution that was accredited, at the time the degree was awarded, by a regional accreditation body in the United States which is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the United States Department of Education. Degrees from institutions outside the U.S. must be from that country’s equivalent of a regionally accredited U.S. institution and translated. Licenses from countries outside of the U.S. must be translated and have nutrition in legal scope of practice.


Training Requirement: All candidates must have completed all three modules of the American Nutrition Association (ANA) Personalized Nutrition Practitioner Training program. Please do not apply to sit for the exam until you have completed the training program.

2.  Examination

The candidate must pass the Certification Examination for Personalized Nutrition Practitioners. 

The Certification Examination for Personalized Nutrition Practitioners is designed to test the knowledge and skills acquired by those who have successfully completed the educational requirements outlined above.  

The CPNP Exam is offered year-round and can be taken once the training is complete.

To apply for the CPNP Exam: https://lms.theana.org/courses/56097

3. Experience

  • State license or certification as a healthcare practitioner in the U.S. with nutrition in legal scope of practice, including MD/DO, DC, ND, NP, PA, APRN, Pharmacists, RDN, or foreign equivalent; and
Disclosure

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, planning committees, moderators, faculty, and all others in control of the educational content of the continuing education activity must disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies that they may have had within the past 24 months. If an individual refuses to disclose financial relationships, they will be disqualified from being a part of the planning and implementation of the activity. Owners and/or employees of an ineligible company with business lines or products relating to the content of the activity will not be permitted to participate in the planning or execution of any accredited program. All listed relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for individuals in control of content have been mitigated.

Accreditation

The American Nutrition Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Nutrition Association designates this enduring material for a maximum of 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists designates this activity for a maximum of 40 Continuing Education credits for Certified Nutrition Specialists.

Disclosure

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, planning committees, moderators, faculty, and all others in control of the educational content of the continuing education activity must disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies that they may have had within the past 24 months. If an individual refuses to disclose financial relationships, they will be disqualified from being a part of the planning and implementation of the activity. Owners and/or employees of an ineligible company with business lines or products relating to the content of the activity will not be permitted to participate in the planning or execution of any accredited program. All listed relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for individuals in control of content have been mitigated.

A complete listing of disclosures for all those involved in developing and influencing the content of this activity is below.

Conflict of Interest (COI) Mitigation

All relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies listed for individuals in control of content have been mitigated using a multi-step process including independent peer review of presentations.

View Faculty Disclosures

Clinical Reference Sheets

Resources you can implement immediately into your practice.

Become a Certified Personalized Nutrition Practitioner

This module is part of the coursework requirement for the Certified Personalized Nutrition Practitioner credential.

Earn up to 3 CE/CME

The ANA designates this enduring material for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

The BCNS designates this activity for a maximum of 3 Continuing Education credits for Certified Nutrition Specialists.

Ahmed El-Sohemy, PhD

Ahmed El-Sohemy is a renowned scientist and leader in the field of nutritional genomics. He is Professor of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto, where he received his PhD. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. El-Sohemy has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and serves on the editorial and review boards of scientific and medical journals and granting agencies. Dr. El-Sohemy is a founding member of the ANA’s Scientific Advisory Board. He has served on Health Canada’s Scientific Advisory Board and several international expert advisory panels. He received the Centrum Foundation New Scientist Award for Outstanding Research by the Canadian Nutrition Society and the Mark Bieber and Stanley Wallach Awards from the American College of Nutrition. He is the founder of Nutrigenomix, Inc.

Artemis P. Simopoulos, MD, FACN

Artemis Simopoulos is a luminary in the field of nutritional genomics and fatty acid metabolism. She is the Founder and President of The Center for Genetics, Nutrition and Health (CGNH), a nonprofit educational organization in Washington, D.C. A graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University, with a major in Chemistry, and a graduate of the Boston University School of Medicine, Dr. Simopoulos is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. She co-founded the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids (ISSFAL) in 1991 and the International Society of Nutrigenetics/Nutrigenomics (ISNN). She has written extensively on genetic variation and nutrition; nutrition and fitness; the characteristics of obesity and body weight standards; evolutionary aspects of diet and fatty acids; and on the role of omega-3 fatty acids in health and disease and in growth and development. She has edited over 50 books and journal supplements in addition to publishing over 365 scientific papers. She is a distinguished Fellow of the ANA.

Bibiana Garcia-Bailo, PhD

Bibiana García-Bailo is a distinguished researcher and educator, focusing on the relationship between genetic variation and diet, health and lifestyle. She is Sr. Nutrition Scientist with General Mills and Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, where she received her PhD. Dr. García-Bailo held senior research positions at the Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition at General Mills, Tufts University, and the Public Health Agency of Canada. She has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles and has presented at scientific conferences, government agencies and research organizations worldwide. Dr. García-Bailo has received several awards for her research work, including the 2014 Canadian Nutrition Society PhD Dissertation Research Award and the 2012 American Society for Nutrition Nutritional Sciences Council Research Award.

Lara Zakaria, RPh, CNS, IFMCP

Laura Zakaria combines her expertise in pharmacy and training in functional nutrition to design personalized nutrition protocols to optimize patient health outcomes. She is a functional medicine pharmacist, nutritionist, and public health professional based in New York City. She received her BS in pharmacy from Rutgers University and the Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Colorado. She holds an MS in Functional Nutrition from MUIH. She is a Certified Nutrition Specialist, an IFM certified practitioner, certified health coach and member of the board of directors of the Syrian Medical Society.

Jessica Titchenal, DCN, MS, CNS, CN

Jessica Titchenal is a Doctor of Clinical Nutrition, Certified Nutrition Specialist, and certified nutritionist in Washington state. Jessica received her M.S. in Nutrition & Integrative Health and DCN from Maryland University of Integrative Health. She has worked with practitioners seeking to broaden their knowledge of special topics in personalized nutrition and helped individuals transform their health through her practice.

ANA Specialty Training Program Disclaimer

The American Nutrition Association and the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists, and each of its respective affiliates, directors, officers, and/or agents (collectively, “ANA”) provide this program (the “Program”) solely for the purpose of providing information to participants. The material presented in the Program has been prepared in good faith with the goal of providing accurate and authoritative information regarding the subject matter covered. ANA will endeavor to provide updates and additions to the Program as needed.

The information presented in this Program is not meant to take the place of medical training or intervention. Completion of the Program or any section of it does not confer any practice rights or privileges. Practice rights are based on state licensure laws which vary from state to state and by profession. Participants should familiarize themselves with and abide by the scope of practice regulations as set forth in applicable licensure laws, regulations, and other rules.

ANA makes no representation or warranty of any kind regarding any information, apparatus, product, or process discussed in the Program, and ANA assumes no liability therefore.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS PROVIDED IN THE PROGRAM ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS-IS” BASIS AND MAY INCLUDE ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES. THE PARTICIPANT ASSUMES THE SOLE RISK OF MAKING USE AND/OR RELYING ON THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS PROVIDED IN THE PROGRAM. ANA MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY, LEGALITY, UTILITY, OR ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS PROVIDED IN THE PROGRAM. ALL SUCH INFORMATION AND MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

This material is the confidential and proprietary information of the American Nutrition Association and may not be shared with any parties other than those who have registered in the Program. Any reproduction or transmission of all or part of the Program materials, whether by electronic, mechanical, recorded, other means, without prior written consent of the American Nutrition Association shall be an infringement.

ANA hereby grants permission to registrants to share the Client Handouts with their clients, but only in the format provided, you may not add any logos, names, or customization and you must maintain on the Handouts the ANA copyright information and branding.

Access to each self-study Program is designated with a specified duration. Participants must complete the Program and view and download materials before the expiration of use. No access to course materials will be available after expiration of the Program. Once a Program is purchased, ANA is unable to issue refunds, credits, or transfers for any Program.

The learner is responsible for meeting all Program prerequisites. Completion of any Program does not entitle the learner to a certification, which involves a separate application process and credential awarded with the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists.

Certification Requirements
Certification Requirements

To be eligible for the Certified Personalized Nutrition Practitioner (CPNP) credential, candidates must meet each of the following requirements:

1. Education

Degree and Training Requirements

Degree Requirement: The candidate must hold one of the following:

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in the field of nutrition, dietetics, or related health science field from a United States regionally accredited college or university, or its foreign equivalent; or
  • Master of Science or doctoral degree in health science or medicine, from a United States regionally accredited college or university, or its foreign equivalent;   

“Regionally accredited” means an institution that was accredited, at the time the degree was awarded, by a regional accreditation body in the United States which is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the United States Department of Education. Degrees from institutions outside the U.S. must be from that country’s equivalent of a regionally accredited U.S. institution and translated. Licenses from countries outside of the U.S. must be translated and have nutrition in legal scope of practice.


Training Requirement: All candidates must have completed all three modules of the American Nutrition Association (ANA) Personalized Nutrition Practitioner Training program. Please do not apply to sit for the exam until you have completed the training program.

2.  Examination

The candidate must pass the Certification Examination for Personalized Nutrition Practitioners. 

The Certification Examination for Personalized Nutrition Practitioners is designed to test the knowledge and skills acquired by those who have successfully completed the educational requirements outlined above.  

The CPNP Exam is offered year-round and can be taken once the training is complete.

To apply for the CPNP Exam: https://lms.theana.org/courses/56097

3. Experience

  • State license or certification as a healthcare practitioner in the U.S. with nutrition in legal scope of practice, including MD/DO, DC, ND, NP, PA, APRN, Pharmacists, RDN, or foreign equivalent; and
Disclosure

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, planning committees, moderators, faculty, and all others in control of the educational content of the continuing education activity must disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies that they may have had within the past 24 months. If an individual refuses to disclose financial relationships, they will be disqualified from being a part of the planning and implementation of the activity. Owners and/or employees of an ineligible company with business lines or products relating to the content of the activity will not be permitted to participate in the planning or execution of any accredited program. All listed relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for individuals in control of content have been mitigated.

Accreditation

The American Nutrition Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Nutrition Association designates this enduring material for a maximum of 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists designates this activity for a maximum of 40 Continuing Education credits for Certified Nutrition Specialists.

Disclosure

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, planning committees, moderators, faculty, and all others in control of the educational content of the continuing education activity must disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies that they may have had within the past 24 months. If an individual refuses to disclose financial relationships, they will be disqualified from being a part of the planning and implementation of the activity. Owners and/or employees of an ineligible company with business lines or products relating to the content of the activity will not be permitted to participate in the planning or execution of any accredited program. All listed relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for individuals in control of content have been mitigated.

A complete listing of disclosures for all those involved in developing and influencing the content of this activity is below.

Conflict of Interest (COI) Mitigation

All relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies listed for individuals in control of content have been mitigated using a multi-step process including independent peer review of presentations.

View Faculty Disclosures