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Join us for a talk with renowned Professor and Researcher, Dr. Chung S. Yang. He has spent decades working together with his students and collaborators to contribute to the field of Diet/Nutrition and Disease Prevention, and has been teaching a course on this topic at Rutgers University for the past 30+ years. In this one-hour talk, Dr. Yang will introduce some basic principles in nutrition and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Then, he will discuss the scientific basis, adaptation and limitations of the Guidelines as well as the Plant-Based Diet. There will be ample time for Q&A. Dr. Yang has asked for the audience members to submit questions beforehand so that he can design his talk around topics of interest.