Presentation Description: There has been a lot of talk about protein lately. Everyone is talking about increasing protein in your meals, but is this just another fad? Is there such a thing as eating too much protein? Are there negative side effects to eating protein that we are not hearing about? Come hear the benefits and dangers of eating more protein, and see if you are getting enough or even too much protein in your diet.
Presenter Bio: Stacie Ellis, PhD, RDN, LD, is the Registered Dietitian at the University of Texas at Arlington, where she provides nutrition consultations and education for the students and staff on campus. Stacie is the proud owner of EXCELLIS Nutrition, a company geared towards performance nutrition, weight management, disordered eating, and medical nutrition therapy. Stacie serves as a consulting dietitian for Wellness Concepts and Health Fairs Direct. She recently received her Doctoral degree in Nutrition with a minor in Kinesiology at Texas Woman’s University. Her dissertation involved comparing a high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet to a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet on performance in dancers. She has been interviewed with Women’s Health Magazine, The Oak Cliff Documentary, and Texas Metro News, and she also completed the Certificate of Training in Adult Weight Management Program.