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Nutrition 230 — at a Glance
| Course: | A Primer on the Role of Diet and Chronic Disease · 2 PACE-approved CE hours |
| Faculty: | Howard Benedikt, DC, DCBCN · Clinical Nutrition Faculty, CCEDseminars |
| Format: | On-demand online video with assessment · downloadable handouts · instant certificate |
| Pricing: | $20/hr · automatic 10% off at 6–9 hrs, 20% off at 10+ hrs in one order · no promo codes |
| Approval: | PACE Provider #34015544 · co-sponsored by Texas Chiropractic College · acceptance varies by state |
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Cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity and cancer now account for the majority of deaths and disability in the United States — and diet is the most powerful modifiable driver of all four. Nutrition 230 equips chiropractors with an evidence-based understanding of the dietary factors that drive or prevent chronic disease, from the epidemiological burden through the inflammatory mechanisms to the protective dietary patterns and the counseling frameworks that make the evidence usable in a visit.
Dr. Howard Benedikt begins with the burden of chronic disease in the U.S., then works through how ultra-processed foods, high glycemic-load carbohydrates and excess saturated fat activate the pro-inflammatory pathways behind atherosclerosis, insulin resistance and carcinogenesis; the protective patterns — Mediterranean, DASH and plant-forward — and how fiber, whole grains and anti-inflammatory fats modulate CRP, improve insulin sensitivity and reduce all-cause mortality; and the clinical translation — communication frameworks, realistic goal-setting and identifying the patients at greatest risk from their dietary history.
Choose Your Nutrition Path — Three Lanes, One Curriculum
The Nutrition library — sixty-eight courses by Howard Benedikt, DC, DCBCN — organizes into three working lanes: the gut, the brain, and the conditions you already treat. Nutrition 201–210 is the foundation block, 211–220 the second, 221–230 the third, 231–240 the fourth, 241–250 the fifth, and 201–224 together form the 48-hour Clinical Nutrition Certification (CNC). Two hours each.
1 · Gut, Microbiome, Digestion and Detoxification
Where nutrient status is decided and where systemic inflammation is won or lost — from the intro principles of micronutrients and absorption to the microbiome, the liver’s biotransformation pathways, the GI disease files, the gut/brain connection, functional GI testing, and digestive enzymes.
201: Introduction to Clinical Nutrition
205: Detoxification
207: Microbiota & the Musculoskeletal System
208: Detoxification II
213: Gastrointestinal Disease & Nutrition
214: An Integrative Approach to Gastrointestinal Disease II
221: The Gut/Brain Connection
225: Functional Medicine Testing for GI Disturbances
248: Maximizing Health Through Proper Digestion and Absorption
258: Oxidative Stress Detoxification — Better Responses to Chiropractic Care
2 · Brain, Mood, Stress and the Nervous System
Nutritional neurology — the headache patient, the stress physiology your patients carry through the door, the brain-game files on how food drives cognition, the nutrition-and-mood pair, the fatigued patient, memory and dementia, nervous-system function, chronic fatigue with myofascial pain, the concussion protocol, the maladaptive stress response, and the fatigue work-up.
203: Nutritional Management of Headaches
204: Chiropractic Nutrition for Stress Management
211: The Brain Game — How Nutrition Impacts Brain Function
212: The Brain Game II — How Food Impacts Brain Function
218: Nutrition and Mood
219: Nutrition and Mood II
228: Dealing with Fatigue in Clinical Practice
233: Memory, Dementia, and Chiropractic Care
234: Optimal Nervous System Function & Nutrition
237: Chronic Fatigue and Myofascial Pain Syndrome — an Integrative Approach
240: Nutritional Management of Concussions in a Clinical Setting
242: Maladaptive Stress Response & Musculoskeletal Disease
244: Managing the Fatigued Patient
247: Optimizing Nervous System Function with Nutrition
251: Autonomic Nervous System Regulation
253: Stress Management II
254: Stress I — How Managing Stress Leads to Better Patient Outcomes
263: Stress Update — Supporting Our Patients During Uncertain Times
264: Brain Game III — How Food Impacts Brain Function
3 · Musculoskeletal, Immune, Hormonal and Clinical Conditions
Nutritional management layered onto what you already treat — arthritic and autoimmune joints, neuropathy and neuropathic pain, immune resilience and the cold-and-flu season, lipids and cholesterol, antioxidants, endocrine disruptors, the thyroid and hormone-testing files, menopause and estrogen, vitamin D, sports injuries, diet and chronic disease, women’s musculoskeletal health, the pain files, the pediatric pair, osteoporosis, and the commonly seen conditions. You are here: Nutrition 230.
202: Nutritional Management of Arthritic Disease
206: Management of Neuropathy
209: Nutrition & the Immune System
210: The Fat Story & Cholesterol
215: Antioxidants in Health and Disease
216: Antioxidants in Health and Disease II
217: Endocrine Disruptors in Health & Disease
220: Management of Autoimmune Disorders — Rheumatoid Arthritis
222: Assessing Thyroid Health in Clinical Practice I
223: Assessing Hormones in Clinical Practice I
224: Assessing Hormones in Clinical Practice II
226: Women’s Health Issues — Focus on Menopause and Estrogen
227: Vitamin D & Musculoskeletal Health
229: Nutritional Management of Sports Injuries
230: A Primer on the Role of Diet and Chronic Disease
231: Women’s Health Issues and the Musculoskeletal System
232: An Integrative Approach to the Musculoskeletal System
235: Pediatric Nutrition & Chiropractic I
236: Pediatric Nutrition & Chiropractic II
238: Chiropractic and Osteoporosis
239: Treating Commonly Seen Conditions in Chiropractic Practice
241: Strengthen Your Immune and Musculoskeletal System through Nutrition and Chiropractic
243: Joint Pain & Inflammation
245: Natural Remedies for the Pain Patient
246: Keeping Healthy During Cold and Flu Season
249: New Strategies for Pain Management in the Chiropractic Setting
250: Neuropathic Pain Management
252: Special Topics in Nutrition
255: Autoimmune Disease II
256: Sports Injury Management in a Chiropractic Office
257: Bone Health
259: Path to Wellness
260: Nutrition and Musculoskeletal Health
261: Wellness and Chiropractic
262: Women’s Health and Nutrition
265: Neuropathy — Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Approaches
266: Comprehensive Approach for Treatment of Joints, Tendons and Ligaments
267: How Nutrition and Chiropractic Go Hand in Hand
269: Nutritional Management of Neuropathy
Every course in the series is 2 PACE-approved CE hours at $40, and the automatic bundle discounts apply across the whole lane. The full 68-course catalog continues on the Nutrition category page.
What You’ll Learn in Nutrition 230
Identify the primary dietary factors driving chronic disease in the U.S. — cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity and cancer.
Explain the mechanisms by which diet promotes systemic inflammation — glycemic load, saturated fat and ultra-processed foods activating pro-inflammatory pathways, insulin resistance and endothelial dysfunction.
Describe the protective dietary patterns — Mediterranean, DASH and plant-forward — and the evidence behind each.
Explain how macronutrient quality — fiber, whole grains and anti-inflammatory fats — modulates CRP, insulin sensitivity and all-cause mortality.
Apply evidence-based dietary patterns in chiropractic patient counseling with practical communication and goal-setting frameworks.
Develop practical dietary recommendations to reduce chronic disease risk in the patients you already treat.
Your Nutrition Faculty
Howard Benedikt, DC, DCBCN — instructor of this course. Board-certified chiropractic clinical nutritionist, Diplomate and President of the Chiropractic Board of Clinical Nutrition, with more than 30 years in clinical nutrition and functional medicine. He authors all 68 courses in the CCEDseminars Nutrition library and the Clinical Nutrition Certification (CNC) track at its core, and is known for translating complex nutritional biochemistry into practical, office-ready protocols — here, the diet-inflammation-disease chain and the counseling that breaks it.
Full bio and the complete instructor roster: CCEDseminars faculty page.
Where Nutrition CE Hours Count — State Rules Worth Knowing
Nutrition coursework is clinical subject matter — assessment, clinical reasoning and nutritional management of patient conditions — which is exactly what several state boards ask for. In Iowa, these hours serve the 36-hour clinical case-management minimum; in Rhode Island, they address the 50-of-60 clinical requirement; and in Vermont — where practice-building coursework earns nothing — patient-care education like this counts fully under the clinical-focus rule.
Online-format allowances still vary by state — some accept every hour online, others cap distance learning or require in-person blocks. Check your state’s guide in the full state directory before building your renewal plan.
Build Your Nutrition Block — or Take the Credential
Every course in the Nutrition series runs 2 hours at $40, so the automatic discounts do the bundling for you: 6–9 hours in one order earns 10% off, and 10 or more earns 20% off — any ten courses from the series is 20 hours, which clears the 20% tier at roughly $320 instead of $400, with no promo codes. Diet and Chronic Disease pairs naturally with Nutrition 210 on fats and cholesterol and Nutrition 215 on antioxidants; the three together reach 6 hours and the 10% tier. Pursuing the credential? The Clinical Nutrition Certification (CNC) packages Nutrition 201–224 — 48 hours — in a single $960 checkout. Browse Nutrition Courses
Nutrition 230 — Frequently Asked Questions
What does Nutrition 230 cover?
Nutrition 230 covers the role of diet in chronic disease for chiropractors: the U.S. burden of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity and cancer, how ultra-processed foods, glycemic load and saturated fat drive systemic inflammation, the protective Mediterranean, DASH and plant-forward patterns, the macronutrient-quality evidence on fiber, whole grains and healthy fats, and the counseling frameworks for practice. Also known as diet and chronic disease prevention, anti-inflammatory diet counseling, or nutrition and chronic disease for chiropractors.
Which dietary patterns does the course cover for chronic disease prevention?
Three evidence-based patterns — the Mediterranean diet, the DASH diet and plant-based approaches — each evaluated for its clinical evidence, anti-inflammatory mechanisms and feasibility for chiropractic patient populations. Dietary fiber, whole grains and omega-3 fatty acids are discussed for their roles in reducing cardiovascular risk, improving insulin sensitivity and lowering inflammatory markers such as CRP.
How does diet contribute to systemic inflammation and chronic disease?
A diet high in ultra-processed foods, refined carbohydrates and saturated fat promotes pro-inflammatory cytokine release, impairs insulin signaling and accelerates endothelial dysfunction — pathways directly linked to cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity and certain cancers. The course details those mechanisms at the cellular level so the recommendations you make in practice rest on the science.
How can chiropractors practically apply dietary counseling in patient visits?
The final module addresses clinical translation directly: communication frameworks for discussing dietary habits, strategies for setting realistic goals, and how to identify the patients at greatest chronic disease risk from their dietary history — skills that complement musculoskeletal care by addressing the systemic contributors to pain, inflammation and functional decline.
How many CE hours is it, and where does it sit in the Nutrition series?
It is 2 PACE-approved CE hours. Nutrition 230 sits in the musculoskeletal, immune, hormonal and clinical-conditions lane of the Nutrition series with Dr. Howard Benedikt, alongside Nutrition 209 (Nutrition & the Immune System), 210 (The Fat Story & Cholesterol), 215 and 216 (Antioxidants) and 229 (Sports Injuries).
State Approval and Licensing Reminder
Continuing education requirements — including online-hour caps and clinical-hour minimums — vary by jurisdiction. Review the online chiropractic CE guidelines page and contact CCEDseminars with questions about your specific licensing requirements before registering.
Ready to Enroll in Nutrition 230?
Most of the chronic disease in your practice was built at the table. Two hours here give you the mechanisms, the protective patterns and the counseling frameworks to change what your patients eat — and what happens to them next.
CCEDseminars · PACE Provider #34015544 · Reviewed by Monte Horne, DC · Last updated September 2026 (CT)