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“Get the Facts: Hot Topics in Nutrition

May 11, 2006

8:30     Registration and Continental Breakfast – Deans’ Auditorium- Pfendler Hall

8:50     Welcome

Connie Weaver – Department of Foods and Nutrition, Head

9:00     “Lessons from the NIH Women’s Health Initiative”        

Connie Weaver, PhD – Purdue University, Foods & Nutrition

           

9:40     “Can Green Tea Make a Difference?”

            Dorothy Morré, PhD – Purdue University, Foods & Nutrition

10:10   Break – Poster Session and Exhibits

10:35   “Trans Fats”

            Kim Buhman, PhD & Jon Story, PhD

            Purdue University, Foods & Nutrition

11:15   “Are Personalized Dietary Recommendations Possible?

              -How Genetics Influence Nutrition.”

            James Fleet, PhD – Purdue University, Foods & Nutrition

12:00   Lunch – Network with available Hall of Fame Honorees

            (Box lunch available upon request)

1:15     “Nutrient Bioaccessibility”

            Peter Ellis, PhD – King’s College, London

2:00     “Vitamin E and Health”

Qing Jiang, PhD – Purdue University, Foods & Nutrition

2:30     Stretch

2:45     “Beverages & Obesity

            Rick Mattes, PhD, RD – Purdue University, Foods & Nutrition

3:30     “Reflections”

            Karen Konzelman, PhD, RD          

           

3:45     Adjourn

 

For registration information contact Conferences.

 

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