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The 6th Annual Postgraduate Nutrition Symposium 2004
Science-Based Solutions to Obesity:
What is the Role of Academia, Government,
and Industry?
PROGRAM
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Wednesday, March 10, 2004
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| 7:30 AM | Registration & Continental Breakfast | |
| 8:30 AM | Opening Remarks | W. Allan Walker, M.D., Director Division of Nutrition, Harvard Medical School |
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Morning Session:
Science-Based Facts |
Moderator: Susan Finn, Ph.D., American Council for Fitness and Nutrition |
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| 9:00 AM | Genetics of Obesity: What Do We Know? | Joel Hirschhorn, M.D., Ph.D., Harvard Medical School |
| 9:30 AM | Physical Activity and Body Weight Control | John M. Jakicic, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh |
| 10:00 AM | Coffee Break | |
| 10:30 AM | Behavior | Gary D. Foster, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania |
| 11:00 AM | The Role of Protein in Weight Loss | Frank B. Hu, M.D., Ph.D. Harvard School of Public Health |
| 11:30 AM | General Discussion | |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch | |
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Afternoon Session:
Science-Based Facts |
Moderator: Johanna Dwyer, D.Sc. Office of Dietary Supplements, NIH |
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| 1:00 PM | Portion Size and the Obesity Epidemic | Barbara J. Rolls, Ph.D. Pennsylvania State |
| 1:30 PM | Energy Density and Energy Cost | Adam Drewnowski Ph.D. University of Washington, Seattle |
| 2:00 PM | The Food and Drug Administration's Strategies for Confronting Obesity | Lester M. Crawford, DVM,Ph.D. Food and Drug Administration |
| 2:30 PM | Coffee Break | |
| 2:45 PM | Physiology of Weight Control: Lessons from Gastric Surgery | Lee Kaplan, M.D., Ph.D, Harvard Medical School |
| 3:15 PM | Success at Long-Term Weight Loss Maintenance | Rena R. Wing, Ph.D., Brown University |
| 3:45 PM | General Discussion | |
| 4:45 PM | Adjourn for the day | |
| 7:00 PM | Reception/Dinner for Invited Speakers/Sponsors Downtown Harvard Club (One Federal Street, 38th Floor) |
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Thursday, March 11
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| 7:30 AM | Continental Breakfast | |
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Morning Session:
The Role of the Following |
Moderator: George L. Blackburn, M.D., Ph.D., Harvard Medical School |
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| 8:00 AM | Academia - Best Practices in Teaching and Research | George L. Blackburn, M.D.,Ph.D Harvard Medical School |
| 8:30 AM | Government Perspective | Speaker Invited |
| 9:00 AM | NIH Obesity Research Strategic Plan | Allen M. Spiegel, M.D. Director, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health |
| 9:30 AM | Industry | Bruce Rohde Chairman and CEO, ConAgra Foods; Donald Short, The Coca-Cola Company |
| 10:30 AM | US Public Policies on Nutrition in the Future | Daniel R. Glickman Director, JFK Institute of Politics, Harvard University |
| 11:00 AM | Coffee Break | |
| 11:15 AM | Interactive Discussion | |
| 12:15 PM | Conference Adjourns | |
Although there is no fee for the symposium, lunch and refreshments, registration is required. A limited number of discounted rooms ($139) at the adjoining Best Western Inn at Longwood Medical Center, 342 Longwood Ave., Boston MA, 02115 may be reserved by calling (617) 731-4700.
Sponsors:
The Coca-Cola Company Family of Brands
ConAgra Foods
Healthy Foods of America
McNeil Nutritionals
Nestle Nutrition Institute
Nutrition & Health Partnership
The Peanut Institute
Slim!Fast Foods Company
Wyeth Nutritionals
To register or for further information:
Contact Sally Burke in Dr Walker's office: (617) 432-3081 or by e-mail.
The Postgraduate Nutrition Symposium will be published in the
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition