Obesity, Zinc And Syndrome X Among Topics Of Nutrition Conference At Colorado State
Tuesday, June 9, 1998
FORT COLLINS--Doctors, scientists, nutritionists and
educators will discuss the latest health and food safety issues
at the 20th annual Lillian Fountain Smith Conference hosted by
Colorado State University June 11-12.
The conference, to be held at the University Holiday Inn,
425 West Prospect Road, will feature sessions on obesity,
Syndrome X in post-menopausal women and daily zinc requirements.
Other topics will include food safety, E. coli, mineral nutrition
and kidney stones.
Two back-to-back sessions on obesity will advocate
dramatically different approaches to improving health. In the
first presentation, "Dilemmas of Obesity: A Clinical Approach,"
Dr. Michael D. Jensen of the Mayo Clinic will stress weight loss
and maintaining a lower weight to promote health. His
presentation begins at 10:30 a.m. June 12.
Joanne Ikeda, nutrition education specialist in the
department of nutritional sciences at the University of
California-Berkeley will present the next session at 11:20 a.m.
Her presentation, "Dilemmas of Obesity: A Size Acceptance
Approach," will stress healthy lifestyle choices regardless of
weight.
The annual Lillian Fountain Smith Conference is sponsored by
the department of food science and human nutrition at Colorado
State.
For more information, call Cheri Pineda at (970) 491-1350.
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