24-25 February 2013 - USA

Loma Linda, California - 6th International Congress on Vegetarian Nutrition

Every five years this scientific conference on the health effects of plant based diets offers an opportunity for health professionals and researchers to learn from each other in plenary sessions, workshops, poster presentations and social gatherings.

Professional interest in vegetarian nutrition has now reached unprecedented levels; however, scientific knowledge regarding vegetarian diets and their effects on human health is far from complete.

The Congress on Vegetarian Nutrition is designed to provide a review of the accumulated findings, and introduce theoretical concepts, practical applications, and implications of vegetarian dietary practices for both the prevention of disease and the promotion of health, as well as for the furthering of research endeavors.

Program Highlights

The Great Debate: Are all Omega-3’s created equal?
Vegetarian diet pattern and longevity
Are vegetarian diets the solution to healthy aging?
Role of plant foods in prevention of chronic diseases
Environmental cost of vegetarian diet patterns
Vegetarian studies around the globe
Myths and controversies surrounding soy
New frontiers in nut research
Plant versus animal foods: the eternal debate
Dairy foods: what is the verdict?
Why and how vegetarian diets prevent obesity
Challenges of defining vegetarian diet
And many more. . .

Source: Loma Linda University
Author: Krystal Sky Gheen, MPH RD, e-mail kboyce@llu.edu

Link: Abstract deadline for short oral & poster presentations is November 16, 2012.