Diet, nutrition and health lunchtime seminars
At the occasion of the 1st meeting of the Nutrition Guidance Advisory Group (NUGAG), 22-25 February 2010
Tuesday 23 February 2010 (12:20 - 13:20, Salle G)
"Trans fat and sodium in Canada - moving from knowledge to action to results"
Presented by: Professor Mary L'Abbe
Chair, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Thursday 25 February 2010 (12:30 - 13:30, C 202)
"Sugars and health"
The impact of sugars on health: continuing debates
Presented by: Professor Jim Mann
Professor in Human Nutrition & Medicine
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences
University of Otago
Dunedin, New Zealand
Evidence to support a food-based dietary guideline on sugar consumption in South Africa
Presented by: Professor Esté Vorster
Professor and Director of the Centre of Excellence for Nutrition (CEN)
Faculty of Health Sciences North-West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Friday 26 February 2010 (12:00 - 13:00, Salle C)
"Development of nutrient reference values"
The US/Canadian Dietary reference intake process ─ merits and limitations
Presented by: Dr Janet C. King
Senior Scientist Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute
Oakland, CA, USA