IN THIS ISSUE


High Glycemic
Index Foods and Overeating in
Obese Individuals

Newly Discovered Mouse Gene May Provide Clues
About Human Obesity


Waist Circumference Measurement in Children Predicts Lipid Risk Factors

Weight-loss Providers Agree to Help Consumers Make Better Choices
New Food Guide Pyramids Developed for Children and
the Elderly

Highlights of CNRU & ONRC Research Available
Cyber Notes

Sisters Together Program Guide Now Available
Materials From Other
Organizations

Meeting Notes

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Meeting Notes

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not listed here, check out the Medical
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July 24-28, 1999
Society for Nutrition Education
Baltimore, MD
Phone: (800) 235-6690

September 15-19, 1999
American Academy of Family
Physicians
Annual Scientific Assembly
Orlando, FL
Phone: (800) 274-2237

September 23-25, 1999
Austrian Society for Obesity Surgery
13th International Symposium on
Obesity Surgery
Salzburg, Austria
Phone: 43-662-4482-2401
Email: k.miller@lkasbg.gv.at

September 30-October 4, 1999
American College of Nutrition

Annual Meeting
Washington, DC
Phone: (212) 777-1037

October 3-7, 1999
International Society for Fat Research
World Congress
Brighton, England
Phone: (217) 359-2344


October 6-10, 1999
Association for Worksite Health
Promotion Annual Meeting
Nashville, TN
Phone: (847) 480-9574

October 9-13, 1999
American Academy of Pediatrics
Annual Meeting
Washington, DC
Phone: (800) 433-9016, ext. 7657

October 13-17, 1999
American Society of Bariatric
Physicians
Annual Obesity and Associated
Conditions Symposium
Las Vegas, NV
Phone: (303) 770-2526
Email: bariatrc@asbp.org

October 18-21, 1999
American Dietetic Association
Annual Meeting
Atlanta, GA
Phone: (800) 877-1600

November 7-11, 1999
American Public Health Association
Annual Meting
Chicago, IL
Phone: (202) 789-5600

November 14-18, 1999
North American Association for the
Study of Obesity Annual Meeting
Charleston, SC
Phone: (843) 876-1925

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