WIN Notes

IN THIS ISSUE


Holiday Weight Gain May Contribute to Overweight and Obesity

Researchers Isolate
Appetite-regulating
Receptor


The "Fidget Factor"
in Weight Control


Task Force
Welcomes New
Members


New Dietary
Guidelines for
Americans
Released


Study Suggests
Anti-Nausea Drug
May Treat Bulimia


New Pediatric
Growth Charts
Include BMI


The "Great Nutrition
Debate" Sparks
Controversy


USDA Website
Offers Nutrition
Guidance


New and Updated
WIN Publications


Materials From
Other Organizations


Meeting Notes

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Meeting Notes

For information on meetings not listed here, check out the Medical Meetings Database on the Internet at www.meetingsnet.com/medicalfinder/mmf.htm.

October 28–November 1, 2000
American Academy of Pediatrics
Chicago, IL
Phone: 1-800-433-9016, ext. 7657

October 29–November 2, 2000
North American Association for the Study of Obesity
Long Beach, CA
Phone: (843) 876-1925

November 1–5, 2000
American Medical Women's Association
Colorado Springs, CO
Phone: (703) 838-0500

November 2–5, 2000
American Academy of Nursing
San Diego, CA
Phone: (202) 651-7241

November 6–10, 2000
75th Semi-Annual Intensive Course in Pediatric Nutrition
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Phone: (319) 356-3636

November 12–15, 2000
American Heart Association
New Orleans, LA
Phone: (214) 706-1543

November 12–16, 2000
American Public Health Association
Boston, MA
Phone: (202) 789-5600

November 29–December 1, 2000
15th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Association of State and Territorial Chronic Disease Program Directors (ASTCDPD)
Prevention Research Centers (PRC) Program
Washington, DC
Phone: (301) 588-6000

January 21–24, 2001
American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
Chicago, IL
Phone: 1-800-727-4567

January 26–27, 2001
Ontario Medical Association's Sports Medicine 2000
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Phone: 1-800-268-7215, ext. 2912



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