Symposia

 

September 10 - 12, 2008

Program Starved for Attention: The Neglected Crisis of Childhood Malnutrition

Sponsored by Medicines Sans Frontieres and Columbia University Institute of Human Nutrition

• Starved for Attention: The Neglected Crisis of Childhood Malnutrition
• Free, pre-registration required via http://www.eventbrite.com/event/117628831

Saturday, June 9, 2007

Beyond Cholesterol: Prevention and Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease with Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons

Institute of Human Nutrition

• Beyond Cholesterol: Prevention and Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease with Omega-3 Fatty Acids

 

Friday, March 30, 2007

Nutrition and HIV: The Problems and the Solutions
Institute of Human Nutrition, UNICEF, and St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

• Nutrition and HIV: The Problems and the Solutions

January 9 thru February 20, 2007

Health and Nutrition in the Developing World
Registration now closed.

Health and Nutrition in the Developing World

• Course description, goals and format

October 18, 2006

Bristol-Myers Squibb/Mead Johnson Nutrition Award Symposium
"Nutrigenomics and the Future of Nutrition"

• Developmental Origins of Health and Disease For more information reagarding Dr. Gillman's research, please feel free to visit his web page at: http://dacp.org/faculty_Gillman.html
• The promises and challenges of personalized nutritional recommendations
• Influence of prenatal availability of choline on brain development and aging: an example of nutriepigenomics?
• How nutrigenomics will change the practice of nutrition: examples from my work in choline

June 3 - 6 2006

Obesity, Co-Morbidities and Weight Expectations: Interventions that are Realistic and Safe

• Impact of obesity and its co-morbidities on health
• Genetic component:  Some genes that helped us may now hurt us
• Metabolic syndrome: What is it and should we treat it?
• Environmental contributions: What needs to be changed?
• Underappreciated effects of obesity on pregnancy, and infant outcomes
• Prevention of childhood obesity: Practical Approaches
• Behavioral modification and lifestyle intervention
• Treatment of childhood obesity and polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
• Nutritional interventions: What works, what doesn’t?
• Critical role of physical activity in prevention and treatment
• Role of NEAT (Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis) in energy balance
• Pharmacologic interventions: present and future
• Surgical interventions in adults: For whom does it work and for how long?
• Surgical interventions in the pediatric population: Selecting the right patient and the right procedure