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Stipends

Stipends are available for WM members to attend FNCE and the Weight Management Certificate of Trainings.

ADA's Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo Stipends

General Member Stipends: 5 @ $500 each

Student Member Stipends: 2 @ $500 each

Weight Management Certificate of Training Stipends

2 @ $1000 each

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WM Events at FNCE

Monday, November 8

  • WM Spotlight Session 3:30-5:00pm -“Weight management strategies for reaching minority and medically underserved populations”
  • WM and DCE Member Reception 6:30-8:00pm
Monday, November 8
  • Awards Breakfast (by invitation) 6:30-8:00am
  • DPG Showcase 10:30am-1:00pm

Sign up for our September webinar

Strategies for Supplementation:
A Protein WebinarComprehensive Review of Recommendations for Bariatric Surgery

Presented by:
Margaret Furtado, MS. RD, LDN

Date: Monday, September 27, 2010
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
CEU Credits: 1
WM Member Cost: $18; WM Student Member Cost: $10
Non-Member Cost: $35

More Information and to Register - Click Here


November Webinar...Free to WM Members

DreamfieldsFunctional Fiber: Health Benefits for WeightManagement and Beyond

Presented by:
Bryan Tungland, President of Technology and Innovation for TechCom Group, LLC
Tami A. Ross, RD, LD, CDE

Date: November 16, 2010
Time: 1:00 - 215 p.m. EST
CEU Credits: 1

WM Members - More Information and to Register


Weight Management in the News

Weight and metabolic outcomes after 2 years on a low-carbohydrate versus low-fat diet: a randomized trial.

Source: Annals of Internal Medicine

Effect of regional fat loss assessed by DXA on insulin resistance and dyslipidaemia in obese women

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Efficacy and safety of a high protein, low carbohydrate diet for weight loss in severely obese adolescents

Source:  The Journal of Pediatric

 

*These weight managment updates are courtesy of the Daily News from the ADA Knowledge Center. The Daily News List is a daily newsletter informing ADA members of news affecting food, nutrition and health. To get the Daily News in your mailbox each day go to www.eatright.org/dailynews.

 
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