Symposium 2010

Nutrition and Health: Embrace Change

For the 10^th anniversary of their annual symposium, Dairy Farmers of Canada took the opportunity to welcome change and look to the future! You will find in this section the summary of the presentations.

Symposium 2010 Presentation Summaries

Saturated Fat and CVD: the state of knowledge in 2010

Current dietary recommendations advise reducing intake of saturated fatty acids (SFA) to decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), but recent findings question the role of SFA in CVD. The evidence from observational epidemiological studies, randomized trials, and mechanistic...
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Food Psychology: changing our “mindless eating” habits

Most people don’t realize just how much they eat, and this lack of awareness often leads to overconsumption. During the course of this presentation, techniques were provided to help the consumer become more aware of their eating patterns and reduce their caloric intake while increasing...
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Alberta Project Promoting Active Living and Healthy Eating in Schools (APPLE Schools): Our Approach to Promoting Comprehensive School Health

Comprehensive School Health is an intervention approach that moves beyond classroom-based health education models to a more integrated approach of health promotion. The primary goals of the project are to improve health-promoting behaviours among children and to increase the school...
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Knowledge Translation: from research to practice

This presentation helped to explain the conceptual, methodological and practical bases that optimize Knowledge Translation and its pertinence to the clinical practices of dietitians. Knowledge Translation is a dynamic process that includes the synthesis, dissemination, exchange and...
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