Health Improvement

Nutrition and Wellness Conference at Cal State Fullerton April 18

April 10, 2008 :: No. 208

What:

Cal State Fullerton hosts "Nutrition and Wellness: A Novel and Multidisciplinary Approach," a health conference addressing the relationship between nutrition, obesity and disease.

When:

Friday, April 18
8 a.m.-noon

Where:

Room 199, Kinesiology and Health Science Building

Who:

Nutritional scientist Cheryl Rock, professor of family and preventive medicine at UC San Diego will deliver the keynote address. Rock's areas of research include cancer, diet nutrition, obesity, vitamins C and D, weight loss and women's health.

Schedule:

8 a.m. — Registration, continental breakfast and introductions
8:45 a.m. — Keynote address
9:45 a.m. — "Intestinal Flora and Health" presented by Donor D. Kahana, a fellow of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition at Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA
11:15 a.m. — "Nutrition Research at Cal State Fullerton" by Archana J. McEligot, associate professor of health science at CSUF

Registration:

To register for the conference, call 714-278-8394 or send e-mail to optimalnutrition@fullerton.edu. The registration deadline is Friday, April 11.

Sponsors:

Department of Health Science, College of Health and Human Development

Media Contacts:
Archana J. McEligot, Health Science, 714-278-8394 or optimalnutrition@fullerton.edu