CONFERENCES
CNS Thematic Meeting
Highlights of the 2016 CNS-SCN Thematic Conference
Attending the 2016 CNS-SCN Thematic Conference : Advances in Nutrition and Metabolic Syndrome held at the Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel was a great experience for all those who wanted to gain knowledge on updates in nutrition , metabolism , and health . The conference welcome word was given by Dr . David Ma ( Conference Chair ), and Dr . Sarah Robbins ( CNS President ). The conference organizing committee included Dr . Mary L ’ Abbé , PhD and Dr . Johane Allard , MD , FRCPC from the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto .
The CNS-SCN thematic conference gathered leading experts from Canada and the United States in the field of nutrition and metabolism providing key presentations in the role of diet in general , micronutrients & macronutrients in particular , and different life stages in metabolic disease risk . Poster presentations also included other hot topics related to food metabolism and risk of metabolic syndrome , including community nutrition , nutrigenomics , and gut microbiota . The poster break sessions were very interactive and a great networking event . The conference attendees were a mix of health professionals , a majority of which were Registered Dietitians and graduate students from the University of Toronto and University of Guelph . The conference concluded by providing latest updates on research pertaining to fat intake and cardiometabolic risk . A very inspiring closing word was given by the Conference Chair , Dr . David Ma , PhD .
The CNS Thematic Conference is held under the auspices of Continuing Professional Development , Faculty of Medicine , University of Toronto and the Canadian Nutrition Society . Therefore , educational credits can be obtained for a continuing medical education .
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