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Science News from EPI/NPAM Joint Conference 2009
Joint Conference - 49th Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention -and- Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism - 2009
Location: Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club - Palm Harbor, Fla.
Conference Dates: March 10-14, 2009
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Welcome from Program Chairs
Eric Rimm, Sc.D., FAHA. and William E. Kraus, M.D., FAHA
The American Heart Association’s Council on Epidemiology and Prevention and Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism are pleased to welcome you to its second dual conference. The Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism has developed a program that will be presented in advance of the Council on Epidemiology and Prevention’s 49th Annual Conference. The two conferences will overlap on the evening of March 11 and all day March 12, when scientific sessions developed by the program committees of both groups will be presented. more
Featured Presentations
| Saturday, March 14 |
Changes in Lifestyle and Socio-Economic Factors: How They Relate to the Cardiovascular Epidemic in the World
Thomas A. Pearson, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, N.Y.
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| Friday, March 13 |
Effects of Very High Intakes of Industrial and Natural Trans Fatty Acids on Lipid Peroxidation in Humans
Anne J. Wanders, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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The Association Between Perceived Discrimination and Hypertension Status in the Jackson Heart Study
Mario Sims, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Miss.
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| Thursday, March 12 |
Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet Is Associated with Improved Cardiac Autonomic Function Among Middle-Aged Men
Jun Dai, School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.
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Baseline C-Reactive Protein Influences Lipid Responses to Low-Fat and High Polyunsaturated Fat Diets
Marie-Pierre St-Onge, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
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Comprehensive School Employee Wellness Program Reduces Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Increases Return on Investment
Robert C. Lowe, Polk County Schools, Winter Haven, Fla.
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| Wednesday, March 11 |
Genetic Predisposition Modifies Western Diet Pattern in Predicting the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Prospective Study
Lu Qi, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass.
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Is the Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency Increasing? Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: 1988-1994 and 2001-2006
Sandy Saintonge, New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, N.Y.
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