29 November - 2 December 2006

The 30th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Nutrition Society of Australia was held at The University of New South Wales, situated in the beautiful eastern suburbs of Sydney.

 

The theme of the conference was "Nutrition through the Life Cycle" covering nutrition in utero; nutrition in pregnancy; childhood, adolescence to old age as plenary topics along with other key topics such as nutrition for indigenous propluations; nutritional implications of resistant starch in the diet for animals and humans; bioactives in foods - their composition and activity; symposia by experts on micronutrients such as zinc, selenium and folate; plus a dedicated plenary session on iodine and health. There was also be a symposium on "Comparative Nutrition: Production animals relevant to human nutrition". Forty-four invited scientists from Australia and overseas spoke in both plenary sessions and symposia throughout the conference. The student masterclass featured a workshop on "Nutrient databases" particularly put together for students.

 

Dr Jayashree Arcot

Chair, Local Organising Committee 

 

Enquiries

For all enquiries:
NSA 2006 ASM Secretariat
PO Box 949
KENT TOWN SA 5071

Ph: 08 8363 1307 (Within Australia)
+61 8 8363 1307 (International)

Fax: 08 8363 1604 (Within Australia)
+61 8 8363 1604 (International)

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Local Organising Committee:

• Dr Jayashree Arcot (Chair)
• Dr Bing Wang
• Adjunct Professor Heather Greenfield
• Professor David Fraser
• Dr Kim Bell-Anderson
• Associate Professor Samir Samman
• Dr Vicki Flood
• Ms Barbara Eden
• Dr Sarah Garnett
• Professor Stuart Truswell
• Lara Birchby (Conference Manager)

National Program Committee:

• Professor Andy Sinclair (Chair)
• Professor Wayne Bryden
• Professor Jennie Brand-Miller
• Dr Leigh Ward
• Associate Professor Samir Samman
• Dr Jayashree Arcot
• Associate Professor Neil Mann