OBESITY SOLUTIONS - REPORT OF A MEETING

Citation
J. Albu et al., OBESITY SOLUTIONS - REPORT OF A MEETING, Nutrition reviews, 55(5), 1997, pp. 150-156
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Nutrition & Dietetics
Journal title
ISSN journal
00296643
Volume
55
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
150 - 156
Database
ISI
SICI code
0029-6643(1997)55:5<150:OS-ROA>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
A workshop entitled ''Obesity Solutions'' was held on January 11, 1996 , at St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital in New York City and was jointly spo nsored by the St. Luke's-Roosevelt Obesity Research Center and the Nes tle R&D Center, Inc., of New Milford, Connecticut. The purpose of the workshop was to bring together experts from the research community and the pharmaceutical and food industries to address the epidemic of obe sity in the United States and offer potential solutions. The following is a report of that meeting.