The first major conference on the science/medicine of low carb diets is scheduled for June 18-20

The first true science/medical conference involving serious study of low carb diets is scheduled by a leading medical school

(PRWEB) May 11, 2004 --The first major conference on the science/medicine of low carb diets is scheduled for June 18-20 at Kingsbrook Hospital.

The conference will integrate recent results in nutrition and metabolism and the consequences of controlled carbohydrate diets. It will be of interest to dietician/nutritionists and health care professionals seeking the latest scientific information. At the same time, researchers in basic biochemistry will be interested in advances in metabolic control in a nutritional context.

Review of popular low carbohydrate (Atkins-type) diets for obesity • Body composition and hormonal responses to a carbohydrate-restricted diet • Summary of clinical trials for obesity • Thermodynamics of weight loss diets • Role of visceral abdominal fat in Metabolic syndrome • Controlled carbohydrates in the treatment of diabetes • Metabolic dyslipidemia in insulin resistant states • Glyceroneogenesis and TAG metabolism • Carbohydrate-induced hypertriglyceridemia • Regulation of branched-chain amino acid catabolism • Diet induced thermogenesis • Role of leucine in weight loss diets and glucose homeostasis •

REGISTRATION: $ 150. Students, Post-docs: $ 65
DEADLINE FOR POSTER ABSTRACTS: May 15, 2004.

Conference Organizers:
Dr. Richard D. Feinman • SUNY Downstate Medical Center • Brooklyn, NY •

Ferdinand Zizi
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center

Complete info: http://downstate.edu/kingsbrook/