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Third International Congress on Vegetarian Nutrition presentations

Over 600 participants from 37 countries gathered at Loma Linda University from March 24 to 26, 1997 for the The Third International Congress on Vegetarian Nutrition.

Main Presentations

Keynote address

[1] Vegetarian Diets: The Convergence of Philosophy and Science - Walter Willett

Legumes and Cereals

[2] Legumes and Soybeans: An Overview of Health Effects - Mark Messina
[3] Cereals and Legumes: An Epidemiologic Approach - Lawrence Kushi
[4] Health Benefits of Whole Grains - Joanne Slavin
[5] Soy Protein Intake and Risk for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease - James Anderson

Fruits and Vegetables

[6] Effects of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption on Chronic Diseases and Longevity - Gladys Block
[7] Health Effects of Vegetables and Fruit - Johanna Lampe

Nuts and Oils

[8] Nut consumption, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Longevity - Joan Sabate
[9] Nuts, Serum Lipids and Beyond - Penny Kris-Etherton
[10] Percent Fat vs Type of Dietary Fat in Plant-Based Diets - Ann Coulston
[11] Role of Dietary Fat in Plant-Based Diets - Ann Coulston

Health Issues in the Lifecycle of Vegetarians

[12] Bone Health Around the World - John JB Anderson
[13] Bone Mineral Status in Vegan, Lacto-ovo Vegetarian and Omnivorous Pre-Menopausal Women - Patricia Johnston
[14] Making Choices Within a Vegetarian Diet for Achieving Adequate Calcium - Connie Weaver
[15] Vegetarianism and the Menstrual Cycle: Is There an Association? - Susan Barr
[16] Essential Fatty Acids in Pregnancy, Lactation, and Infancy - Tom Sanders
[17] Essential Fatty Acids in Health and Chronic Disease - Artemis Simopoulos
[18] Physical Fitness and Vegetarian Diets: Is There a Relationship? - David Nieman

Short Oral Presentations

[19] Homocystein and Heart Disease - Rhoda Makoff
[20] The Benefits of Phytochemicals and Fiber from Plant Foods on Lipid Metabolism, Antioxidant Defenses, and Colon Function - Bonnie Bruce
[21] Adventist Ministers' Health Study: vitamin B12 Issues - Bevan Hokin
[22] Dietary, Biochemical, Hematological, and Immune Status of Vegans - Ella Haddad
[23] The Health Promoting Properties of Common Herbs - Winston Craig

Concurrent Short Oral Presentations

[24] Trends in Published Vegetarian Research (Sabate)
[26] Complex Systems Model of Dietary Choice (Phillips)
[28] Health Care Savings Attributable to Vegetarian Dietary Practices
[30] Vegetarians in America: A Survey (Harkness)
[25] Growth, Development, and Physical Fitness of Flemish Vegetarians (Hebbelinck)
[27] Vegetarian Way of lIfe -India Marching Ahead (Ganguli)
[29] Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Vegetarian Diets (Kjeldsen-Kragh)
[31] Dietary Soy Protein Reduces 3- Methyldopa in Parkinson Patients (Hubbard)

Epidemiologic Studies of Vegetarians

[32] Mortality in Vegetarians - Timothy Key
[33] Ischemic Heart Disease and Vegetarianism: Fourteen Year Follow-Up to the Oxford Vegetarian Study - Margaret Thorogood
[34] Diet and Chronic Diseases Among California Adventists - Gary Fraser

Special Sessions

[35] Panel Discussion" Convergence of Plant-Based Diets with Plant-Exclusive Diets - Johanna Dwyer, Moderator
Unveiling a Vegetarian Food Guide - Joan Sabate, Ella Haddad, Crystal Whitten

Poster Presentations

Section I: Diet and Chronic Disease
Section II: Applied Vegetarian Nutrition
Section III: Nutritional Status / Lifecycle Issues
Section IV: Biochemical / Clinical Outcome

Who's Who - Directory of presenters