Loma Linda University School of Public Health
News
December 2, 1999
Vegetarian congress proceedings published in nutrition journal
Patricia
K. Johnston, DrPH, MS, RD, associate dean and professor of nutrition School
of Public Health (second from left), and Joan Sabaté, MD, DrPH, chair,
department of nutrition, School of Public Health (left), present copies
of the "Proceedings of the Third International Congress on Vegetarian
Nutrition" to B. Lyn Behrens, MBBS, president, LLU&MC (second
from right), and Lisa M. Beardsley, PhD, MPH, vice president for academic
affairs. The proceedings were published by the American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition as a supplement to the September, 1999, issue. This is the third
time the proceedings have been published by the journal, which is one
of the most prestigious nutrition journals. Dr. Johnston served as co-editor
with Patricia Mutch, PhD, professor of nutrition, and dean, College of
Arts and Sciences, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, for
the first proceedings published in 1988; editor of the second published
in 1994; and recruited Dr. Sabaté to serve as coeditor on the third.
The proceedings, as did the congress, recognized the major roles played
by two former Loma Linda University faculty members--U.D. Register, PhD,
long-time chair of the School of Public Health department of nutrition,
and Mervyn Hardinge, MD, DrPH, PhD, first dean of the School of Public
Health. The proceedings were dedicated to the memory of Dr. Register who
died shortly after the congress, and recognized the many contributions
of Dr. Hardinge to vegetarian nutrition. Both men were pioneers in researching
vegetarian diets and did much to validate the nutritional adequacy of
vegetarian diets. Both persevered in spite of encountering many obstacles
along the way and both recognized the importance of sharing scientific
findings with the public. In the tradition of the first two congresses,
the third congress included presentations by highly respected researchers
from around the world. Similarly, attendees came from many countries to
hear topics ranging from the relationship of plant foods and health, to
life-cycle issues, to the results of intervention studies. Copies of the
proceedings are available for purchase from the American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition, or through the department of nutrition by calling (909) 558-4598.
Plans are underway for the fourth congress to be held in 2002.
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