Agenda

9:00 a.m.  Welcome

9:05 a.m.  Do Environmental Obesogens Play a Role in the Nutrition Transition? Insights from Mexico
Karen Peterson, University of Michigan

9:45 a.m.  Nutritional Problems in Preterm Infants in Tanzania
Karim Manji, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

10:25 a.m.  Coffee/tea break

10:30 a.m.  The impact of low consumption of fruits and vegetables on mortality from cardiovascular diseases in 187 countries, Shahab Khatibzadeh, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Epidemiology

11:00 a.m.  Anaemia, prenatal iron use, and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis, Batool Haider, DSc ’14, Departments of Epidemiology and Nutrition

11:30 a.m.  Low body mass index and food insecurity are associated with poor quality
of life for people living with HIV in rural Haiti
, Phillip Summers, MPH ’14

12:00 p.m.  Closing Remarks

12:30 p.m.  Nutrition Department Series, Kresge 502
Complexity and Mode 2 Research in Nutrition Policy: From Theory to Strategy
David Pelletier, Associate Professor of Nutrition Policy, Cornell University

1:30 p.m.  Lunch (by invitation only)

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