The causes and treatment of and health risks brought about by aberrant body weight will be reviewed by some of the world's leading authorities. The objective of the meeting is to inform health professionals, educators, and all those interested in the problem about current thinking in ail of the scientific disciplines involved. A panel of internationally recognized experts in weight control have drawn up the programme for Professional Postgraduate Services, suggesting the most authoritative speakers to cover the many topics thoroughly. Unusually, the meeting will not be an occasion to present the results of original research but rather to review the current state of knowledge with a view to publishing both full proceedings and also a number of specialist monographs discussing various aspects of the problem in greater detail. There are also editions in Spanish, Portuguese, and Arabic.
Funds are also available to help set up local translations of the newsletter.
Most are available free of charge and will be posted upon request via surface mail. Leaf Protein Newsletter , published by the Indian Statistical Institute, is a good resource for persons interested in extracting protein from leaves. The Diet Factor in Epidemiological Research . Surveillance of the Dietary Habits of the Population with Regard to Cardiovascular Diseases. Edited by Guy G. de Backer, Hugh Tunstall Pedoe, and Pierre Ducimeti re.