Irish Section Conference 2018: Targeted approaches to tackling current nutritional issues

Registration deadline: midnight on 12 JuneMicronutrient deficiencies are of growing public health concern. An understanding of how micronutrient deficiencies impact on health and measures that can be taken to improve micronutrient status are essential in order to improve population health. The main purpose of this conference is to provide an overview of current issues in relation to micronutrient status at various stages of the lifecycle. Novel biomarkers of nutrient status, global strategies to improve micronutrient status and implications for policy will also be highlighted. Invited national and international experts will provide a perspective on micronutrients during this two and a half day conference.The overall aim of this two and a half day conference is to provide delegates with an overview  on current nutritional issues relating to micronutrients, strategies to address these issues and implications for nutrition policy. Wednesday, 20 June, 2018 - 09:00 toFriday, 22 June, 2018 - 16:45Cromore RoadColeraineBT52 1SAUnited KingdomDay One Programme: Wednesday 20 June 201809:00   RegistrationSymposium one:  Current nutritional issues at the population level09:30  The effect of iodine deficiency during pregnancy on child developmentDr Sarah Bath, University of Surrey, UK10:10   Picky eating in children: causes and consequencesDr Caroline Taylor, University of Bristol, UK10:50   Refreshments11:10   Folate and related B vitamins through the lifecyle: public heal...
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