Food & Fitness Conference
26th Annual Food & Fitness Conference
“Nutrition In A Nutshell: Understanding Food Allergies” is the topic for the Annual Food & Fitness Conference, planned for Wednesday, April 28th at the Foxcare Center, Conference Room, Route 7, Oneonta, New York. The conference will be held 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. in the afternoon with the program repeated from 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. in the evening with registrations at 12:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
The conference will present an overview of the prevalence, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of common food allergies with information on what healthcare professionals, dieticians and people should know about food allergies to obtain a safe and healthy diet. Therese M. Gadomski, RD, CDN, CDE, keynote speaker for the conference, will provide current research on food allergies and an update on diagnosis, treatment and recommendations to follow a gluten free diet. Ms. Gadomski will also provide insights from living with Celiac Disease herself and share gluten free products that conference participants can sample at the conference and purchase locally.
Register for the conference by sending $15 conference registration fee for professionals/general public and $5 fee for full-time college students to Cornell Cooperative Extension, PO Box 184, Hamden, NY 13782. Please make checks payable to CCE of Delaware County for the conference registration, which covers the costs of the conference including beverages and a resource packet. Professional development units from the Commission on Dietetic Registration will be given for participation in the conference. This year’s Annual Food and Fitness Conference is being sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension in Otsego and Delaware counties.
For further information or to register by April 16th for the conference, call Cornell Cooperative Extension in Delaware County at 607-865-6531 or e-mail Valerie at vsd22@cornell.edu.
Click on the attached flyer for more information: Food & Fitness Flyer-2010
The Annual Food & Fitness Conference is planned and presented in March or April to provide up-to-date research based in-depth training for nutrition and health professionals on a current nutrition and/or fitness issue. Professional credits are made available to dieticians and dietetic interns. For further informatoin contact Jeanne Darling who is part of the conference planning team at (607) 865-6531.