PREVIOUS CONGRESSES
This page will provide you with a link to access information about the program for the 3rd and 4th International Congress on Vegetarian Nutrition. From there you will be able to view the program topics, the abstracts for each session and information about the speakers.
 The 3rd Congress was held in March 1997 on the campus of Loma Linda University. Walter Willett gave the keynote address on “Vegetarian Diets: The Convergence of Philosophy and Science.” Thirty-four additional research presentations were given over the three days of the Congress. In addition, congress participants could choose from six workshops on the applications of vegetarian diets.
 The 4th Congress was an ambitious four days long, beginning April 9, 2002. Each day featured a Plenary Lecture that included David Jacobs speaking on “Nutrients, foods and dietary patterns as exposures for research: issues and challenges;” Joan Sabaté “The risk-to-benefit ratio of vegetarian diets: Changing paradigms;” Claus Leitzmann “Nutrition ecology: Contribution of vegetarian diets;” and David Jenkins “Diabetes prevention and management: Role of plant-based diets.” Fifty-four presentations were available to participants throughout the congress including symposia on current research and clinical issues, short oral lectures and panel discussions.
It is our hope you will find a broad summary of information in the abstracts on the next pages. This is a good sample of what you can expect at the 5th International Congress on March 4-6, 2008.
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