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2009 Annual Scientific Meeting
October 24-28, 2009
Washington, DC |
Thanks to All Who Helped Make the 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting a Success!
October 3-7, 2008
Phoenix Convention Center
Phoenix, AZ
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The Final Program contains everything you need to know about the sessions and speakers from the meeting, as well as information about the events over the full five days of the annual meeting in Phoenix.
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2008 Annual Scientific Meeting Information 
Over 2,000 delegates attended this year's Annual Scientific Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. Thank you to all who came and shared their latest findings on obesity research, management, and treatment! The Oral and Poster Abstracts from the meeting are now available online! For information on the session descriptions and learning objectives, please visit our Online Itinerary Planner. Recorded sessions from the meeting will be available for viewing on our Live Learning Center in early December.
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Exhibitor Information
Do you have programs, products, or services to offer to innovators and desicion-makers in the field of obesity? The Obesity Society's Annual Scientific Meeting is the perfect showcase for you! If you are interested in becoming an exhibitor for the 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting please take a look at our Exhibitor Prospectus and Exhibitor Contract!
2008
Exhibitors List
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We Want Your Input!
We need your feedback to help make next year's meeting even better! Please complete our online meeting evaluation to give us your input! Please note that you must complete this evaluation in order to receive CME/CPE credit. However, even if you don't need to receive credit, the Annual Meeting Program Committee is still interested in hearing your thoughts on this year's meeting! The online meeting evaluation site will remain open until January 31, 2009.
Continuing Education Credit
Still need to receive your CME or CPE credits for the sessions you attended at the 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting? Please go to our 2008 Meeting Evaluation Website to do so. You will need your badge number in order to gain access to the system. If you've forgotten your badge number or experience difficulty completing your evaluation, please call The Obesity Society at 301-563-6526.
The 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting in the News
Top researchers from all over the world presented their findings at this year's meeting. Some noteworthy articles appear below:
Healthful Messages, Wrapped in Fiction
by Tara Parker-Pope
The New York Times
Published: Oct 13, 2008
Some of the most popular books for teenage girls are littered with troubling messages. Novels like “Clique,” “Gossip Girl” and “A-List” feature high school girls who obsess about fashion, status and casual sex.
But a new series of books intended for 9- to 13-year-old girls goes beyond those spoiled stereotypes. The series, Beacon Street Girls, written under the pseudonym Annie Bryant, focuses on real-life issues like popularity, weight problems, alcohol and divorce.
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'Joy of Cooking' Recipes Have More Calories than Ever, Study Shows
by Nanci Hellmich
USA Today
Published: Oct 6, 2008
PHOENIX — Next time you whip up a classic recipe from The Joy of Cooking, consider this: Your dish may have far more calories than the recipe your grandma made from an earlier edition of the cookbook.
That's the finding of a new study presented here Sunday at the annual meeting of the Obesity Society, a group of weight-loss researchers and professionals.
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More Articles:
·Does Eating a Good School Lunch Make You Smarter?
·Obesity Society Presents Findings
·Study: Teen Girls Need to Keep Exercising
·Understanding Eating Habits In Children Could Help Stave Off Unhealthy Relationships With Food
·Corner Stores Can Be Unhealthy for Kids
·Do 100 Calorie Snack Packs Curb Snacking?
·Think Fat Just Hangs Around and Does Nothing?
·Clinical Study Shows Increased Protein Leads to Improvement in Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors
·A Little Exercise Goes a Long Way for Severely Obese
·New Study Shows Fiber One Cereal Provides Satiety
·Investigational Weight Loss Drug Discussed at Obesity Society Annual Meeting
·Mental Barriers Block Obese Women From Exercise |
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