Shared Events
Feeding Young Minds: Diet and Behaviour
- How can we explain children’s worsening behaviour and the explosion in numbers of special needs pupils?
- Do fast-food diets and high-speed lifestyles conflict with our genetic make-up? What legacy are we leaving the next generation and who’s influencing it?
- The effects of malnourishment and marketing pressures on children’s behaviour, learning and mood have become devastating.
- Hear from leading experts the latest evidence on links between diet, brains and behaviour - and the implications for policy and practice.
- Dr Alex Richardson - ‘Food and Behaviour: An Overview’
- Dr Paul Clayton - ‘Dietary changes and their implications - past, present and future’
- Professor John Stein (tbc) - ‘Nutrition, Brains and Behaviour: from attention to action’
- Dr Alex Richardson - ‘Omega-3: what’s the real evidence?’
- Sue Palmer - ‘Dealing with the marketing maelstrom and other toxic influences’
- David Rex - ‘Dietary strategies for special needs, and the whole school approach’
- Scheduled time for questions and discussion with all speakers
- Education professionals
- Health professionals
- Local authority staff
- Policy makers
- Caterers
- Criminal justice system
- Voluntary organisations
- Parents
- Carers
- Media
| Event Details | |
| Date | 05 March 2008 |
| Cost | Organisations and professionals - £180, Voluntary organisations and concessions - £112, FAB associate members (Existing members only) - £80 |
| Venue | The Carlton Hotel |
| Location | North Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1SD |
| Target Audience | Education professionals, Health professionals, Local authority staff, Policy makers, Caterers, Criminal justice system, Voluntary organisations, Parents, Carers, Media. |
| How To Apply | Three easy ways to register:
Online: www.fabresearch.org – ‘Events’ page By phone: 01463 258840 By email: admin@fabresearch.org (please include postal address and tel no) |
| Website | http://www.fabresearch.org/view_item.aspx?item_id=1166 |
| Contact Details | |
| Organisation | Food and Behaviour Research |
| Address | Fairways House, Fairways Business Park, Inverness, IV2 6AA. |
| Website | http://www.fabresearch.org/view_item.aspx?item_id=1166 |
| admin@fabresearch.org | |
| Phone | 01463 258840 |