The theme this year was to “Transform the way we think about nutrition and the culinary arts by translating research & theory into daily habits where we promote, create and share healthy food options with all.”
The event featured key note speaker Michael Moss, Pulitzer Prize winning reporter and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us.
The event also included panel discussions with additional experts including, Dr. David Ludwig, Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, and Dr. Ahmed El-Sohemy.
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Ambition Nutrition Schedule | Wednesday, May 26, 2016
7:30am – 8:15am
Registration, Breakfast and Author Book Signing
8:30am – 8:40am
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Anne Sado, President, George Brown College
Lorraine Trotter, Dean, Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts
8:40am – 9:15am
Keynote Speaker
Michael Moss
Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and the author of Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us
9:20am – 9:55am
Are We Fat Because We Overeat? Or Do We Overeat Because We’re Getting Fat?
David S. Ludwig, MD, PhD and author of Always Hungry?: Conquer Cravings, Retrain Your Fat Cells, and Lose Weight Permanently
10:00am – 10:45am
Panel Discussion I
Moderated by: Alison Fryer
10:45am – 11:00am
Healthy Break
11:05am – 11:40am
Dietary and Policy Priorities for Obesity: Are All Calories Created Equal?
Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian
11:45am – 12:30pm
Panel Discussion II
Moderated by: Alison Fryer
12:45pm – 2:30pm
Lunch and Exhibition
2:30pm – 3:15pm
Do Our Genes Determine What We Should Eat?
Ahmed El-Sohemy, PhD
3:15pm – 3:30pm
Healthy Break
3:45pm – 4:45pm
Kitchen Sessions
From Print to Plate: Cooking, Interactive Discussion, Sampling
5:00pm – 6:30pm
Closing Remarks, Reception and Book Signing
with David S. Ludwig, MD, PhD and Mairlyn Smith, P.H.Ec.
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Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us
Hosted by Michael Moss
Pulitzer-Prize Winning Journalist
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What Comes First: Overeating or Obesity?
Hosted by David Ludwig
MD, PhD
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Do Our Genes Determine What We Should Eat?
Hosted by Dr. Ahmed El-Sohemy
Phd
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