Commercial
Weight Loss Products and Programs
What Consumers Stand to Gain and Lose
October 16-17, 1997
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.
Washington, DC
AGENDA
Commercial Weight Loss Products and Programs -- What
Consumers Stand to Gain and Lose, a public conference,
features an opportunity for representatives from the
scientific community, weight loss products and programs
industry, consumer groups, and government to discuss
these important issues:
- consumer research on weight loss
- profile of the average dieter
- consumers' notions about weight loss
- information consumers need to evaluate products
and programs
- responsible use of prescription drugs
- risks associated with various types of weight
loss regimens
- the current state of weight loss advertising
- reasonable expectations for successful weight
loss
Sponsored
by
The Federal Trade Commission
The American Society of Clinical Nutrition
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive
and Kidney Diseases
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CONFERENCE
PARTICIPANTS
- American Obesity Association
American Society of Bariatric Physicians
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Consumers Union
Health Management Resources, Inc.
National Consumers League
Novartis Nutrition
Nutri System, Inc.
Shape Up America!
Slim Fast Foods Company
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Weight Watchers International, Inc.
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- Richard Atkinson, M.D.
George Blackburn, M.D.
Claude Bouchard, Ph.D.
Leslie Byrne, USOCA
Robert Kushner, M.D.
Walter Pories, M.D.
Robert Reyna, J.D.
David Schlundt, Ph.D.
Peter Vash, M.D.
CONFERENCE
COMMITTEE
- Richard Cleland, J.D.
Federal Trade Commission
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- Van S. Hubbard, M.D., Ph.D
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive
and Kidney Diseases
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- Laura Kettel Khan, Ph.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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- Judith Stern, D.Sc., R.D.
University of California - Davis
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- Thomas A. Wadden, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine
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- Roland Weinsier, M.D., Dr. P.H.
University of Alabama - Birmingham
Dept. of Nutrition Sciences
Coalition for Excess Weight Risk Education
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- Susan Yanovski, M.D.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive
and Kidney Diseases
CONFERENCE
REGISTRATION
Commercial Weight Loss Products and Programs -- What
Consumers Stand to Gain and Lose is free and open to the
public. Space is limited. To register, please tell us
your:
- Name
Organization
Address
City/State/Zip
Phone No.
FAX No.
E-mail Address
Contact:
- Gwen Williams
- Division of Service Industry Practices
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Federal Trade Commission
Washington, DC 20580 202-326-3311
202-326-3392 (Fax)
- E-mail at gwilliams@ftc.gov
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