| 9.00-9.30 | Welcome and registration |
| 9.30-9.45 | Opening by H. Molenaar, Consul of the Dutch Embassy in Cape Town |
| 9.45-12.15 | Nutritional status and appetite. Chairperson: Prof. Dr. F.J. Kok. |
| 9.45-10.15 | Dr. A.J.S. Benadé, Medical Research Council (MRC) Cape
Town
Using information from nutritional status surveys to develop community-based nutrition intervention programmes. |
| 10.15-10.30 | Ms. A. de Villiers, University of Stellenbosch
The identification of determinants of growth failure and focus areas for the prevention thereof in 12 to 24 month old children attending the Duncun Village Day Hospital in East London. |
| 10.30-10.45 | Ms. M.U. Krige, University of Stellenbosch
Identification of determinants of undernutrition in 1-2 year old children residing in historically black and coloured areas in the Stellenbosch district. |
| 10.45-11.15 | Break |
| 11.15-11.30 | Ms. H. van 't Riet, Wageningen Agricultural University (WAU)
Street foods: importance to people living in low income urban settlements, the case in Nairobi. |
| 11.30-11.45 | Mr. A. Oelofse, MRC/WAU
Micronutrient deficiency in 6-12 month old disadvantaged South African infants. |
| 11.45-12.00 | Mr. R.A.M. Dossa, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques/WAU
Appetite measurement in Beninese children. |
| 12.00-12.15 | Ms. L. Zandstra, WAU
Short-term regulation of food intake in children, young adults and elderly. |
| 12.15-12.45 | Dr. T. Puoane, University of Western Cape (UWC)
Improving clinical management of severely malnourished children in two rural district hospitals. |
| 12.45-14.00 | Lunch break |
| 14.00-17.45 | Diet, lifestyle and genetics in cardiovascular disease and cancer. Chairperson: Dr. A.J.S. Benadé. |
| 14.00-14.30 | Ms. K. Charlton, University of Cape Town (UCT)
Salt sensitivity and blood pressure in black South Africans. |
| 14.30-14.45 | Ms. C.M. Oomen, RIVM/WAU
Changes in diet and lifestyle factors related to changes in total cholesterol in elderly men. |
| 14.45-15.00 | Mr. M.S. v.d. Gaag, TNO/WAU
Mechanism of action underlying the reduced coronary heart disease risk in moderate alcohol consumers. |
| 15.00-15.15 | Ms. D.M. Blackhurst, UCT
An evaluation of lipid oxidation in edible oils by three methods. |
| 15.15-15.30 | Ms. M.N. Vissers, WAU
Effect of phenols from olive oil on markers of oxidation in healthy volunteers. |
| 15.30-16.00 | Break |
| 16.00-16.15 | Ms. T. Hoekstra, WAU
Is the 4G/5G-polymorphism in the PAI-1 gene related to atherosclerosis? |
| 16.15-16.30 | Ms. M. Klerk, WAU
Homocysteinaemia, haemostasis and coronary heart disease: the role of common mutations and vitamins. |
| 16.30-16.45 | Ms. E.W. Tiemersma, WAU
Genetic polymorphisms of phase II enzymes and smoking in bladder cancer. |
| 16.45-17.00 | Ms. M.C.J.F. Jansen, RIVM/WAU
Fruit and vegetable consumption and lung cancer mortality: findings among smoking men in Finland, Italy, and the Netherlands. |
| 17.00-17.15 | Ms. W.M.R. Broekmans, WAU
Effect of increased fruit and vegetable consumption on markers for disease risk: a diet-controlled human intervention trial. |
| 17.15-17.45 | Ms. K. Steyn, MRC Cape Town
The health and nutrition transition in South Africa. |
| Dinner |
| 9.00-10.30 | Supplementation as a strategy to improve nutritional status. Chairperson: Prof. D. Sanders |
| 9.00-9.30 | Dr. P.L. Jooste, MRC Cape Town
Short term effect of mandatory iodisation of salt on process and outcome indicators of endemic goitre. |
| 9.30-9.45 | Mr. H. Tichelaar, MRC Cape Town
Effect of Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on the nutritional status and development of undernourished rural school children. |
| 9.45-10.00 | Ms. M.E. van Stuijvenberg, MRC Cape Town
Effect of a biscuit with red palm oil as a source of beta-carotene on the vitamin A status of primary school children: a comparison with beta-carotene from a synthetic source in a randomised controlled trial. |
| 10.00-10.15 | Ms. J. Graat, WAU
Vitamin E and multivitamin supplementation and respiratory tract infections in elderly. |
| 10.15-10.30 | Ms. J. Durga, WAU
Folic acid and the progression of carotid artery intima-media thickness. |
| 10.30-11.00 | Break |
| 11.00-12.30 | Nutritional factors, pregnancy and birth outcome. Chairperson: Ms. K. Steyn. |
| 11.00-11.15 | Mr. M.A. Dhansay, MRC Cape Town
Risk markers for low birth weight in women attending an antenatal clinic in Bishop Lavis, a low socio-economic area. |
| 11.15-11.30 | Mr M. Smuts, MRC Cape Town
Docosahexaenoic acid-enriched eggs as a source of DHA during the last trimester of pregnancy |
| 11.30-12.00 | Ms. M.K. Schmidt & Ms. S. Muslimatun, SEAMEO TROPMED/WAU
The effect of weekly iron and vitamin A supplementation during pregnancy on infant growth. |
| 12.00-12.30 | Prof. D. Sanders, UWC
Implementation of an integrated nutrition programme in a poor rural health district, S.A.: the role of research in policy implementation. |
| 12.30-14.00 | Lunch break |
| 14.00-15.45 | Bioavailability of food components. Chairperson: Dr. P.L. Jooste. |
| 14.00-14.30 | Prof. Dr. C.E. West, WAU
Bioavailability: an important issue in nutrition. |
| 14.30-14.45 | Ms. M. van Lieshout, WAU
Quantification of bioavailability of beta-carotene and its bioconversion to retinol using [13C10]- beta-carotene and [13C10]-retinyl palmitate. |
| 14.45-15.00 | Ms. A. Melse, WAU
The role of the glutamate chain in bioavailability of dietary folate. |
| 15.00-15.15 | Ms. M. Olthof, WAU
Metabolism of chlorogenic acid, quercetin-3-rutinoside and black tea polyphenols in healthy volunteers. |
| 15.15-15.45 | Farewell lecture. Prof. Dr. F.J. Kok, WAU
Epilogue and future perspectives of South African - Dutch collaboration. |
| Closure |