| 9.00-9.30 | Welcome and registration |
| 9.30-9.45 | Opening by Ir. Ph.J.M. de Jong, Agricultural Counsellor of the Dutch Embassy in South Africa |
| 9.45-10.45 | Homocysteine and cardiovascular disease. Chairperson: Prof. Dr. F.J. Kok. |
| 9.45-10.00 | Dr. J.B. Ubbink, University of Pretoria (UP)
Homocysteine and cardiovasculr disease: a South African perspective. |
| 10.00-10.15 | Ms. M. Klerk, Wageningen Agricultural University (WAU)
Homocysteinaemia, haemostasis and coronary heart disease: the role of common mutations and vitamins. |
| 10.15-10.30 | Ms. R. Delport, UP
Homocysteine as risk factor for vascular disease in South African males: relation to lipid risk factors. |
| 10.30-10.45 | Ms. J. Durga, WAU
Folic acid and the progression of carotid artery intima-media thickness. |
| 10.45-11.15 | Break |
| 11.15-12.15 | Risk factors and prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer. Chairperson: Dr. J.B. Ubbink. |
| 11.15-11.45 | Prof. H.H. Vorster, Potchefstroom University (PU)
Nutritional status influences plasma fibrinogen: evidence from the Thusa Survey. |
| 11.45-12.00 | Ms. T. Hoekstra, WAU
Is the 4G/5G-polymorphism in the PAI-1 gene related to atherosclerosis? |
| 12.00-12.15 | Ms. C.M. Oomen, RIVM/WAU
Changes in diet and lifestyle factors related to changes in total cholesterol in elderly men. |
| 12.15-13.30 | Lunch break |
| 13.30-14.15 | Risk factors and prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer, continuation. |
| 13.30-13.45 | Mr. M.S. v.d. Gaag, TNO/WAU
Mechanism of action underlying the reduced coronary heart disease risk in moderate alcohol consumers. |
| 13.45-14.00 | Ms. M.N. Vissers, WAU
Effect of phenols from olive oil on markers of oxidation in healthy volunteers. |
| 14.00-14.15 | Ms. E.W. Tiemersma, WAU
Genetic polymorphisms of phase II enzymes and smoking in bladder cancer. |
| 14.15-14.30 | Ms. M.C.J.F. Jansen, RIVM/WAU
Fruit and vegetable consumption and lung cancer mortality: findins among smoking men in Finland, Italy, and the Netherlands. |
| 14.30-14.45 | Ms. W.M.R. Broekmans, TNO/WAU
Effect of increased fruit and vegetable consumption on markers for disease risk: a diet-controlled human intervention trial. |
| 14.45-15.15 | Break |
| 15.15-16.30 | Obesity, infections, sports, and appetite. Chairperson: Prof. H.H. Vorster. |
| 15.15-15.45 | Prof. P. Rheeder, UP
The association of different measures of obesity and the metabolic syndrome in black hypertensive women. |
| 15.45-16.00 | Ms. J. Graat, WAU
Vitamin E and multivitamin supplementation and respiratory tract infections in elderly. |
| 16.00-16.15 | Ms. M. Pieters, PU
The effect of the glycaemic index of a pre-exercise meal on the glycaemic and insulin responses during acute exercise in elite athletes. |
| 16.15-16.30 | Ms. L. Zandstra, WAU
Short-term regulation of food intake in children, young adults and elderly. |
| Social Event |
| 9.00-12.15 | Food security and nutritional status. Chairperson: Prof. Dr. C.E. West. |
| 9.00-9.30 | Prof. P. Kuzwayo, Medical University of South Africa (MEDUNSA)
Nutrition and Health in Sub Saharan Africa. |
| 9.30-9.45 | Dr. U.E. MacIntyre, MEDUNSA
Nutrition transition in North West Province, South Africa. |
| 9.45-10.00 | Ms. H. van 't Riet, WAU
Street foods: importance to people living in low income urban settlements, the case in Nairobi. |
| 10.00-10.15 | Mr. R.A.M. Dossa, Université Nationale du Bénin/WAU
Appetite measurement in Beninese children. |
| 10.15-10.45 | Break |
| 10.45-11.00 | Ms. S. Lemke, PU
Food security in African 'households': an interdiciplinary approach of social factors and gender relations. |
| 11.00-11.15 | Ms. T. Masemola, CSIR
Factors contributing to household food insecurity and malnutrition in a rural community. |
| 11.15-11.30 | Mr. A. Oelofse, MRC/WAU
Micronutrient deficiency in 6-12 month old disadvantaged South-African infants. |
| 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. |
| 12.00-13.30 | Break |
| 13.30-15.45 | Bioavailability of food components. Chairperson: Prof. P. Kuzwayo. |
| 13.30-14.00 | Prof. Dr. C.E. West, WAU
Bioavailability: an important issue in nutrition. |
| 14.00-14.15 | Ms. M. van Lieshout, WAU
Quantification of bioavailability of beta-carotene and its bioconversion to retinol using [13C10]-beta-carotene and [13C10]-retinyl palmitate. |
| 14.15-14.30 | Ms. B. v.d. Merwe, UP
Factors affecting maize porridge starch digestibility. |
| 14.30-14.45 | Ms. A. Melse, WAU
The role of the glutamate chain in bioavailability of dietary folate. |
| 14.45-15.00 | Ms L.E. Basso, UP
The effect of magnesium supplementation on the fractional intestinal absorption of 45CaCl2 in women with low erythrocyte magnesium concentrations. |
| 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 |