National Convention of Indian Dietetic Assn from Tomorrow

Kottayam, Dec 7 (UNI) The 40th annual National Convention of Indian Dietetic Association will be held here at Mammen Mappila Hall from tomorrow, its General Convenor Dr Anooja Thomas said.

Disclosing this at a news conference here yesterday, she said 'Dietetics-its role in changing lifestyles and diseases' would be the theme of the two-day convention, to be inaugurated by IGNOU Vice-Chancellor Dr V N Rajasekharan Pillai.

About 700 delegates from different parts of the country would participate in the convention, to be held for the first time in the State. It was aimed at exchanging current scientific information on recent advances in the field of nutrition and dietetics, she said.

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