24 March 2010 - FAB RESEARCH CONFERENCE - MANCHESTER - Feeding better behaviour and learning

THIS EVENT HAS NOW TAKEN PLACE.

An exceptional opportunity to hear from a panel of top UK experts, researchers and practitioners about how nutrition affects behaviour, learning and mood.

An essential conference for:

Education and Health Professionals | Local Authority Staff | Social Workers | Professionals working in the Youth Justice System | Policy Makers | Caterers | Food Manufacturers | Food Marketing Representatives | Voluntary Organisations | Parents | Carers | Media

For discussion:

• Just how does what we eat affect our brains and behaviour - and what can we do to make these influences positive ones?
• Nutrition, obesity and mental wellbeing - making the link
• Discover how 'big business' and the media distort our food choices - and what are the real effects on health and wellbeing, for both children and adults?
• Childhood obesity - the influence of food advertisng on those most at risk
• Are modern diets and lifestyles driving some children 'off the rails', and if so, how can we get them back on track?
• Learn how you can encourage healthy food choices for your children and family. Dealing effectively with food culture, 'fussy eating' and food cravings

Speakers

Facing the Facts: Diet and performance in the 21st Century and Nutrition and the brain: Can dietary changes improve children's behaviour and learning?
by Dr Alex Richardson (Founder Director, FAB Research; Senior Research Fellow, University of Oxford; Author of 'They Are What You Feed Them')

Can nutritional interventions reduce antisocial behaviour? Evidence from controlled trials
by Bernard Gesch (Senior Research Scientist, University of Oxford, and Director of the UK charity Natural Justice)

Nutrition in mental health - what works in practice?
by Kevin Williamson (Senior Nutritionist, Early Intervention on Nutrition and Psychosis Services - Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humberside Trust)

Overcoming the 'quick fix' instinct: Human nature, commercial exploitation and strategies to help children (and the adults around them) survive and thrive
by Sue Palmer (Former Head Teacher, Author of 'Toxic Childhood', 'Detoxing Childhood' and '21st Century Boys')

How does food advertising affect eating behaviour, and who is most vulnerable?
by Dr Jason Halford (Associate Director of the Kissileff Laboratory for the Study of Human Ingestive Behaviour, School of Psychology, University of Liverpool)

Dietary approaches to ADHD, autism and related conditions and Education, information and the psychology of food choices; putting theory and best evidence into effective practice
by David Rex (Child Health Dietitian NHS Highland, & Healthy Eating in Schools Co-ordinator)