For the first time, the International Symposium on the Role of Soy in Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention and Treatment will be held in Japan, the country known for bringing soyfoods to the world. In recent years, there has been a surge in interest among scientists in evaluating the health effects of this ancient food.
Join colleagues from around the world for this exciting and unique symposium:

•Learn about the current clinical and epidemiologic research that holds tremendous potential for furthering scientific understanding.
•Learn about the historical use of soyfoods in Japan and how that use has changed over the past several decades.
•Featuring 35+ speakers and 100+ poster presentations.

Chairpersons
•Shaw Watanabe, Director, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Japan.
•Hideyuki Akaza, Professor and Deputy Director, Tsukuba University Hospital, Japan.
•Chisato Nagata, Professor, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
•Kenneth D.R. Setchell, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Director of Clinical Mass Sepctrometry, Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center, USA.
•Mark Messina, Adjunct Associate Professor, Loma Linda University and President, Nutrition Matters, Inc., USA.

Contact:AOCS　（The American Oil Chemists' Society ）
2710 S. Boulder, Urbana, IL 61802-6996 USA
Phone: +1-217-359-2344 Fax: +1-217-351-8091