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the link between diet and longevity, how
plant-based diets can help prevent and
treat major chronic diseases, and the
sustainability of plant-based diet
lifestyles.
“I have been attending the Vegetarian
Congress since the fourth one,
because I’m a vegetarian and there are
many new things that I learn,” said
delegate Hiroshi Yamaji, 52, of Tokyo,
director of health ministries for the
Japan Union Conference of Seventhday
Adventists.
“I feel very blessed by the lifestyle I
have,” he continued. “I have been a
practicing vegetarian since I was born,
and I see the benefits in it. I am glad
there is now strong scientific support
for it.”
Delegates received a rousing welcome
from Loma Linda University Health officials
at the start of the events.
“It’s a real privilege for Loma Linda to
be identified with this congress, which
is the premier international conference
for research in plant-based diets,” said
EXHIBITS A DRAW: Delegates to the Sixth International Congress on Vegetarian Nutrition
check out the exhibitor booths during the event, held February 24-26, 2013, at Loma
Linda University Health.
Richard Hart, M.D., Dr.Ph., president of
Loma Linda University Health, during
his welcome. “Loma Linda has pioneered
efforts that now allow us to
gather here. Vegetarianism is no longer
an Adventist thing or a novelty. It has
become a science-based way of life for
many people.”
Joan Sabate, M.D., Ph.D., 6ICVN chair,
and chair of the Nutrition Department
at Loma Linda University School of Public
Health, noted the event has grown
each time, and this year’s attendance
easily surpassed the expected 700
delegates.
“The interest from both the Adventist
community and the scientific community
is increasing,” Sabate said.
“Vegetarian nutrition is one of the
stalwart research themes of Loma Linda
University School of Public Health,” said
Tricia Penniecook, M.D., M.P.H., who is
dean of the Loma Linda University
School of Public Health. “During the
congress, scientists, practitioners, academicians,
students, and members of
the community at large learned more
about how a vegetarian lifestyle can be
taught and implemented in practical
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One Project
Draws Adventist
Leaders to
Chicago
Two-day meeting
celebrates “supremacy of
Jesus” within movement.
By One Project staff
Why would 750 leaders from around
the world meet for two days in the
“Windy City,” Chicago, Illinois, in early
February? The answer was simple: Just
Jesus. Leaders and laypersons of all ages
gathered for the One Project on February
11, 12, 2013. This was the third gathering
of the One Project in North America
(Atlanta 2011, Seattle 2012, Chicago
2013). With spaces capped at 750, seats
SPEAKER: Timothy Nixon, associate chaplain at Andrews University, addresses delegates
at the One Project conference.
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