Current News
March 6, 2019
Life Long Learning 2019: Nutritional Support in Renal Disease
CNS is pleased to partner with ESPEN for our sixth annual LLL live module on Nutritional Support in Renal Disease. NOTE: This live LLL session is being held during the CNS 2019 Annual Conference #CNS2019Niagara
March 5, 2019
Updated Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium (released Mar. 5, 2019)
In this report, Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium, a National Academies committee reviews the current evidence and updates the DRIs for potassium and sodium that were established in 2005.
March 1, 2019
Call for Late-Breaking Abstracts
You are invited to submit late-breaking abstracts for poster or oral presentation at the Canadian Nutrition Society (CNS) Annual Conference taking place May 2-4, 2019 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Please note that Late-Breaking Abstracts will not be published in APNM, nor eligible for CNS Abstract Awards.
February 28, 2019
2019 CNS/Calea Annual Conference Travel Award Program
The Canadian Nutrition Society (CNS), thanks to the funding from Calea, is pleased to offer two (2) travel awards to PhD or MD/PhD students, and post-doctoral/medical/clinical fellows. This award aims to defray costs associated with attending the 2019 CNS Annual Conference being held in Niagara Falls, ON.
February 26, 2019
CNS 2019 - Annual Conference Flyer
Now available for downloading, sharing, and circulation. #CNS2019Niagara
February 11, 2019
CSPC 2019 Call for Panel Proposals
The call for panel proposals for the 11th Canadian Science Policy Conference (CSPC 2019) is now open. Proposals can be in a variety of presentation formats that relate to any of the five conference themes. The deadline for proposal submission is April 5, 2019.
January 31, 2019
Building momentum:lessons on implementing a robust front-of-pack food label
New policy report from World Cancer Research Fund International: It explores how to implement a front-of-pack food label (FOPL), in the face of a lack of political will and industry interference, by taking the lessons learned from governments all over the world who have already developed and implemented a FOPL.
January 16, 2019
Call For Award Nominations & Abstracts - CNS 2019 Annual Conference
You are invited to submit an abstract(s) / award nomination for the CNS Annual Conference taking place May 2-4 in Niagara Falls, ON. Deadline: Friday, February 1, 2019 – 11:59PM ET
January 8, 2019
Mary L’Abbé appointed to Order of Canada
Dr. Mary L’Abbé, a leading nutrition researcher, has been named a member of the Order of Canada. Congratulations!