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ISSFAL
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International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids
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ISSFAL is an International Scientific Society established in 1991, of more than 500 members from more than 40 countries. ISSFAL members are scientists, medical professionals, educators, administrators, communicators and others with an interest in the health effects of dietary fats, oils and lipids; members include researchers carrying out studies on the health effects of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, conjugated linoleic acids (CLA), saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids as well as other lipids. ISSFAL is the foremost International Scientific Society dealing exclusively with the health impact of dietary lipids.
TWO NEW STATEMENTS approved by the Board of ISSFAL
At the Kansas City Board meeting held May 18th 2008, the Board of Directors of ISSFAL approved two official statements. One covered the subject of fatty acid composition of infant formula, and replaces the statement that the Society approved in 1994, but withdrew in 2006. It can be viewed on the statements page at http://www.issfal.org.uk/pufa-recommendations.html
The second statement concerns recommendations on dietary fatty acid intake in pregnancy and lactation. Rather than adopt a totally new statement, ISSFAL decided to support the recommendations of the PERILIP group, which the Society had a hand in writing through members in the PERILIP group. The statement produced by that group was published in the May 2007 edition of the British Journal of Nutrition. A copy of that statement can be downloaded from the statements page by clicking on the link above.
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ISSFAL 2008 - What a great meeting!
Pictures and abstracts of posters, plenaries and oral presentations will be available on the website in due course, but please be patient; it takes a lot of time to do!
If any member who could not get to the meeting wants a .pdf copy of the abstract book, please e-mail me. Ray.
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US members please note: The US Postal Service appears to be rejecting mail which does not have the addressees State and Zip Code in the address. Please check the details in your personal profile to ensure that these are both included, otherwise ISSFAL may be unable to communicate with you by mail.
PLEFA archive now available back to 1988; Logged-in members should click on "PLEFA Link", and then once into the Elsevier platform, click on "previous issues" and select "back" to access the previous issues 5 years at a time.
Following the successful conclusion of negotiations with Elsevier, all paid -up members will receive, from January 2008, a free electronic subscription to the journal Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids (PLEFA). A hard copy subscription is also available in addition to the electronic one, on payment of a further £35 per year. Regrettably, some member invoices contained a typographical error to the effect that a hard copy subscription could be obtained for £25 per year. This was an error, and should have been £35. A Paypal button for this purpose has been added to the Membership Dues page. Members wishing to take advantage of this offer must pay their dues (by using the Paypal button, or some other means) and pay for the PLEFA hard copy (either by using the new PLEFA button, or paying by some other means). The access link from this website to the PLEFA access website is now set up and working.
Members must be logged-in to access this facility.
By clicking on the "PLEFA Link" on the left side of the home page, members will be linked straight through to the PLEFA site, with no other signing in to do.
An archive of Business meeting minutes from 1998 onwards has now been added to the Society Matters menu. To view this, you must be logged in as a member.
Would you like to become a member of the Society? Details can be found by clicking here . Alternatively, click on the "click here to join"" button on log-in screen to the left. Existing members should not use this facility.
Developing Countries. If you live in one of the countries on the WHO list of developing countries, you could be eligible to join ISSFAL at the Developing Country Rate of £15 per year. Click here to see the list.
Please browse the site, and let me know what you think of it,or if you spot errors or links that do not work.
RAY RICE, Secretary/Treasurer
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