NEWS
04/19/1994

<TITLE>FDA CO-SPONSORS MEETING ON DIETARY FIBER</TITLE>
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NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS                          Brad Stone
April 19, 1994                                  (202) 205-4144


            FDA CO-SPONSORS MEETING ON DIETARY FIBER

     The Food and Drug Administration is co-sponsoring a
conference May 12 and 13 in Arlington, Va., on what role dietary
fiber plays in reducing the risk of certain forms of cancer and
heart disease.   
     Other conference sponsors are the Department of Health and
Human Services, the Office of Disease Prevention, the National
Cancer Institute, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, the Congressional
Research Service, the American Cancer Society, the American Heart
Association, the Institute of Medicine, the American Medical
Association, the Federal Trade Commission and the American
Society of Clinical Nutrition. 
     The meeting runs from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on May 12, and
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 13, at the Crystal Gateway
Marriott Hotel, 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Va.  For
more information about the scientific issues to be discussed
contact Dr. James Tanner, Office of Special Nutritionals (HFS-
451), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C Street, S.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20204; telephone (202) 205-4168. 
     Registration information may be obtained by contacting 
Tammy Lowry with the KRA Corporation of Silver Spring, Md., at
(301) 495-1591.  
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