Fat Future: A Noakes Foundation Banquet Fundraiser
For Immediate Release
8 October 2015
Fat Future: A Noakes Foundation Banquet Fundraiser for Eat
Better South Africa! Community Programme in Lavender Hill
Hosted by The Noakes Foundation, Fat Future: A Banquet
Fundraiser takes place on Tuesday 27 October at the Table Bay Hotel
in Cape Town.
This special evening will be the last public talk of the year
offered by Prof Noakes. Joined by the world-renowned Dr
Westman they share their stories and reveal more on what our Fat
Future currently looks like, and ways to change this for future
generations. In addition, some of the amazing Ocean View programme
participants will also share their stories along with
Dr Hassina Kajee, the physician running the programme.
Following the recent success of the six-week project in Ocean
View, Fat Future - A Noakes Foundation Fundraiser aims to raise
R1.5 million to extend the community programme, EAT BETTER SOUTH
AFRICA! into Lavender Hill. All proceeds raised at this event
will go to this programme, which is earmarked to commence on
1 November.
Be part of this inspiring initiative, book now at Quicket
(www.quicket.co.za) to reserve a seat or table. There are also
limited individual tickets available for those who would like to be
seated at the table of Prof Noakes and Dr Westman.
For sponsors, media and donation enquiries contact:
[email protected].
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Doctor Eric Westman
Eric Westman combines clinical research and clinical care
regarding lifestyle treatments for obesity, diabetes, and tobacco
dependence. He is internationally known for his work on
low-carbohydrate nutrition. He is currently the
President-Elect of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians,
and a Fellow of The Obesity Society and the Society of General
Internal Medicine. He has over 75 peer-reviewed publications in the
fields of obesity, low-carbohydrate nutrition, and tobacco
dependence.
Dr. Westman was recipient of the Society of General Internal
Medicine Associate Member Award for Outstanding Scientific
Presentation and Internal Medicine Resident Teaching Award. He is a
former Fellow of the North Carolina Governor's Institute on Alcohol
and Substance Abuse. He received the ASBP Bariatrician of the Year
award in 2010.
Watch Dr. Westman’s video on The New Atkins Ketogenic Diet for
Weight Loss and Health: https://youtu.be/dSLf4bzAyOM
Professor Tim Noakes
Prof Noakes was born in Harare, Zimbabwe in 1949. As a
youngster, he had a keen interest in sport and attended Diocesan
College in Cape Town. Following this, he studied at the
University of Cape Town (UCT) and obtained an MBChB degree in 1974,
an MD in 1981 and a DSc (Med) in Exercise Science in 2002. In the
early 90s, Noakes teamed up with Morné du Plessis to drive the
founding of the Sports Science Institute of South Africa (SSISA).
Prof Noakes has published more than 750 scientific books and
articles. He has been cited more than 16 000 times in scientific
literature, has an H-index of 71 and is rated an A1 scientist by
the National Research Foundation of South Africa.
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