InternationalSocietyfor the StudyofFattyAcidsandLipids
ISSFAL is an International Scientific Society established in 1991, of more than 500 members from more than 40 countries. ISSFALmembers 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.
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84,000 US deaths/year as a result of low omega-3 intake.
A recent paper published in PLoS Medicine examined the factors influencing death rates in the US, and concluded that low omega-3 intake was associated with 84,000 deaths per year, slightly more than the 82,000 attributable to trans fatty acid intake.Click here for more information.
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Member Log-in procedures
It is evident that most ISSFAL members have not yet logged-in to the
website, which
means that among other things they are not able to access the Society
Newsletter. Since Jan 2008, the Newsletter has been contained within the ISSFAL
section of certain issues of the Elsevier journal Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes
and Essential Fatty Acids (PLEFA). The most recent issue with ISSFAL Society
News in it was the April 2009 issue, vol 80, No.4. Membership of ISSFAL
provides a free electronic subscription to this journal. To access the journal,
members must first log-in to the ISSFAL website. To log-in, enter your user
name in the user name box on the left side of the website homepage. Your user
name by definition is the e-mail address that we hold for you. You also need a
password. To obtain a password, click on the “Password Reminder” link just
below the log-in box. The website will generate a password for you, and send it
to your e-mail address. Some members have experienced problems with this
process, probably caused by spam filters. If this is the case, please e-mail me
at
, and I will
send you a temporary password.
Once you are logged-in as a member , click on the
Members-only menu link. From here you can edit the details we hold for you by
clicking on the “view profile” link in the Members only menu. By this means you can see your current dues status. The
details we hold for you can be edited by clicking on the “update your profile” link. This method
can also be used to set a new password
that is easy for you to recall. Don’t forget to save any changes before leaving
that page.
To access PLEFA, once logged-in, simply click on the “PLEFA
link” menu item, and then click on “PLEFA link” on the page which comes up. This
will take you through to the Elsevier website PLEFA page, from where you can access the
journal and its archive.
We are now half-way through the year, and as yet only about
half of members have paid their 2009 dues. I will soon be sending out second
invoices to those that need the. This is a costly process, so please do check
to see if you are paid for 2009, and if you do not need an invoice, please pay
your dues right away, so as to reduce unnecessary paper, postage and work. Procedures for payment are set out on the website by clicking on the link “Membership
Dues” in the main menu of the ISSFAL website. You do not need to be logged-in
to access this page. Ray Rice,Secretary/Treasurer.
ISSFAL 2010 website established
The first sections of the ISSFAL 2010 Congress website are now available for viewing.
OfficiaI ISSFAL Statement on Alpha-Linolenic Acid Bioavailability
This document is published in the Feb 2009 issue of PLEFA,which is available now, and can be accessed via the PLEFA link for logged-in members.
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Time to renew annual dues!
Half-way through the year, but still fewer than half of ISSFAL members have renewed for 2009. Second invoices will be sent out shortly. If you have not yet paid, please do so right away, so as to reduce the cost and resources used in this exercise.
The cost of membership in the Society has not changed for the past 10 years, so it represents extremely good value, all the more so now that membership includes free access to the journal Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids (PLEFA) which now carries the ISSFAL news that used to be in the old Newsletter. Members unsure of their dues status can check this by logging on and going to the "my profile" page, which indicates their dues status. Membership rates, and details of the various methods which can be used to pay can be found on the membership dues page
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Meetings. Details of forthcoming likely to be of interest to ISSFAL members can be found on the meetings page by clicking on this link.
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 IMF 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.
