2023

What’s In Food? How USDA’s FoodData Central and the Global Branded Food Products Database Supports Nutrition Research

Virtual, Event

The USDA Global Branded Food Products Database (GBFPD) is a component of USDA’s FoodData Central and the Public-Private Partnership between USDA, IAFNS, GS1 US, 1WorldSync, NielsenIQ Label Insight and the University of Maryland.

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Optimizing Cognitive Function with Foods, Nutrients, and Dietary Patterns: The Science and the Translation

Virtual, Event

The 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) addressed several questions related to neurocognition, but was faced with “considerable variation in testing methods, inconsistent validity and reliability of cognitive testing methods, and differences between dietary patterns and cognitive outcomes examined,” precluding the ability to develop dietary recommendations. This webinar will focus on the science and translation of optimizing cognitive function with food.

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IAFNS at IAFP 2023

Toronto, Canada

Each year, the International Association for Food Protection hosts an Annual Meeting, providing attendees with information on current and emerging food safety issues, the latest science, innovative solutions to new and recurring problems, and the opportunity to network with thousands of food safety professionals from around the globe. IAFNS is proud to support four sessions this year!

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IAFNS participated in the American Society for Nutrition Annual meeting - NUTRITION 2023 - presenting new work on funded projects.

Are We Ready? Resilience as a Biomarker for a "Healthy" Gut Microbiome Expand

Monday, July 24, 2023

2:00-3:30 pm ET

In partnership with the Nutritional Microbiology GEM and the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics

Chair: J. Phil Karl, PhD, RD, USARIEM

Speakers:

Curtis Huttenhower, PhD
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Abigail Johnson, PhD, RD
School of Public Health
University of Minnesota Jotham Suez, PhD
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Supported by: IAFNS Gut Microbiome Committee

It's Time to Quantify Intake Recommendations for Dietary Bioactives Expand

Sunday, July 23, 2023

8:00-9:30 a.m. E.T.

In partnership with the Research Interest Section on Bioactives

Chairs:

Johanna Dwyer, DSc, RD
Tufts University School of Medicine Charlene Van Buiten, PhD
Food Science and Human Nutrition
Colorado State University Speakers:
It is time to translate research evidence into quantified dietary bioactive intakes
John Erdman, Jr., PhD
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Flavan-3-ols evidence translated into a quantified guideline
Gunter Kuhnle, PhD
University of Reading
Reading, England, United Kingdom It's time to quantify lutein intakes to support normal vision
Paul Bernstein, MD, PhD
University of Utah It's time to quantify omega-3 intakes to support normal pregnancy term
Susan Carlson, PhD
University of Kansas Medical Center Panel on next steps to communicate recommended intakes through health care providers.
Speakers and Julie Poteet, OD MS CNS FONS, Ocular Wellness and Nutrition Society

A collaboration with the IAFNS Lipids Committee and Bioactives Committee

For more information, see here.

USDA Global Branded Food Products Database Part of session: "Public Data Sharing - New Norms, Current State of Affairs, and Best Practices Going Forward" Expand

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

8:30-9:30 a.m. E.T.

Supported by: USDA Global Branded Food Products Database Partners

Presenters:

Kyle McKillop, MS, USDA-ARS

Alanna Moshfegh, MS, RD, USDA-ARS

For more information, see here.

Sodium Contributions of Categories of Food Obtained from Restaurants and Stores, Estimated by Considering Foods in Their As-Eaten Form: NHANES, 2009-2018 Expand

Poster Number: P14-041-23

Sunday, July 23, 2023

12:45-1:45 p.m. E.T.

Presenters:

Debra R. Keast, PhD, Food and Nutrition Database Research

Patricia Guenther, PhD, RD, Guenther Consulting

Supported by: IAFNS Sodium Committee

For more information, see here.

The Broader Dietary Value and Consequences of Top Food Categories of Sodium Intake Expand

Poster Number: P24-001-23

Monday, July 24, 2023

11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. E.T.

Presenter: Mavra Ahmed, PhD, University of Toronto

Co-authors:

Anthea Christoforou, PhD
University of Toronto Mary R. L'Abbe, PhD
University of Toronto Christine Mulligan, BSc
University of Toronto Alena P. Ng, Msc.
University of Toronto

Supported by: IAFNS Sodium Committee

For more information, see here.

An Overview of Reviews on the Association of Low-Calorie Sweetener Consumption With Body Weight and Adiposity Expand

Poster Number: P31-025-23

Monday, July 24, 2023

12:45-1:45 p.m. E.T.

Presenter: Kelly Higgins, PhD, MPH, USDA ARS

Co-authors:

Rita Rawal, PhD, RD
USDA-ARS Matthew Kramer
USDA-ARS (retired) David J. Baer, PhD
USDA-ARS David Klurfeld, PhD
Indiana University,
School of Public Health-Bloomington

Supported by: IAFNS Low- and No-Calorie Sweetener Committee.

For more information, see here.

 

Low-Carbohydrate Dietary Patterns are Associated with Beneficial Long-term Changes in Systemic Markers of Inflammation in the Framingham Offspring Cohort Expand

Poster Number: P29-002-23

Monday, July 24, 2023

11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. E.T.

Presenter: Ghaida Aloraini, Tufts University

Co-authors:

Nicola M. McKeown, PhD
Boston University Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc
JM USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University Sai Krupa K. Das, PhD
JM USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University Paul F. Jacques, DSc
Tufts University

Supported by: IAFNS Lipids Committee

For more information, see here.

 

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Join IAFNS at the IAFP 2023 Annual Meeting July 16-19, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada: https://www.foodprotection.org/annualmeeting/

Genomics in Food Safety- How to Use the Tools to Prevent Outbreaks Expand

Convenor: Heather Carleton, CDC

Speakers:

  • Martin Wiedmann, Cornell University
  • Yan Luo, FDA
  • Jessie Heidenreich, Hilmar Cheese Company

Date and Time: Monday, July 17, 2023 from 10:45AM-12:15PM

Event Link: https://iafp.confex.com/iafp/2023/onlineprogram.cgi/Session/8847

Data Sharing in the Digital Age of Food Safety Expand

Convenor: Kathy Glass, University of Wisconsin

Panelist:

  • De Ann Davis, Western Growers Association
  • Angie Siemens, Cargill
  • Sophia Santillana-Farakos, FDA
  • James Doyle, Crème Global
  • Marie Breton, Health Canada

Date and Time: Monday, July, 17, 2023 from 3:45 to 5:15 PM

Event Link: https://iafp.confex.com/iafp/2023/onlineprogram.cgi/Session/8849

Investigating Ambiguous Outbreaks and Adverse Events Expand

Convenor: Laurie Post (Deibel Labs) and Kelly Dawson (Conagra Brands)

Speakers:

  • Craig Hedberg, University of Minnesota
  • Tim Jackson, FDA
  • Michael Vasser, CDC
  • Mitzi Baum, STOP Foodborne Illness

Date and Time: Wednesday, July 19, 2023 from 1:30-3:30 PM

Event Link: https://iafp.confex.com/iafp/2023/onlineprogram.cgi/Session/8835

From Farm to Food: A New Perspective on Heavy Metals in Human Diets Expand Convenor: Paul Hanlon, Abbott Nutrition Speakers:
  • Benjamin Runkle, University of Arkansas
  • Felicia Wu, Michigan State University
  • Kevin Boyd, The Hershey Company
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