Arab / European Workshop on Food Safety Risk Assessment, at the Dubai International Food Safety Conference 2018

Dubai, UAE

As part of the UNIDO Partnership on “Arab Food Safety Initiative for Trade Facilitation (SAFE)”, a presentation on “Considerations when using longitudinal cohort studies to assess dietary exposure to inorganic arsenic and chronic health outcomes” was presented at the Arab / European Workshop on Food Safety Risk Assessment, Dubai International Food Safety Conference 2018.

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Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN) 2017 Advisory Council Annual Meeting: Risk Analysis Tools and Data

Greenbelt, Maryland, USA

This presentation highlighted the collaboration between JIFSAN and the IAFNS Food and Chemical Safety Committee to develop an online second-generation Metal Screening Tool with the latest NHANES data and improved capabilities to make it more valuable to the scientific community.

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Physical Activity & Health: New Knowledge in Research & Technologies

Buenos Aires, Argentina

This session explored the latest research on health benefits of physical activity and focus on new and innovative technologies that both promote physical activity and provide better methods for collection and analysis of physical activity and dietary intake data. Two case studies were presented and the session also examined the application of combination approaches and technologies for individualized physical activity and food intake measures for better adherence to public health recommendations and to promote personalized interventions.

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Nutrition is the American Society for Nutrition's inaugural flagship meeting. IAFNS is supporting several sessions at Nutrition 2018:

Videos of the NUTRITION 2018 scientific sessions are now available! Click on a session to view the videos.

"The Future of Taste and Health - Converging Areas of Science to Promote Healthy Dietary Patterns" Expand

Saturday, June 9th, 2018. Supported by the IAFNS Taste and Diet Working Group.

Watch the full session

  • Lay of the Taste Land - Taste Evolution, Mechanisms, and Functions
    Gary Beauchamp, PhD, Monell Chemical Senses Center
  • Non-Mechanistic Determinants of the Taste Experience: How Culture, Environment, and Habit Influence Taste
    John Hayes, PhD, The Pennsylvania State University
  • Sensory Properties of Food and Implications for Food Choice
    Chris Simons, PhD, Ohio State University
  • Improving the Nutritional Profile of Products While Maintaining Taste: Industry Perspective
    Jane Leland, PhD, Consultant
  • Modifying Consumer Preference to Improve Dietary Choices
    Debra Zellner, PhD, Montclair State University
  • What Do We Know About Taste and Food Choice?
    Naomi Fukagawa, PhD, USDA ARS Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center
"ASN/Canadian Nutrition Society Session: Ensuring Trust in Nutrition Science" Expand

Saturday, June 9th, 2018. Supported by the Scientific Integrity Consortium. IAFNS is an active member of the Consortium.

Watch the full session

  • Session Chair
    James House, PhD, University of Manitoba
  • Best Practices in Nutrition Science to Earn and Keep the Public's Trust
    Patrick Stover, PhD, Texas A&M
  • Report from the Scientific Integrity Consortium: Principles & Best Practices
    Catherine Woteki, PhD, Iowa State University
  • Using Risk of Bias Domains to Identify Opportunities for Improvement in Food- and Nutrition-related Research: An Evaluation of Research Type and Design, Year of Publication, and Source of Funding
    Esther Myers, PhD, RD, FADA, EF Myers Consulting, Inc. This talk was supported by the IAFNS Assembly on Scientific Integrity.
"Best Practices in Measuring and Reporting Blood Fatty Acids in Human Nutrition Studies" Expand

Monday, June 11th, 2018. Supported by the IAFNS Dietary Lipids Committee.

Watch the full session

  • Overview: The Need for Guidelines and the Process
    J. Thomas Brenna, PhD, University of Texas at Austin
  • Study Design and Interpretation
    Melanie Plourde, PhD, Université de Sherbrooke
  • Laboratory Analysis and Reporting
    Peter Jones, PhD, University of Manitoba
"The Sodium Conundrum" Expand

Tuesday, June 12th, 2018. Supported by the IAFNS Sodium Committee.

Watch the full session.

  • Introduction and Session Overview
    Moderator/Session Chair: Christine Taylor, PhD, FDA (retired)
  • Relationship of Sodium and Potassium to Chronic Disease: AHRQ Systematic Review
    Janet de Jesus, MS, RD, HHS, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
  • Developing Guidance for Inclusion of Chronic Disease Endpoints in DRIs: Implication for Sodium and Potassium
    Marian Neuhouser, PhD, RD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
  • Overview of FDA Sodium Reduction Guidance
    Christine Taylor, PhD, FDA (retired)
  • Progress in Sodium Reduction by the Food Industry
    Joshua Anthony, PhD, MBA, The Campbell Soup Company
"Neurocognition: The First 1000 Days" Expand

This symposium aims to highlight recent scientific discoveries addressing how availability of distinct nutrients, along with genetic differences in nutrient metabolism capacity, affect the elaborate cellular and molecular processes that take place during brain development, focusing on basic science and clinically-­‐relevant scientific advances.

Symposium Chair:
Christopher Lynch, PhD, NIH, Director, Office of Nutrition Research
Chief, Nutrition Research Branch

Speakers:

Development of the Brain During the First 1000 Days of Life:
Lisa Freund, PhD, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Child Health and Human Development Iron: A Key Nutrient and a Paradigm of Nutrient-Brain Interactions:
Michael Georgieff, MD, University of Minnesota The Relation Between Maternal Genotype, Lipid Intake and Metabolism, and Infant and Toddler Cognitive Performance:
Carol Cheatham, PhD, UNC Chapel Hill Nutrition Research Institute The Impact of Maternal Choline Metabolism on Brain Development:
Steven Zeisel, MD, PhD, UNC Chapel Hill Nutrition Research Institute

 

 

More information about Nutrition 2018 is available here.

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Nutrition is the American Society for Nutrition's inaugural flagship meeting. IAFNS is supporting several sessions at Nutrition 2018:

Videos of the NUTRITION 2018 scientific sessions are now available! Click on a session to view the videos.

"The Future of Taste and Health - Converging Areas of Science to Promote Healthy Dietary Patterns" Expand

Saturday, June 9th, 2018. Supported by the IAFNS Taste and Diet Working Group.

Watch the full session

  • Lay of the Taste Land - Taste Evolution, Mechanisms, and Functions
    Gary Beauchamp, PhD, Monell Chemical Senses Center
  • Non-Mechanistic Determinants of the Taste Experience: How Culture, Environment, and Habit Influence Taste
    John Hayes, PhD, The Pennsylvania State University
  • Sensory Properties of Food and Implications for Food Choice
    Chris Simons, PhD, Ohio State University
  • Improving the Nutritional Profile of Products While Maintaining Taste: Industry Perspective
    Jane Leland, PhD, Consultant
  • Modifying Consumer Preference to Improve Dietary Choices
    Debra Zellner, PhD, Montclair State University
  • What Do We Know About Taste and Food Choice?
    Naomi Fukagawa, PhD, USDA ARS Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center
"ASN/Canadian Nutrition Society Session: Ensuring Trust in Nutrition Science" Expand

Saturday, June 9th, 2018. Supported by the Scientific Integrity Consortium. IAFNS is an active member of the Consortium.

Watch the full session

  • Session Chair
    James House, PhD, University of Manitoba
  • Best Practices in Nutrition Science to Earn and Keep the Public's Trust
    Patrick Stover, PhD, Texas A&M
  • Report from the Scientific Integrity Consortium: Principles & Best Practices
    Catherine Woteki, PhD, Iowa State University
  • Using Risk of Bias Domains to Identify Opportunities for Improvement in Food- and Nutrition-related Research: An Evaluation of Research Type and Design, Year of Publication, and Source of Funding
    Esther Myers, PhD, RD, FADA, EF Myers Consulting, Inc. This talk was supported by the IAFNS Assembly on Scientific Integrity.
"Best Practices in Measuring and Reporting Blood Fatty Acids in Human Nutrition Studies" Expand

Monday, June 11th, 2018. Supported by the IAFNS Dietary Lipids Committee.

Watch the full session

  • Overview: The Need for Guidelines and the Process
    J. Thomas Brenna, PhD, University of Texas at Austin
  • Study Design and Interpretation
    Melanie Plourde, PhD, Université de Sherbrooke
  • Laboratory Analysis and Reporting
    Peter Jones, PhD, University of Manitoba
"The Sodium Conundrum" Expand

Tuesday, June 12th, 2018. Supported by the IAFNS Sodium Committee.

Watch the full session.

  • Introduction and Session Overview
    Moderator/Session Chair: Christine Taylor, PhD, FDA (retired)
  • Relationship of Sodium and Potassium to Chronic Disease: AHRQ Systematic Review
    Janet de Jesus, MS, RD, HHS, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
  • Developing Guidance for Inclusion of Chronic Disease Endpoints in DRIs: Implication for Sodium and Potassium
    Marian Neuhouser, PhD, RD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
  • Overview of FDA Sodium Reduction Guidance
    Christine Taylor, PhD, FDA (retired)
  • Progress in Sodium Reduction by the Food Industry
    Joshua Anthony, PhD, MBA, The Campbell Soup Company
"Neurocognition: The First 1000 Days" Expand

This symposium aims to highlight recent scientific discoveries addressing how availability of distinct nutrients, along with genetic differences in nutrient metabolism capacity, affect the elaborate cellular and molecular processes that take place during brain development, focusing on basic science and clinically-­‐relevant scientific advances.

Symposium Chair:
Christopher Lynch, PhD, NIH, Director, Office of Nutrition Research
Chief, Nutrition Research Branch

Speakers:

Development of the Brain During the First 1000 Days of Life:
Lisa Freund, PhD, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Child Health and Human Development Iron: A Key Nutrient and a Paradigm of Nutrient-Brain Interactions:
Michael Georgieff, MD, University of Minnesota The Relation Between Maternal Genotype, Lipid Intake and Metabolism, and Infant and Toddler Cognitive Performance:
Carol Cheatham, PhD, UNC Chapel Hill Nutrition Research Institute The Impact of Maternal Choline Metabolism on Brain Development:
Steven Zeisel, MD, PhD, UNC Chapel Hill Nutrition Research Institute

 

 

More information about Nutrition 2018 is available here.

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