Federal and State Efforts to Restrict PFAS: Impact on Food Companies
November 14, 2022
Virtual, Event
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Impact of Ingested Live Microbes on Health: An Evidence Map
October 31, 2022 – November 4, 2022
Las Vegas, Nevada
Join us at Supply Side West! This review sets the stage for determining where a systematic review on a specific live microbe-health relationship is merited.
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Food Service Sector Sodium Dialogue
October 25, 2022
Washington, DC
The FDA Voluntary Sodium Reduction Goals and Targets published in 2021 specifically addresses food sold in the food service sector. In this meeting, IAFNS brought together leaders from across the food service sector and government to participate in an open dialogue about sodium reduction opportunities and challenges specific to food service.
IAFNS Dialogue on IARC, Codex, and Food
October 20, 2022
Virtual , Event
Join the Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences (IAFNS) for this invitation-only discussion on how determinations by intergovernmental organizations such as IARC and Codex affect the food and beverage ecosystem.
Sample Collection, Preservation, and Data Analysis in Gut Microbiome Research: Current Methods and Potential Impact on Results
October 13, 2022
Virtual, Event
Part of the American Society for Nutrition’s NUTRITION 2022 Annual Satellite Series
In this session, the current state of knowledge related to sample collection, utility of standards, sequencing, and bioinformatic and biostatistical approaches will be reviewed by experts working in the field. Speakers will expand on how selection among the various methodological options can impact study results.
Past Events
Food for Health Workshop – Canadian Nutrition Society Annual Meeting
May 25, 2017
Montreal, Canada
Behavioural Economics and Cost Benefit Analysis in Food, Agriculture and Health Systems
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ASTA Annual Meeting
April 24, 2017
Austin, Texas, USA
Conducting a Systematic Review for a Global Audience: Challenges in Merging Nutrition and Toxicological Evidence for a Safety Assessment of Caffeine
April 22, 2017
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Experimental Biology 2017
April 21, 2017 – April 25, 2017
Chicago, Illinois, USA
IAFNS supported various sessions at the 2017 Experimental Biology Conference.
Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting 2017 & Expo
March 12, 2017 – March 16, 2017
Baltimore, MD, USA
The Food and Chemical Safety Committee will be sponsoring multiple projects being presented at the SOT Annual Meeting.
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- Harris Lieberman, US Army - Behavior - Video
- Charles O'Brien, University of Pennsylvania - Behavior - Video (See Lieberman for pdf)
- Jennifer Peck, PhD University of Oklahoma - Reproductive & Developmental Toxicity - Video
- Daniele Wikoff on behalf of Jeffrey Goldberger, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine- Cardiovascular - Video
- Connie Weaver, PhD, Purdue University - Bone & Calcium - Video
- Milton Tenenbein, MD, University of Manitoba - Acute & Pharmacokinetics - Video
Moderated by Dennis Keefe, PhD
Panel includes: 6 of the 7 Scientific Advisory Board members, Daniele Wikoff of ToxStrategies (Scientific Review Team), Alison Kretser of IAFNS (Oversight Committee) Overall Conclusions - presented by Daniele Wikoff
Full session playlist
See IAFNS's other sessions at Experimental Biology 2017:
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8:30AM - 12:30PM
Ballroom S100BC
Speakers: Dennis Keefe, FDA; Harris Lieberman, USARIEM; Esther Myers, EF Myers Consulting; Charles O'Brien, University of Pennsylvania; Jennifer Peck, University of Oklahoma; Milton Tenenbein, University of Manitoba; Connie Weaver, Purdue University; Daniele Wikoff, ToxStrategies
Supported by the Caffeine Working Group
Session Info & Videos The Changing Brain: How Brain Plasticity, Exercise and Nutrition Affect Function and Cognition
Saturday, 22 April 2017
3:00PM - 5:00PM,
Ballroom S100BC
- Neurogensis and brain plasticity in the adult brain - Henriette van Praag, National Institute on Aging;
- The Relation of Exercise, fitness, & Adiposity to Cognitive and Brain Health - Charles Hillman, University of Illinois - Video
- Neuroinflammatory Processes in Cognitive Disorders - Sophie Laye, Universite Bordeaux - Video
- Exercise, Nutrition and Brain Funciton: What are the steps toward dietary and physical activity Recommendations? - Mary Ann Johnson, University of Georgia - Video
- Panel Discussion - Video
Sunday, 23 April 2017
8:30AM- 10:30AM
S105BCD
Speakers:
- Intro to Predictive Modeling: From Linear Regression Models to Mechanistic Mathematical Modeling - David Allison, University of Alabama at Birmingham - Video;
- Use of Predictive Modeling in the Design of Clinical Studies Kevin Hall, NIDDK - Video;
- Application of Predictive Modeling in Weight Loss Counseling - Corby Martin, Pennington Biomedical Research Center - Video;
- Application of Predictive Modeling in Personalized Nutrition - Ben van Ommen, TNO - Video;
- Utility of PRedictive Modeling for Public Health Obesity Policies - Emily Dhurandhar, Texas Tech University - Video;
- Summary and Wrap-Up - Diana Thomas, West Point - Video
Supported by the Protein Committee - Full session playlist
Tuesday, 25 April 2017
11:00AM - 12:30PM
S105AB
Speakers: Kara Livingston, Tufts University; Caleigh Sawicki, Tufts University
Supported by the Carbohydrate Committee Posters
Sources of dietary folate/folic acid in women of different races in the United States between 2009 and 2012: What is the role of fortified and enriched products?
Abstract Number: 6707
Poster Board Number C88
Presenter: Ray DeVirgiliis, George Washington University
Monday, 24 April
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