The Committee on Balancing Food & Activity for Health sought to define the state of the science and identify research gaps with regard to balancing food and activity for health.

Why is this important?

Obesity is a major public health concern in the United States and around the world, with over 72 million individuals in the United States considered obese. Creating a unified, successful obesity reduction strategy relies on understanding the underlying causes of obesity.

Committee Selects Researcher to Estimate Energy Intake using Personal Devices

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The Committee has selected a research group led by Dr. Robin Shook, at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Shook's study will validate and calibrate consumer devices to estimate energy balance.

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Publications

Dietary Intake and Physical Activity Assessment: Current Tools, Techniques, and Technologies for Use in Adult Populations

This paper summarizes recent technological advancements, such as remote sensing devices, digital photography, and multisensor devices, which have the potential to improve the assessment of dietary intake and physical activity in free-living adults.

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Diet and Activity Assessments and Interventions Using Technology in Older Adults

This paper reports on the findings and recommendations specific to older adults from the “Tech Summit: Innovative Tools for Assessing Diet and Physical Activity for Health Promotion” forum organized by the North American branch of the International Life Sciences Institute.

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Technology Innovations in Dietary Intake and Physical Activity Assessment: Challenges and Recommendations for Future Directions

The underlying pathways and mechanisms regulating energy homeostasis are not fully understood. Therefore, improved measures can help address challenges in understanding interrelationships between dietary intake and physical activity.

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Predicting Adult Weight Change in the Real World: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Accounting for Compensatory Changes in Energy Intake or Expenditure

The objective was to quantify the range of compensation in energy intake or expenditure observed in human randomized controlled trials (RCTs).

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Past Events

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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This unique forum investigated current and emerging challenges related to improving energy balance behavior assessment and intervention via technology, and focused on how the research community might embrace and apply innovative new tools.

Am J Prev Med Theme Section: Innovative Tools for Assessing Diet and Physical Activity for Health Promotion

The Tech Summit resulted in four publications, appearing as a theme section in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine:

Advances and Controversies in Diet and Physical Activity Measurement in Youth

This report reviews current developments in dietary intake and physical activity assessment in youth.

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Dietary Intake and Physical Activity Assessment: Current Tools, Techniques, and Technologies for Use in Adult Populations

This paper summarizes recent technological advancements, such as remote sensing devices, digital photography, and multisensor devices, which have the potential to improve the assessment of dietary intake and physical activity in free-living adults.

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Diet and Activity Assessments and Interventions Using Technology in Older Adults

This paper reports on the findings and recommendations specific to older adults from the “Tech Summit: Innovative Tools for Assessing Diet and Physical Activity for Health Promotion” forum organized by the North American branch of the International Life Sciences Institute.

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Share Save Technology Innovations in Dietary Intake and Physical Activity Assessment: Challenges and Recommendations for Future Directions

Dietary intake (DI) and physical activity (PA) data are used in a variety of ways, including to determine nutrient adequacy and deficiency; to assess nutritional, fitness, and health status; to develop health promotion and behavioral interventions; and to understand food chemical and microbiological exposure, food–drug interactions, and pharmacokinetic effects. Methods used to capture these data must therefore be reliable and accurate to ensure confidence when determining quantitative DI and energy intake (EI), food behaviors, and energy expenditure (EE), especially for real-time monitoring and interventions. Moreover, because the underlying pathways and mechanisms regulating energy homeostasis are not fully understood, improved measures can help address challenges in understanding interrelationships between DI and PA.

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Organized by:
IAFNS Committee on Balancing Food & Activity for Health
University of California, San Diego 
American College of Sports Medicine
with programmatic input from NIH and USDA ARS

Program

Wednesday, 30 November 2016

Welcome & Introductions - Video

IDENTIFY COMMON ISSUES - featured presentations

  • State of the Science of Energy Balance Research Across the Lifespan - David Allison, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham Video
  • State of Technology and Innovation related to Physical Activity and Healthful EatingEric Hekler, PhD, Arizona State University Video

Additional Presentations

  • Guidance and Standards for the Responsible Conduct of mHealth Research - Camille Nebeker, EdD, MS, UC San Diego Video
  • Circadian Rhythm as it Relates to Overall Health, Wellness, and Risk for Disease - Satchin Panda, PhD, the Salk Institute Video

CHILDREN & YOUTH -  Moderator: Tom Robinson, MD, Stanford

  • Current Technologies in Diet Assessment & Intervention - Carol J. Boushey, PhD, MPH, RD, University of Hawaii Video
  • Current Technologies in Physical Activity Assessment & Intervention - Jaqueline Kerr, PhD, MSc University of California San Diego Video
  • Advances & Challenges in Measuring Dietary Intake and Physical Activity - Donna Spruijt-Metz, MFA, PhD, University of Southern California Video

Thursday, 1 December 2016

ADULTS - Moderators: Rick Troiano, PhD, NIH - Intro Video

  • Current Technologies in Diet Assessment & Intervention - Rick Weiss, MS, Viocare Video
  • Current Technologies in Physical Activity Assessment & Intervention - Anand Iyer, PhD, WellDoc Video
  • Advances & Challenges in Measuring Dietary Intake and Physical Activity - Lauren Ptomey, PhD, RD, LD, University of Kansas Video 

OLDER ADULTS - Moderators: David Klurfeld, PhD, USDA, & Tamara Harris, MD, National Institute on Aging - Intro Video

  • Current Technologies in Diet Assessment & Intervention - Sai Das, PhD, Tufts University Video
  • Current Technologies in Physical Activity Assessment & Intervention - Jacqueline Kerr, PhD, MSc, University of California San Diego Video
  • Advances & Challenges in Measuring Dietary Intake and Physical Activity - Todd Manini, PhD, University of Florida Video

Concluding Panel & Summit Closing Remarks - Kevin Patrick, MD, MS, UCSD

Full event video playlist can be found on the IAFNS YouTube Channel.

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