The Nutrition for Gut Health Committee advances and communicates the scientific understanding of the impact of diet and dietary constituents on gut and host health.
(This Committee represents the evolution of the Gut Microbiome Committee.)
Strategic Focus Area
- Advance shared definitions and approaches to measurement of gut health and gut microbiome across stakeholders.
- Evaluate and advance the evidence for nutrition support of optimal gut and host health.
- Communicate the evidence that underpins how diets and dietary constituents impact measures of gut health and other systems influenced by gut physiology.
- Through the Live Dietary Microbes Subcommittee, gather, develop, and drive science- and evidence-based decisions on dietary recommendations for live microbes (learn more here). See news story about the promise of research on dietary microbes for health.
Current Work
This committee has various work underway:
Webinar Series
The Committee has initiated a webinar series to help guide the committee’s research and projects.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Abbott Nutrition
General Mills
Mondelēz International
National Dairy Council
ACADEMIC ADVISORS
Marla Cunningham, MS, ISAPP
Wendy A. Henderson, PhD, CRNP, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania
Johanna Lampe, PhD, RD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Gary D. Wu, MD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
GOVERNMENT ADVISORS
Cindy Davis, PhD, USDA, ARS
Lauren VieBrock, PhD, US FDA
William Yan, PhD, Health Canada (Retired)
Projects Supported by the Committee:
Publications
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Events
Beneficial Live Dietary Microbes: Is it Time for Recommended Intakes?
September 28, 2023
Virtual, Event
Read more about Beneficial Live Dietary Microbes: Is it Time for Recommended Intakes?
IAFNS at NUTRITION 2023
July 22, 2023 – July 25, 2023
Boston, MA
Join IAFNS at the American Society for Nutrition Annual meeting in Boston – NUTRITION 2023 – to learn about some of our funded research projects.
Nutrition Society Irish Section Conference 2023 – Understanding the role of sex and gender in nutrition research
June 14, 2023 – June 16, 2023
Athlone, Ireland
Does gender of the consumer influence the potential for dietary microbes to confer health benefits? – A scoping review
Diet-Microbiome Interactions in Older People: Effect on Inflammaging
May 18, 2023
Virtual, Event
Speaker: Paul O’Toole, PhD, Professor of Microbial Genomics and Head of Microbiology, University College Cork; Principal Investigator, APC Microbiome Ireland
Read more about Diet-Microbiome Interactions in Older People: Effect on Inflammaging
Live Microbe Data and How to Submit to the Global Branded Food Products Database
February 27, 2023
Virtual, Event
Food manufacturers can now include information on the amount of beneficial live microbes present in food products, specify the level (low, medium or high) of microbes and optionally indicate the microbe species. These data will support research on associations between beneficial live dietary microbes and health when linked to biomarkers of health and data on health outcomes.
Read more about Live Microbe Data and How to Submit to the Global Branded Food Products Database
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Are We Ready? Resilience as a Biomarker for a "Healthy" Gut Microbiome ExpandMonday, 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 HealthSupported by: IAFNS Gut Microbiome Committee
It's Time to Quantify Intake Recommendations for Dietary Bioactives ExpandSunday, 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 SocietyA 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" ExpandTuesday, 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 ExpandPoster 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 ExpandPoster 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 TorontoSupported 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 ExpandPoster 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-BloomingtonSupported 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 UniversitySupported by: IAFNS Lipids Committee
For more information, see here.
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