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Advances and Controversies in Clinical Nutrition 2013

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ASN’s Advances & Controversies in Clinical Nutrition satellite sympo-sia explore the latest research on a

variety of topics. This year, the five symposia focus on new science surrounding cranberries, nutrient-rich yogurt, dietary protein, insights into the relatively new research regarding sar-copenia and the role of low-calorie beverages in a healthy diet.

Three of the symposia were held on Thursday. Highlights included:

Polyphenol-Rich Fruits and Dietary Guidance: A Case Study on the Cranberry, organized and sponsored by Ocean Spray

This symposium, chaired by Sylvia Rowe, SR Strategy, included presentations on the role of cranberries in urinary tract health and cardiometabolic health, along with NHANES Study findings on the relationship between cranberry beverage consumption and nutrient intakes, body weight and cardiometabolic

Satellite Symposia Offer Cutting-Edge Researchoutcomes.

Speakers Janet Novotny, PhD, USDA Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Kevin C. Maki, PhD, FNLA, Biofortis Clinical Research/Midwest Center for Metabolic and Cardiovascular Health, and Kiyah J. Duffey, PhD, LA Sutherland Consulting, noted that a growing body of evidence supports the numerous health benefits of polyphenol-rich foods like cranberries. But because cranberries are usually sweetened to improve their taste, they are often thought of as nutrient-poor. Using the latest clinical and epidemiological evidence, the speakers made the case that cranberries can contribute to a healthy lifestyle and should be included in global dietary guid-ance recommendations.

The Role of Yogurt in Improving the Quality of the American Diet and Meet-ing Dietary Guidelines, organized and sponsored by The Dannon Co.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that the average American only consumes about half of the recommended three servings of low-fat dairy products daily, including yogurt. This symposium, chaired by Simin Meydani, DVM, PhD, Tufts University, and Sharon Donovan, PhD, RD, University of Illinois, provided an up-to-date summary on research showing the health benefits of regular yogurt consumption.

Connie Weaver, PhD, Purdue University, gave an update on yogurt’s role in dietary guidance, focusing on yogurt’s nutrient composition compared to other dairy foods such as cheese and milk. She cited Framing-ham Heart Study data showing that yogurt consumption is associated with better overall diet quality in men and women. Paul Jacques, PhD, Tufts University, examined the latest evi-dence supporting yogurt’s benefits for weight management, metabolic profiles and heart

This year’s Advances & Controversies in Clinical Nutrition meeting will include a variety of presentations that highlight

innovative insights into ASN’s six new Nutrition Research Priorities.

Variability in Individual Responses to Diet and Food

Are Nutrient-Gene Interactions Ready for Prime Time? Friday, 1-1:45 p.m. Carl L. Keen, PhD, University of California, Davis, will discuss the current understanding of nutrient-gene interactions and give examples of how nutri-ents modify gene expression. He’ll also analyze potential clinical implications and outline further research needs.

The Gut Microbiome in Health: Fact or Science Fiction? Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Federico Eugenio Rey, University of Wisconsin-Madison, will review the functions and physiology of the gut microbiome, discuss factors that affect its composition, and explain how it may contribute to various diseases.

Sessions Target ASN-Developed Nutrition Research PrioritiesThe Impact of Nutrition on Healthy Growth, Development and Reproduction

Is it Ever Too Early to Intervene in Child-hood Obesity? Friday, 3:30-4:15 p.m. William Dietz, MD, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will discuss the current trends and risk factors in childhood obesity, including parental

behavior modification.Bariatric Surgery in Obese Children and

Adolescents. Friday, 4:15-5 p.m. Tom Inge, MD, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, will detail surgical and nonsurgical options for obese kids, along with current outcomes data for adolescent bariatric surgery.

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ASN leaders and staff visited Capitol Hill Thursday to advocate for increased funding for nutrition research. Pictured from left: Ed Saltzman; Shivani Parikh, legislative correspondent for Sen. Blumenthal (D-CT); Rafael Perez-Esca-milla; Sarah Ohlhorst; Robert Russell and Simin Meydani.

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The Role of Nutrition in Health Maintenance

Fortified Foods, Supplements and All Else Missing from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Friday, 8:50-9:40 a.m. David Heber, MD, PhD, University of California Los Angeles Department of Medicine, will analyze whether fortified foods are necessary in the U.S. diet. He’ll also present studies on multivitamin use and dis-cuss the issues with self-reporting of supplement intakes.

The Key Role of the DRIs in Formulating Dietary Guidelines. Friday, 9:40-10:10 a.m. Su-zanne Murphy, PhD, RD, will discuss topics such as balancing calories and macronutrients to man-age weight, defining healthy eating patterns, and discovering ways to better coordinate revisions to the DRIs and Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

The Role of Nutrition in Medical Management

Beyond Sodium: Total Diet Approaches to Hypertension. Saturday, 9-9:45 a.m. Connie M. Weaver, PhD, Purdue University, will describe the DASH diet, the link between potassium and blood pressure, and interactions of sodium with calcium and magnesium.

The Gluten Controversy: Much More Than Celiac Disease? Saturday, 9:45-10:30 a.m. Douglas L. Seidner, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, will compare the three medical conditions associated with gluten exposure and list the nutritional compounds that may contribute to non-celiac gluten sensitivity. He’ll also discuss diagnostic criteria.

Nutrition-Related BehaviorsNew Technologies for Monitoring Food

Intake. Saturday, 10:45-11:30 a.m. Dale A. Schoeller, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, will focus on the limitations of traditional survey methods for measuring food intake and will discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the alter-natives to self-reporting methods.

Maximizing the Impact of an Interprofes-sional Approach to Nutrition Conditions. Sat-

Weigh in on whether the federal govern-ment should be involved in Americans’ ex-panding waistlines during Friday’s “Is There a Role for the DGAs in Weight Manage-ment?” presentation from 2:30-3:15 p.m.

Susan Roberts, PhD, Tufts University, plans to discuss how the Dietary Guidelines for Americans could include an integrative weight management system that goes be-yond the current DGA SuperTracker calorie counting program. “There is quite a lot of new evidence indicating that low-glycemic and higher-protein diets produce more sus-

Spotlight: DGAs and Weight Managementtainable weight loss,” she said.

Roberts will show how weight manage-ment components like the DASH diet and cognitive lifestyle interventions could be add-ed to the DGAs. She envisions a specialized committee of weight-loss experts developing specific weight management recommenda-tions rather than “just a quick adaptation of healthy recommendations for non-obese persons.”

Roberts admits this is a large undertaking that will require special funding. However, she points out, “Obesity is the biggest health crisis

of our time, and the DGA could be very helpful in providing an effective [Web-based] program to individuals and also providing cultural guidance on how we can reclaim healthy norms for eating in the U.S.”

The DGA is a natural place for this to occur because no other government body communicates directly with citizens, Roberts said. “And if we don’t do it, effectively we are delegating weight-control information to businesses such as the food industry and the commercial weight-loss industry,” she warned.

Continued from page 1Sessions urday, 1:30-2:45 p.m. This workshop will include

case presentations and group interactions designed to improve interprofessional collaboration on clini-cally relevant issues and encourage the inclusion of nutrition science in clinical care.

Food Supply/EnvironmentAre Some Foods More Fattening Than

Others? What Does This Mean and How Do We Test It? Friday, 1:45-2 p.m. David B. Allison, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, will define different research designs that can be used to address macronutrient consumption questions. He’ll also discuss topics such as the distinction between ad lib and isocaloric conditions.

Research on Dietary Patterns: Can It Inform Food-based Guidance? Saturday, 1:30-2:45 p.m. Joanne M. Spahn, MS, RDN, U.S. Department of Agriculture Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, will discuss how research on DASH, Mediterranean-type and vegetarian diets was integrated into the 2010 dietary recom-mendations. She’ll outline the systematic review framework that was used, including a priori indexes and scores.

Opening Reception Welcomes Attendees to Washington

ACCN 13 kicked off Thursday evening with a lively meet and greet. (Photo left, from left): Kara Taylor, RD, LDN, and Mary “Kathy” Hoy, RD, discuss the clinical-focused science

they are looking forward to hearing about during the Friday and Saturday sessions. (Photo right): ASN blogger Larry Istrail, medical student, visits with Elizabeth Winthrop, MS, NP-C.

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Associate Professor in Human Nutrition Food Science and Technology Department

Zamorano University

www.zamorano.edu Honduras

The Panamerican Agricultural School - Zamorano is carrying out a search process for candidates for the position of Associate Professor in Human Nutrition in the Zamorano Campus. The selected candidate will take possession in November 2013 at the latest. Founded in 1942, Zamorano is a private, non-profit international university specialized in higher education in the fields of agricultural production, sustainable management of natural resources and the environment, rural development to reduce poverty, adding value through agro industrialization and improvement of global agribusiness competitiveness. The Institution is located outside the capital city of Tegucigalpa, in the Yeguare Valley of Honduras and is registered in the United States as a non-profit corporation. In Honduras the Institution has the status of an International Mission and is recognized by the Honduran Council of Higher Education. Zamorano offers four undergraduate degrees in Agricultural Engineering: Agronomy; Agribusiness Management; Food Agroindustry; and Environment and Development. The four-year educational program emphasizes academic excellence and character formation, and it complements theory with practical field experience through its Learning by Doing program, in which the students work half a day in the production and processing plants or conserving the natural resources that are part of the university campus. Zamorano has 1,239 students from 18 Latin American countries. The university is governed by a Board of Trustees from 8 countries, who are leaders in business, education or civic affairs, and the administration, which is presided over by the President. The alumni represent a particularly important group for the Institution and are essential actors in the development of their alma mater. The campus has an extension of more than 5,000 hectares and is located 30 km from Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras. All of the students and approximately 110 professors, instructors, staff members and their families live on campus. In Zamorano’s bilingual and multicultural environment, the university community shares an extraordinary commitment to a shared vision. Qualifications:

Ph.D. in Human Nutrition. At least 8 years of teaching experience in higher education level and as thesis advisor in his/her

area of specialty. Compromised with the integral development of the students. Excellent leadership and inter-personal relations. Capacity to work independent or with multidisciplinary teams. Fully bilingual in English and Spanish, having lived and worked for at least five years in a

multicultural environment, preferably en Central or South America.

See you at the beach.Presidential Symposia • Controversy Sessions • Forums Posters • Professional Development • Networking • Awards • Exhibits • Social Events • Mentoring Events

Scientific Sessions & Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology 2014San Diego Convention Center • ASN Headquarters Hotel: Hilton San Diego Bayfront

April 26-30

Late-breaking symposia and special session proposals must be submitted by Tuesday, September 3, 2013.

Call for Abstracts will open in late summer 2013. All abstracts must be submitted by Thursday, November 7, 2013.

Registration will open in late summer 2013. ASN and guest society members receive additional savings!

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Entries for ASN’s oral competitions are also due at point of abstract submission. Plan now to enter:• Graduate Student Research Award Competition,

supported by the Nutritional Sciences Council• Clinical Emerging Leader Award Competition,

supported by the Medical Nutrition Council• Postdoctoral Research Award Competition,

organized by the Young Professional Interest Group and supported by Solae, LLC

• Young Minority Investigator Competition, organized by the Minority Affairs Committee and supported by DSM Nutritional Products

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health. And David McCarron, MD, University of California, Davis, tackled the hot topic of healthcare funding, outlining how adequate dairy and yogurt consumption may boost health outcomes and consequently reduce healthcare spending.

The Controversial Role of Dietary Protein in Diabetes and Related Disor-ders, organized and sponsored by the Egg Nutrition Center

While there is solid evidence that diet con-tributes to the prevention and management of type-2 diabetes and related risk factors, there’s limited understanding of the optimal dietary approach, particularly in relation to protein consumption. This symposium, chaired by Mitch Kanter, PhD, Egg Nutrition Center, was designed to bring researchers and clinicians together to shed more light on the impact of protein and other macronutrient consumption on the diabetes epidemic.

Speakers noted that historically, dietary protein recommendations have been based on the structural and functional properties of amino acids. However, Theresa Nicklas, DrPh, Baylor College of Medicine, presented research showing that compared to meals high in refined carbohydrates, meals rich in eggs or other proteins improved body mass index and waist circumference. And Barbara Gower, PhD, University of Alabama, dis-cussed her study illustrating that diets lower in refined grains resulted in greater insulin sensitivity and reduced abdominal fat in people at high risk for diabetes.

Friday’s satellite symposium and breakfast, Preventing Sarcopenia: What is the Key to Improving Protein Metabolism, will be held from 6:30 to 8 a.m. The symposium, organized and sponsored by DuPont Nutri-tion & Health, will be chaired by DuPont’s Ratna Mukherjea, PhD. Speakers Elena Volpi, MD, PhD, University of Texas, and Maren S. Fragala, PhD, University of Central Florida, plan to discuss recent research on prevention of sarcopenia. This age-related condition causes loss of muscle mass, and researchers are investigating how exercise and protein consumption may affect functional and clini-cal outcomes.

Saturday’s 6:30 a.m. symposium and breakfast, Thirsty for Facts: Setting the Record Straight on Low- and No-Calorie Sweeteners, will focus on the latest evi-dence showing that low-calorie beverages can help people maintain healthy lifestyles. The session will include a panel discussion and presentations from three speakers. Bernad-ene Magnuson, PhD, University of Toronto,

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Satellite Symposia

ADVERTISEMENTis scheduled to give an overview on the regulation of low-cal sweeteners; Marilyn Schorin, PhD, RD, Schorin Strategies, will look at the role of low-cal sweeteners in weight management; and Hope Warshaw, MMSC, RD, CDE, Hope Warshaw Associates, will examine the sweeteners’ use in type-2 diabetes preven-tion.

Upcoming Events, DeadlinesFebruary 19-21. ASN 3rd Annual ASN Middle East Congress. Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

February 20-22. ASN/Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (SSCI) Southern Regional Meeting. New Orleans, LA.

April 26-30. ASN Scientific Sessions & An-nual Meeting at EB 2014. San Diego, CA. Late abstracts are due Feb. 21, 2014! Early registration discounts also close Feb. 21.

Exhibit AddendumAdditions• U.S. Army Healthcare Recruiting, Table 12

Cancellations• FDA/Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition• Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.

About Nutrition Notes Daily: Nutrition Notes Daily is the conference version of ASN’s quarterly member newsletter, Nutrition Notes. This publication may be printed during ASN’s Annual Meeting, Advances & Controversies in Clinical Nutrition and/or various other activities which the Society organizes and hosts. ASN accepts advertisements, recruitment listings and classifieds for publication in Nutrition Notes Daily; all advertisements are subject to review. Please email meetings@nutrition.org to offer feedback on the Nutrition Notes Daily, or to share suggestions to improve other aspects of ACCN 2013. Executive Officer: John Courtney; Editorial Staff: Paula Eichenbrenner, Suzanne Price; Publisher: CustomNEWS; Science Writer: Vicky Uhland; Design and Photography: John Carter

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Seven Students and Young Professionals Receive ASN Awards

The American Society for Nutrition is proud to announce the recipients of the 2013 Advances and Controver-

sies in Clinical Nutrition Travel Awards for Graduate and Medical Students and Young Professionals:

David Dodington, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario

Poster 11: Vitamin D status and peri-odontal outcomes after non-surgical peri-odontal therapy

Yunhye Kim, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea

Poster 20: Lactobacillus plantarum fer-mented soy milk improves lipid dysregulation by modulating gene expressions, oxidative stress, and systemic inflammation in rats on an atherogenic diet

Eamon Laird, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

Poster 25: Holo-TC but not serum B12 suggests B12 deficiency in older adults de-spite renal impairment

Joyce Maalouf, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

Poster 29: Food categories contributing the most to sodium intake from birth to 24 months, United States, 2007-2010

Robinson Ramírez-Vélez, Universi-dad Santo Tomás, Bogota, Columbia

Poster 39: Effect of exercise training on eNOS expression, NO production, Oxygen metabolism and Placental efficiency in Preg-nant Latina Women

Allison Sylvetsky, NIDDK, NIH,

Bethesda, MD Poster 44: Determination of glucagon-

like-peptide 1 (GLP-1) in human saliva Huifen Wang, Jean Mayer USDA Hu-

man Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA

Poster 48: Should statin users still eat a healthy diet? Evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2008

Blog and Video Coverage of ACCN13

Follow the ASN blog (www.nutrition.org/blog) during the conference for live coverage from Larry Istrail, MS, a medical student from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. Larry is serving his second term as an official ASN

blogger. His research interests are the intersection between medicine, technology, and nutrition. You can find him at his poster #57, “Understanding weight loss through crowd sourcing,” during the poster reception on Friday.

In addition to Larry’s blogging, ASN will have video coverage of ACCN13 filmed by Katie Coakley, MS, RD. Katie, an ASN blogger and chair-elect of the Student Interest Group, is a doctoral candidate at Emory University whose research focuses on skeletal development in the inborn error of metabolism, phenylketonuria (PKU). The footage will appear on the ASN YouTube channel (www.nutrition.org/youtube). If you have a sugges-tion for an interview, please email us at media@nutrition.org.