AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR NUTRITION

2015 SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS AND ANNUAL MEETING AT EB

SYMPOSIUM APPLICATION

(Applications due March 15, 2014. Please limit to 4 pages or less)

Session Title:

Improving Nutrient Recommendations: A look at Replication, Risk Assessment and the Role of Food Science in Research

Session Chair(s) Contact Information

Session Chair
Name / Kristin Rubin, PhD
Organization / Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
Address / 801 Waukegan Rd. Glenview, IL 60025
Email /
Phone Number / (847) 646-3875
Session Co-Chair (if applicable)
Name / TBD
Organization
Address
Email
Phone Number

Submitter of Proposal (if not Session Chair)

Submitter of Proposal
Name / Courtney Gaine, PhD, RD
Organization / ILSI North America
Address / 1156 Fifteenth Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, D.C. 20005
Email /
Phone Number / 202-659-0074 Ext. 121

Should the organizer be copied on all planning emails?

X Yes

ÿ  No


General Description of Session: Summarize the overall theme and specific topics to be reviewed. Reference new and/or emerging research that will be discussed. Explain how this session will be unique and useful to attendees. (No more than 350 words, please.)

Even after many decades of research, it seems as if several questions remain regarding the role of dietary lipids in health. Several of the plausible reasons for this are not unique to lipids, but are shared across many nutrients and food components. Using dietary lipids as an example, this session will discuss those factors that may have led us down the path to uncertainty regarding real-world dietary guidance, and will provide the audience with food for thought, as well as tools, to move toward a more certain future.

Beginning with a discussion on some of the elements of research design, reporting and interpretation that have confused the literature, the audience will be directed in a more positive direction: the future. Non-traditional approaches for determining nutrient recommendations, such as risk assessment models, will be examined and new data on partially hydrogenated oils will be presented. This talk will allow for dialogue among a wider audience of scientists to progress as to whether certain nutrients require different methods of evaluation – and what the pros and cons of such alternative approaches are. A greater understanding of the role of lipids in foods will help researchers in choosing appropriate comparators moving forward, and shed light on why the field of lipids and health is a complicated one for which no single solution will ever exist.

The points above will be conveyed through three case studies. The first two will examine substitution scenarios for saturated fatty acids, diving into the story line of trans fatty acids followed by that of interesterified fats, likely unfamiliar to many in the audience. The third case study will cover omega-3 fatty acids, highlighting the rich history of research, debates surrounding recommended intakes, and suggestions for the future.

Please provide at least three learning objectives for this session:

At the end of this sessions, attendees will be able to:
1. / Cite reasons for why scientific agreement on dietary recommendations for many lipids does not exist.
2. / Have an enhanced understanding of the important consideration of the intersection between food science and health when discussing dietary lipids.
3. / List considerations for a path forward to scientific agreement for dietary lipids, including the use of toxicological approaches, enhanced clinical trials and other study design elements.

Does the session relate to any of the identified ASN Research Needs? Check those that apply.

ÿ  Variability in Responses to Diet and Food
ÿ  The Impact of Nutrition on Healthy Growth, Development and Reproduction
X The Role of Nutrition in Health Maintenance
ÿ  The Role of Nutrition in Medical Management
ÿ  Nutrition-Related Behaviors
ÿ  Food Supply/ Environment

Presentation Titles and Proposed Speakers

Speaker 1
Presentation Title / Introduction by co-chairs
Length of Presentation (min) / 10 min
Name / TBD and Kristin Rubin
Institution / TBD and Kraft Foods Group
Address / Contact information found above
Email
Telephone
Confirmed? (Yes/No) / Yes
Speaker 2
Presentation Title / Call to Action: Enhancing the reproducibility of trials
Length of Presentation (min) / 15 min
Name / Francis Collins
Institution / National Institutes of Health
Address / 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
Email /
Telephone / 301-496-2433
Confirmed? (Yes/No) / NO
Speaker 3
Presentation Title / Inconsistency 1: Why scientific agreement for lipids and health doesn’t exist
Length of Presentation (min) / 30 min
Name / Kevin Fritsche, PhD
Institution / University of Missouri
Address / 110B Animal Science Research Center
Division Of Animal Sciences
Columbia, MO 65211
Email /
Telephone
Confirmed? (Yes/No) / YES
Speaker 5
Presentation Title / Inconsistency 2: Role of Food Science in the Design and Interpretation of Studies
Length of Presentation (min) / 30 min
Name / Alejandro Marangoni, PhD
Institution / University of Guelph
Address / Food Science Bldg 38, Guelph Ontario, N1G 2W1 Canada
Email /
Telephone / 519-824-4120 x54340
Confirmed? (Yes/No) / YES
Speaker 6
Presentation Title / Inconsistency 3: Reporting of Lipids Research
Length of Presentation (min) / 30 min
Name / David Allison, PhD
Institution / University of Alabama at Birmingham
Address / 1665 University Blvd, RPHB 140J
Birmingham, AL 35294-0022
Email /
Telephone / (205) 975-9169
Confirmed? (Yes/No) / YES
Speaker 6
Presentation Title / Case Study: Saturated Fat Functionality and Replacements
Length of Presentation (min) / 35 min (and 2 min Q&A)
Name / David Baer, PhD
Institution / USDA ARS
Address / 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Bldg 307-B Barc-East
Beltsville, Md, 20705-2350
Email /
Telephone / (301) 504-8719
Confirmed? (Yes/No) / YES
Speaker 7
Presentation Title / Case Study: Omega-3 fatty acids
Length of Presentation (min) / 30 min
Name / William S. Harris, PhD
Institution / OmegaQuant
Address / 2329 N. Career Ave, Suite 113, Sioux Falls, SD 57107
Email /
Telephone / 605-271-6918
Confirmed? (Yes/No) / NO
Speaker 4
Presentation Title / Looking ahead: Nutrition Research and its Application to Risk Assessment – is this the answer?
Length of Presentation (min) / 30 min
Name / Michael Dourson, PhD
Institution / Toxicological Excellence Risk Assessment
Address / 2300 Montana Avenue, Suite 409, Cincinnati, OH 45211
Email /
Telephone / (513) 542-RISK
Confirmed? (Yes/No) / NO
Speaker 8
Presentation Title / Panel
Length of Presentation (min) / 30 min
Name / All Speakers
Institution
Address
Email
Telephone
Confirmed? (Yes/No)

Do you wish to have this considered as part of the Education Track? The Education Track is reserved for interactive, smaller group sessions (less than 200) that are focused on an educational or professional development topic.

ÿ  Yes

X No

Which ASN member groups (councils, RIS groups) and participating societies will be most interested in this session? [Please list the groups.]

ASN Member Groups (Please mark all that apply)

ÿ  Medical Nutrition Council (MNC)

ÿ  Global Nutrition Council (GNC)

ÿ  Nutritional Sciences Council (NSC)

X Aging and Chronic Disease RIS

ÿ  CARIG RIS

X Community and Public Health RIS

ÿ  Diet & Cancer RIS

ÿ  Dietary Bioactive Components RIS

X Energy & Macronutrient Metabolism RIS

ÿ  Experimental Animal Nutrition RIS

ÿ  Lactation RIS

ÿ  Nutrient-Gene Interactions RIS

ÿ  Nutrition Education RIS

ÿ  Nutrition Translation RIS

X Nutritional Epidemiology RIS

ÿ  Nutritional Immunology RIS

ÿ  Obesity RIS

ÿ  Vitamins and Minerals RIS

Participating Societies:

X ASN

ÿ  Physiology (APS)

ÿ  Pharmacology (ASPET)

ÿ  Pathology (ASIP)

ÿ  Anatomy (AAA)

ÿ  Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

Session organizers are expected to assist with obtaining funding to cover expenses related to the presentation of accepted sessions. Do you have funding to support this activity?

X Yes (Please indicate the company and amount.) ILSI North America ~$20,000

ÿ  No (If no, please list potential funding sources.)

Describe any potential conflicts of interest of symposia organizers.

About ILSI North America: ILSI North America is a public nonprofit scientific foundation with branches around the world that provides a forum to advance the understanding of scientific issues related to the nutritional quality and safety of the food supply. ILSI North America carries out its mission by sponsoring relevant research programs, professional education programs and workshops, seminars, and publications as well as by providing a neutral forum for government, academic, and industry scientists to discuss and resolve scientific issues of common concern for the well-being of the general public. The programs of ILSI North America are supported primarily by the ILSI North America industry membership which works closely with non-industry scientific advisors to develop program priorities.

All speakers will be asked to include a disclosure slide at the beginning of their presentations.

Indicate which, if any, ASN RIS, Councils or Committees are endorsing this session:

Nutrition Translation – pending

Budget Notes:

Funding will be sought to pay advance-purchase travel for speakers who are not members of the Society. Travel reimbursement is not provided to ASN members. A travel stipend and/or honorarium of up to $500 may be provided to ASN member speakers, based on funding. International airfares are typically limited to $2,500. Symposia may include up to 4 speakers, of which no more than one should be from outside of the US. Special requests (e.g., 5 speakers, more than one international speaker) will be considered on a case by case basis.

If you have any questions about the status of your session proposal,

Please, contact Moira Guenther at or 301-634-7077.

Thank You for Your Submission.