THE SACKLER INSTITUTE FOR NUTRITION SCIENCE AT THE NY ACADEMY
December 17 - 18, 2012
A Global Research Agenda for Nutrition Science
The Sackler Institute will unveil a global research agenda for nutrition science. The conference will explore the continuum that links identifying research gaps to disseminating findings, building consensus around scientific issues, advocacy in policies and
eventually transforming practices. Research priorities are strong tools to begin dealing with the nutritional problems of today and those of the future. Lectures and panel discussions will feature scientists, editors, leaders in funding institutions, implementing
agencies, regulatory bodies, and policy makers. Keynote Speaker:
Francesco Branca, MD, PhD, The World Health Organization
ACADEMY EBRIEFINGS
New Thoughts about Causes, Prevention, and Treatment of Childhood Obesity
Perhaps the most disturbing facet of the rise in obesity worldwide is the rise in childhood obesity. This eBriefing features researchers, physicians, teachers, and other professionals at the front lines of the childhood obesity epidemic who met in Bimghamton,
NY to discuss this alarming public health problem.
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This Week at NEJM.org | October 11, 2012 |
The FDA’s
Assessment of Two Drugs for Chronic Weight Management 
E. Colman and Others | October 10, 2012 | DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1211277
Candy
at the Cash Register — A Risk Factor for Obesity and Chronic Disease
D.A. Cohen and S.H. Babey | N Engl J Med 2012;367:1381-1383
Portion
Sizes and Beyond — Government’s Legal Authority to Regulate Food-Industry Practices
J.L. Pomeranz and K.D. Brownell | N Engl J Med 2012;367:1383-1385 | Published Online September 21, 2012
Original Articles
Sugar-Sweetened
Beverages and Genetic Risk of Obesity
Q. Qi and Others | N Engl J Med 2012;367:1387-1396 | Published Online September 21, 2012
A Trial
of Sugar-free or Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Body Weight in Children
J.C. de Ruyter, M.R. Olthof, J.C. Seidell, and M.B. Katan | N Engl J Med 2012;367:1397-1406 | Published Online September
21, 2012
A Randomized
Trial of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Adolescent Body Weight
C.B. Ebbeling and Others | N Engl J Med 2012;367:1407-1416 | Published Online September 21, 2012
Editorial
Calories
from Soft Drinks — Do They Matter?
S. Caprio | N Engl J Med 2012;367:1462-1463 | Published Online September 21, 2012
Clinical Decisions
Regulation
of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
T. Farley, D.R. Just, and B. Wansink | N Engl J Med 2012;367:1464-1466 | Published Online September 21, 2012
Occasional Notes
Chocolate
Consumption, Cognitive Function, and Nobel Laureates
F.H. Messerli | October 10, 2012 | DOI: 10.1056/NEJMon1211064