UPCOMING NUTRITION EVENTS AT THE ACADEMY:
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
The Paradox of Overnutrition in Aging and Cognition
This conference is aimed at presenting cutting-edge research on linking overnutrition, aging and cognition. While overnutrition and cognition must be well defined and appropriately measured for the elderly population, they
may also serve as indicators for accelerated aging and for assessing potential risk factors. Various strategies including the use of imaging and metabolic markers, as well as the identification of predictors in the aging process such as aging-related physical
impairment need to be employed to understand the linkages between overnutrition and the aging process especially its cognitive aspects. This symposium will explore these linkages from a clinical and epidemiological perspective. The audience includes students
and scientists working on aging and nutrition research and their application in preventive and curative medicine.
December 17 - 18, 2012
A Global Research Agenda for Nutrition Science
This conference will present a research agenda for nutrition science developed in collaboration with the World Health Organization and many global experts. It will emphasize the continuum starting from identifying research
gaps, to dissemination, advocacy and eventually influencing policies and practices. This research agenda will become an effective tool to address the nutritional problems of today and those of the future, and provide a basis for creating dynamic collaborations
among research institutions and implementing agencies, effective dissemination of scientific knowledge, and consensus building among stakeholders.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 | 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
The Good Fat: Understanding Adipogenesis and Function of Brown Fat
This conference is aimed at presenting recent developments in the field of adipogenesis research. Animal studies suggest that Brown Adipose Tissue (BAT) levels are associated with diet-induced obesity and the effects of aging.
This symposium will explore the origin of BAT, how White Adipose Tissue (WAT) may be converted into BAT-like tissue, and how to enable the pursuit of BAT as a therapeutic target. The audience includes students and scientists working on fat metabolism and nutrition
research and its application in preventive and curative medicine.
April 3 - 4, 2013
Every Child's Potential: Integrating Nutrition, Health, and Psychosocial Interventions to Promote Early Childhood Development
This conference will investigate evidence about integrating interventions for optimal early childhood development. Speakers will discuss methods, timing, measurement, scaling up and other topics during interactive sessions
with the audience.
*Poster Abstract Deadline: March 01, 2013
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 | 7:45 AM - 6:00 PM
Probiotics, Prebiotics, and the Host Microbiome: The Science of Translation
In the past decade, researchers have observed a strong convergence of prebiotics, probiotics, and the microbiome in areas of host physiology such as the immune system, metabolism, and neurological function. This 1-day conference
will serve as a neutral forum to critically examine the potential population-wide economic and public health benefits of translating this research into innovative functional foods and biotherapeutics for a broad spectrum of conditions including obesity, diabetes,
inflammatory and gastrointestinal disease, and malnutrition. Participants will apply the rigorous standards of evidence-based medicine and evidence-based nutrition to evaluate and outline novel research and policy strategies to advance the incorporation of
prebiotics- and probiotics-based applications to improve public health.
*Call for Poster Abstracts. Deadline: Friday, March 22, 2013.
*Call for Young Investigator and Underrepresented Minority Travel Fellowship and Child-Care Grant Applications. Deadline: Friday, March 22, 2013.
ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES:
Nutrition and Physical Activity in Aging, Obesity, and Cancer: The Third International Conference
Edited by Young-Joon Surh, Yong Sang Song, Jae Yong Han, and Tae Won Jun (Seoul National University) and Hye-Kyung Na (Sungshin Women’s University)
Volume 1271, October 2012
128 Pages, 16 Papers
This Annals volume presents short reviews exploring the biomodulation of aging, obesity, and cancer
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