EB 2011 Pre-Conference: "The Global Nutrition Transition: The Role of Protein Supplementation"
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Room 103 A/B
Washington, D.C. Convention Center
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Online registration is currently closed, however if you're interested in coming please email mholt@nutrition.org. On-site registration will be open for this event.
This pre-conference satellite session will focus on the importance of protein nutrition in the global nutrition transition which involves combating both malnutrition and obesity. The provision of carbohydrates and fats has been viewed as having an economic benefit over proteins and a lesser impact on the environment than the development of protein sources. This symposium will also include panel discussions to arrive at consensus on critical points in the consideration of food science and public policy with regards to protein supplementation strategies. In particular, the role of plant proteins - including those produced to selective breeding and genetic engineering - will be examined as a potential sustainable food source for the coming century which promises both explosions in population with associated increases in malnutrition, obesity, and chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and common forms of cancer.
For the first time in human history, the number of overweight individuals outnumbers those who are malnourished. However, obesity and malnutrition exist alongside inequalities in income in many countries around the world. While many charitable and government organizations distribute carbohydrate, fat, and vitamin-enriched foods around the world, protein supplementation has received less attention. Protein plays a vital role in
1) replenishment of protein stores in the malnourished,
2) maintenance of protein stores in the elderly and those losing weight on a diet; and
3) the control of appetite and satiety via physiological control systems in the brain to help to prevent the onset of obesity in susceptible populations.
As the "First Nutrient", protein also has a historical role in American nutrition science including the misnaming of vitamins (vita-life, amin-protein).
After this symposium, attendees will be able to:
- Identify protein deficiency signs and symptoms linked to immunodeficiency and infectious diseases.
- Identify protein deficiency signs and symptoms linked to inadequate protein intake in elderly and obese individuals.
- Determine the protein requirements based on individual needs as opposed to single values based on body weight for all individuals.
- Assess the potential of protein supplements from a practical and economic standpoint in the battle against the global nutrition transition including approaches to obesity and malnutrition.
- Identify the critical steps in assessing the safety and practical applications of genetically modified vs. traditionally crossbred plant sources of protein in light of environmental concerns and sustainability of agricultural processes.
Chair: David Heber, MD, PhD, University of California - Los Angeles
Program:
1:00-1:30
Introduction and Welcome Protein in the Global Nutrition
Transition: Malnutrition and Overweight/Obesity
David Heber, MD,
PhD, UCLA Center for Human Nutrition
1:30 – 2:00
Excess Body Fat among the Obese and Normal Weight in the
UK: MRI Evidence of a Common Occurrence
Jimmy Bell, PhD , UK Imperial College London
2:00 – 2:30
The Challenge in Asia – Type 2 Diabetes in the Absence of
BMI-an Obesity Epidemic Based on Body Mass Index
Zhaoping Li, MD,PhD, UCLA Center for Human
Nutrition
2:30 – 3:00
Sarcopenic Obesity in Aging and the Role of Lean Body Mass
in Survival of the Elderly
William Evans, PhD Duke University Medical
Center
3:00 – 3:15
Question and Answers - Audience Participation with Speaker
Panel
3:15 – 3:30
Break with Refreshments
3:30-4:00
Nutrient Density
and Food Costs: the International Challenge and Potential
Role of Protein Supplementation
Adam Drewnowski, PhD, University of Washington
4:00 – 4:30
Sustainable Agriculture and Protein for a Growing World
Population
Bruce
Chassy,
PhD,University of Illinois
4:30- 5 PM
Question and Answers - Audience Participation with Speaker
Panel
Sponsors: Herbalife Nutrition Institute and Solae
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