Late Breaking Categories
Submit your late-breaking abstract by Thursday, February 21, 2013
300-ASN Vitamins, Minerals, and Bioactives
301-ASN Energy and Nutrient Metabolism
302-ASN Clinical and Community Nutrition
303-ASN Disease Prevention, Progression and Treatment
304-ASN Dairy and Yogurt – Health and Nutrition Benefits
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Regular abstracts due: Deadline Extended, November 13, 2012
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Clinical Emerging Leaders Award Competition
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International Nutrition Student Prize Competition
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Graduate Student Research Award Competition
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Postdoctoral Research Award Competition
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Topic Categories - Nutrition
Research Interest Sections
Aging & Chronic Disease
5000......Community Nutrition Programs and Policies for Older Adults5001......Nutrition Interventions for Risk Factor Modification in Chronic Disease
5002......Nutritional Assessment and Status in Older Populations
5003......Nutrition, Sarcopenia and Physical Performance in Older Adults
5004......Nutrition and Cognition Across the Lifespan (co-sponsored with Nutritional Epidemiology RIS)
5005.....Osteoporosis and Bone Metabolism in Aging
Community and Public Health Nutrition
5020.......Community and Public Health Nutrition
Interventions
5021.......Diet, Food Security and Health Promotion in Diverse
Communities
5022......Health Disparities and Social Equity
5023......Food Environment
5024......Food Systems and Food Policy
5025......Community and Public Health Program Design: Theory to
Evaluation
CARIG
5030......Carotenoids and Health
5031......Carotenoids and Retinoids: Molecular Mechanisms of
Action
5032......Bioavailability and Metabolism of Carotenoids and
Vitamin A
5033......Carotenoids: Eye and Brain Health
5034......Biofortification of Staple Crops with Micronutrients
Diet and Cancer
5040.......Diet and Cancer – Molecular Targets
5041.......Diet and Cancer – Animal Studies
5042.......Diet and Cancer – Translational, Clinical and
Survivorship
Dietary Bioactive Components
5060......Bioavailability, Metabolism and Biomarkers of Dietary
Bioactive Components
5061......Mechanisms of Action and Molecular Targets of Dietary
Bioactive Components
5062......Effects of Dietary Bioactive Components on Experimental
Models of Chronic Disease Risk
5063......Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Effects of Dietary
Bioactive Components
5064.......Cardiovascular Effects of Dietary Bioactive
Components
5065......Dietary Bioactive Components of Medicinal, Functional
and Whole Foods (including Probiotics and Fermented Foods)
Energy and Macronutrient Metabolism
5080.......Energy Balance, Macronutrients and Weight
Management
5081.......Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome
5082.......Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism
5083.......Lipid and Fatty Acid Metabolism and Transport
5084.......Dietary Factors Affecting Lipid Metabolism
5085.......Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Health
5086.......Metabolic Phenotyping, Metabolomics and
Biomarkers
5087.......Carbohydrate Metabolism
5088.......Regulation of Food Intake (co-sponsored with Obesity
RIS)
5090.......Protein Intake Throughout the
Lifecycle
5091.......Protein Sources and Dietary
Implications
Experimental Animal Nutrition
5100.......Companion Animal Nutrition and Physiology
5101.......Animal Research Models for Macronutrient
Metabolism
5102.......Animal Research Models for Nutrient Digestion and
Absorption
5103.......Animal Research Models for Gut Development and
Health
5104.......Animal Research Models Investigating Nutrition and
Inflammation
5105.......Animal Research Models in Nutrition and
Musculoskeletal Development
Lactation
5120......Lactation: Biology of Milk Production and
Secretion
5121......Lactation: Bioactive Compounds and other Milk
Constituents
5122......Lactation: Determinants of Lactogenesis, Lactation
Duration, and Other Indicators of Lactation Success
5123......Lactation: Effects of Lactation/Breastfeeding on the
Recipient Infant and/or Lactating Mother
Nutrition Education
5210......Nutrition Education5211......Aligning Nutrition Education Programs and Research to Promote Change
5212......Preventing Childhood Obesity
5213......Nutrition Education in Diverse Populations
5214......Development of Evidence-Based Nutrition Education
5215......Behavioral Science and Eating Behavior Change
5216......Nutrition Education during Prenatal and Perinatal Stages of Life
Nutrient-Gene Interactions
5220......Nutrient-Gene Interactions5221......Epigenetics and Autoimmune Disease
5222......Nutrient Effects on Stem Cell differentiation and Gene Expression
5223......Regulation of Intestinal Nutrient Metabolism and Gene Expression
5224......Nutrient Control of Proteomics and Metabolomics
5225......Obesity, Inflammation, and Nutrigenomics
5226……..Nutrient-Gene Interaction in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Role of Vitamin D
5227......Nutrient Regulation of Epigenetics in Maternal Programming
Nutritional Epidemiology
5230.....Dietary Assessment Tools and Applications5231.....Epidemiological Research Addressing Diet and Health Outcomes
5232.....Research with Dietary Supplements and Bioactive Components
5233.....Advancing Nutritional Epidemiology with Public Use and Commercial Data Sets
5234.....Assessment of Child and Adolescent Nutritional Status, Growth, and Obesity
5235.....Epidemiological and Statistical Approaches for the Study of the Effects of Food on the Microbiome
5236.....Nutrition without Borders: Epidemiologic Methods in Examining Health Disparities and Nutrition Outcomes in Diverse Populations
Nutritional Immunology
5240.....Nutritional Immunology
5241.....Nutrition, Infection and Immunity
Nutrition Translation
5250......The Use of Consumer Research Insights to Guide
Scientific Research
5251......Nutrition Science Translation for Policy, Practice and
Consumers
5252......Understanding and Communicating Benefits/Risks of
Natural-State Foods (e.g., minimally processed, natural,
organic)
5253.......Nutrition and Sustainability
5254.......Food Related Behaviors and Implications for Food
Policy
5255.......Nutrition Science Applied Through Food Science for
Health
5256.......Novel Food Ingredients and Their Impact on
Health
5257.......Translation of Nutrition Science to Public Health
Obesity
5260.......Obesity – Weight Management
5261.......Obesity – Body Composition
5262.......Obesity – Satiety (co-sponsored with EMM RIS)
5263.......Obesity – Carbohydrate Intake and Weight
Management
5264.......Obesity – Chronic Diseases
5265.......Obesity – Physical Activity
5266 ......Obesity – Energy Expenditure
5267 ......Obesity – Socioeconomics
5268 ……..Development of Obesity: Dynamics of Physiological
and Pathophysiological Parameters
Vitamins and Minerals
5280.......Iron, Copper and Chronic Disease
5281.......Vitamin D and Obesity – From Cellular to Clinical
Trials
5282.......Water and Fat Soluble Vitamins and Chronic
Disease
5283...... Micronutrient Bioavailability and Antioxidant
Function
5283.......Zinc
5285.......Selenium
5286.......B Vitamins and One-Carbon Metabolism
5287.......Micronutrient Interventions
Scientific Councils
International Nutrition
5140......International Nutrition
Medical Nutrition
5200......Personalized Nutrition
5201......Nutrition and the Microbiome
5202......Interventions for the Treatment and Prevention of
Nutrition-Related Diseases
5203......Nutrition and Inflammation
5204......Prenatal Nutrient Programming
Policy
5000.....Community Nutrition Programs and Policies for Older Adults5024......Food Systems and Food Policy
5211......Aligning Nutrition Education Programs and Research to Promote Change
5251......Nutrition Science Translation for Policy, Practice and Consumers
5254......Food Related Behaviors and Implications for Food Policy
Other
5300……Dietary Supplements and Human
Performance
5301……Sports Nutrition
Education and Teaching
(NEW)
5320……Nutrition Education in Medical and
Other Professional Schools
5321……Nutrition Education for Practicing
Clinicians
5322……Innovations in Undergraduate,
Graduate and Medical Nutrition Education
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