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117th Abbott Nutrition Research Conference - Carbohydrates Through the Life Cycle and Across Tissues

Publication Date: 30 October 2018

Author(s): Cecilia Hofmann, PhD, Sean Garvey, PhD

Abstract:

This year’s research conference featured a faculty of world-renowned experts who summarized state-of-the-art evidence on nutritional roles of carbohydrates through the life cycle and across tissues. The program included presentations on carbohydrates for healthy fetal development; healthy growth of infants, toddlers, children, and adolescents; physical performance; brain function; and adult weight management. The conference also featured discussion of metabolic flexibility and nutrigenomics and their roles in next-generation assessment of health status.

Author Bio(s):

JOHN L. SIEVENPIPER, MD, MSC, PHD, FRCPC

University of Toronto
Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St Michael’s Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Joel T Cramer, PhD, FACSM, FNSCA, FISSN

University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Prof Helen R Murphy, MBBChBAO, FRACP, MD

University of East Anglia, Norwich, King’s College London
London, England, United Kingdom

Robert Murray, MD

Professor, Pediatric Nutrition
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH USA

Dr Murray has spent much of his career as a professor in the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. He also provides leadership for the Food Innovation Center’s efforts to overcome specific barriers associated with overweight and undernourished children—whether due to lack of access to quality, functional foods, or the problems of cost, taste, and safety.

Prof Rafael Salto, PhD

University of Granada
Granada, Spain

Suzan Wopereis, PHD

Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO)
Zeist, The Netherlands

Prof David Benton, PhD, DSC

Swansea University
Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

Richard D. Mattes, MPH, PHD, RD

Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN, USA

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