The Nutrition InvestigatorThe health and nutrition blog by Dr. Roc Ordman.

Mark your calendars for Friday, April 20, (San Diego) to attend “What Do We Really Know about Whole Foods Digestibility and Energy Values?“ This satellite symposium will explore approaches for more accurately determining energy values for plant-based foods. Organized and supported by the Almond Board of California, this half-day event prior to ASN’s Scientific Sessions & Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology 2012 will explain why you shouldn’t judge a food by its form, and the ins and outs of a food’s energy values.

 

The session is 1:00-5:00 pm in the ASN headquarters hotel, the Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Indigo Ballroom G.  Registration is FREE and open to the public; registration for EB 2012 is not required to attend the satellite symposium. Continuing Professional Education credits for dietitians will be provided.

 

Co-Chairs:
Dr. Michael Falk, Executive Director, LSRO, Bethesda, MD
Dr. Martin Wickham, Director of Nutrition, Leatherhead Food Research, UK

Dr. Peter Ellis, Kings College, London UK; The role of cell walls in regulating the bioaccessibility and digestion of macronutrients in plant foods

Dr. Richard Mattes, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; You can’t judge a food by its form – effects on ingestive behavior & metabolism

Dr. David Baer, USDA ARS, Beltsville, MD; The ins and outs of the energy value of food

In addition to the satellite program, there will be eight related posters at ASN’s 2012 annual meeting. Nutrition posters are displayed in the Exhibit Hall across from ASN’s booth, #529. The EB Itinerary Builder is live and you can create your daily schedule to include these posters!

Sunday April 22, 12:45-1:45 pm

(Kendall, CWC, et al.), Dose response of almonds on serum fatty acid profile and coronary heart disease risk: A randomized, controlled, crossover trial

Monday, April 23, 12:45-1:45 pm

(Gebauer, SK, et al.), Macronutrient absorption from almonds: the measured energy value of almonds in the human diet

(Evans, JA, et al.), The photoprotective effects of almond phytonutrients in a three-dimensional human skin tissue model

(Ukhanova, M, et al.), Human gut microbiota changes after consumption of almonds or pistachios

Tuesday, April 24, 12:45-1:45 pm

(Tan, SY, et al.), Effects of acute and chronic almond consumption on Glycemia in adults at risk for diabetes

(Liyang, X, et al.), Extractable and non-extractable proanthocyanidins of Nonpareil, Carmel, and Butte California almonds

(Evans, JA, et al.), α-Tocopherol absorption into a three-dimensional human skin tissue model

(Ellis, PR, et al.), The role of dietary fiber in regulating lipid bioaccessibility of almonds during mastication