Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease

Ann M. Coulston, MS, RD, has a more than 20-year history of clinical research at Stanford University Medical Center where her research centered on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, the nutritional management of diabetes, and insulin resistance. She has provided nutrition consultation to the food and healthcare industry, public relations firms, and Internet companies. She is past-president of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly the American Dietetic Association) and has been recognized by the American Dietetic Association Foundation for excellence in the practice of clinical nutrition and the practice of research. Carol J. Boushey, PHD, MPH, RD, is an Associate Researcher in the Epidemiology Program of the University of Hawaii Cancer Center and an Adjunct Professor in the Nutrition Science Department at Purdue University. Her research includes dietary assessment methods, dietary patterns, and quantitative methods. At the Cancer Center, she directs the Nutrition Shared Resource. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Nutrition Committee of the American Heart Association. Mario G. Ferruzzi, PhD is a Professor of Food Science and Nutrition at Purdue University. His research interests are in the area of phytochemical bioavailability, metabolism and their role in chronic disease prevention. Additionally, he has industrial experience in product research and development. Prior to joining Purdue in 2004, he was a Research & Development Scientist with Nestlé R&D in Marysville, OH and Lausanne, Switzerland. He is a member of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), the American Society for Nutrition (ASN), and the American Chemical Society (ACS).

Section 1: Research MethodologyA. Assessment Methods for Research and Practice1. Dietary Assessment Methodology2. Assessment of Dietary Supplement Use3. Physical Assessment of Nutritional Status4. Energy Requirement MethodologyB. Research and Applied Methods for Observational and Intervention Studies5. Application of Research Paradigms to Nutrition Practice6. Overview of Nutritional Epidemiology7. Analysis, Presentation, and Interpretation of Dietary Data8. Current Theoretical Bases for Nutrition Intervention and Their Uses9. Nutrition Intervention: Lessons from Clinical Trials10. Tools and Techniques to Facilitate Nutrition Intervention11. Evaluation of Nutrition Interventions12. Biomarkers and Their Use in Nutrition Intervention

Section 2: Nutrition for Health Maintenance, Prevention, and Disease-Specific TreatmentA. Food and Nutrient Intake for Health13. Nutrition Guidelines to Maintain Health14. Nutrition, Health Policy, and the Problem of Proof15. Choline and Neural Development16. Nutrition Requirements for Athletes17. Nutrition for Children with Special Health Care NeedsB. Dietary Bioactive Compounds for Health18. Antioxidants in Health and Disease19. Diet and Supplements in the Prevention and Treatment of Eye Diseases20. Nutrients and Food Constituents in Cognitive Decline and Neurodegenerative Disease21. Phytochemicals in prevention and treatment of Obesity and Related Disorder22. Bioavailability and metabolism of bioactive compounds from foods C. Overweight and Obesity23. Genetics of Human Obesity24. Obesity: Overview of Treatments and Interventions25. Surgical intervetion for obesity 26. Behavioral Risk Factors for Overweight and Obesity: Diet and Physical Activity27. Dietary Approaches to Exploit Energy Balance Utilities for Body Weight ControlD. Cardiovascular Disease28. Genetic Influences on Blood Lipids and Cardiovascular Disease Risk29. The Role of Diet in the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease30. Nutrition, Lifestyle, and HypertensionE. Diabetes Mellitus31. Obesity and the Risk for Diabetes32. The Role of Diet in the Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes33. Nutrition Management for Gestational Diabetes F. Cancer34. Interaction of Nutrition and Genes in Carcinogenesis35. Nutrition and Cancers of the Breast, Endometrium, and Ovary36. Nutrition and Prostate Cancer37. Nutrition and Colon CancerG. Gastrointestinal Health and Disease38. Intestinal Microflora and Diet in Health39. Nutrition in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Short Bowel Syndrome40. Nutrient Considerations in Lactose Intolerance41: Nutritional Considerations in the Management of Celiac Disease42. Nutrition and Cystic FibrosisH. Bone Health and Disease43. Current Understanding of Vitamin D Metabolism, Nutritional Status, and Role in Disease Prevention44. Osteoporosis: The Early Years45. Osteoporosis in Adults