Nutrition and Global Health
July 7 - 8, 2010
Boston
New research is emerging on the parallel occurrence of malnutrition in developing countries. While under-nutrition continues to persist, the rapidly increasing rate of over-nutrition is initiating a cycle of complex health complications. Beginning in the early lifecycle, the impact of under-nutrition can lead to susceptibility of infection and predisposition to obesity, contributing to an escalation of diet-related chronic diseases. Scientists and researchers are working to better understand the challenges and opportunities generated by global nutrition and how recommendations for health can be improved. On July 7-8, 2010, a panel of world-renowned physicians and researchers presented new research on the emerging field of global health, including discussions on under- and over-nutrition, infection, and chronic diseases.
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Welcome
W. Allan Walker, MD
Conrad Taff Professor of Nutrition and Pediatrics;
Director, Division of Nutrition, Harvard Medical School;
Director, Mucosal Immunology Laboratory;
Massachusetts General Hospital for Children
Historical Overview: Global Health
Nevin Scrimshaw, MD, PhD,
Honorary Chairman
Institute Emeritus Professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology
SESSION I - UNDERNUTRITION
Moderator:
Richard Guerrant, MD
Malnutrition as an Enteric Infectious Disease with Long-term Consequences for Child Development?
Richard Guerrant, MD
Thomas H. Hunter Professor of International Medicine Infectious Diseases and International Health;
Director, Center for Global Health, University of Virginia School of Medicine
Malnutrition and the Human Genome
William A. Petri Jr., MD, PhD
Professor of Internal Medicine and Pathology;
Associate Director of Microbiology;
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Host-Microbiome Metabolic Interactions in Health and Disease
Jeremy Nicholson, BSc, PhD, FBTS, FRSC, F.I.Biol., FRC Path.
Professor of Biological Chemistry;
Head of The Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine,
Imperial College, London, UK
Nutrition and Double Burden of Diseases in Elderly of Less Developed Countries
Simin Nikbin Meydani, DVM, PhD
Director, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging;
Professor of Nutrition and Immunology,
Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, and Sackler Graduate School, Tufts University
Roundtable Discussion
SESSION II - NUTRITION & INFECTION
Moderator:
Gerald Keusch, MD
Keynote Address
Gerald Keusch, MD
Associate Dean, Global Health;
Professor, International Health (DIH), Boston University School of Public Health
Globalization, Nutrition and Health
Julio Frenk, MD, PhD
Dean of the Faulty, Harvard School of Public Helath
T & G Angelopoulos Professor of Public Health and International DevelopemntHarvard School of Public Health and Harvard Kennedy School;
Former Secretary of Health, Mexico
Micronutrients and Infection
Robert Black, MD
Chairman, Edgar Berman Professor in International Health,
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Nutrition and HIV Infection
Christopher Duggan, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School;
Associate Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health
Malnutrition and It’s Impact on Intellectual and Psychological Health
Janina R. Galler, MD
Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Roundtable Discussion
SESSION III - OVERNUTRITION & CHRONIC DISEASE
Moderator:
Frank Hu, MD, PhD
Obesity and Diabetes Epidemics in Asia
Frank Hu, MD, PhD
Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health;
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Global Dietary Patterns and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Sonia Anand, MD, PhD, FRCPc
Professor of Medicine, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario;
Michael G. DeGroote Chair in Population Health Research, McMaster University
Nutrition and Global Burden of Chronic Diseases
Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School;
Associate Physician, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Double Burden of Undernutrition and Overnutrition in Developing Countries
Benjamin Caballero, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of International Health,
John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
The Role of the Global Food Industry in Improving Nutrition and Health
Niels Christiansen, PhD
Vice-President, Public Affairs, Nestlé, S.A.;
Co-chairman, International Food and Beverage Alliance
Roundtable Discussion