Grant Details
Grant Number: |
1R13DK056734-01A1 Interpret this number |
Primary Investigator: |
Taren, Douglas |
Organization: |
University Of Arizona |
Project Title: |
4th Intl Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods |
Fiscal Year: |
2000 |
Abstract
DESCRIPTION (adapted from the application)
The Fourth International Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods will be held
in Tucson, Arizona from September 17-20, 2000 at the El Conquistador Sheraton.
Participation for the Fourth Conference is expected to have about 500 attendees
from more than 30 countries. The conference will consist of workshops, round
table discussions, plenary sessions, concurrent sessions and poster sessions.
Dietary methods are the cornerstone for conducting epidemiological and
intervention studies on diet and health. The overall goals of the Conference
are to enhance the understanding of changing dietary patterns as they relate to
diet and health and to facilitate the development and monitoring of nutrition
related health objectives through the use of better methods of assessing food
and nutrient intakes. The target audience for the conference includes (1)
researchers who work on developing new dietary assessment methods and who
compare and evaluate dietary assessment methods, and (2) current and potential
users of dietary data and dietary assessment methods in research settings or as
part of clinical and public health programs.
The Fourth International Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods will
addresses several of the "Healthy People 2000" priority areas including (1)
nutrition, (2) maternal and infant health, (3) heart disease and stroke, (4)
cancer, and (5) diabetes and chronic disabling conditions. This conference will
have sessions dedicated to methods for determining the extent of food
insecurity and hunger in developed and developing countries, and sessions on
measuring the dietary intake of nutrients and non-nutrients that are associated
with health. Weaved throughout these sessions will be presentations that focus
on improved data collection methods and statistical methods for improving the
analysis of dietary data.
Specific conference aims are to: (1) Provide a forum for sharing new knowledge
and ideas. (2) Promote a better understanding of the strengths and limitations
of current dietary assessment methodologies. (3) Stimulate interdisciplinary
approaches to dietary assessment research. (4) Focus attention on
methodological issues of particular concern. (5) Address methodological issues
involved in comparison of international studies. (6) Identify progress and
future research priorities in diet assessment methodology. (7) Publish the
proceedings of the conference.
Publications
None