ASN Nutrition Notes
Monthly Member
e-Newsletter
September 2020 Edition
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In This Issue: (scroll down for details)
- Nutrition Science Teaching Tools
- NORC Minority Symposium
- Introducing ASN Connect - Members Only Social Platform
- Health & Nutrition Policy Updates
- New Member Benefit: ASN Job Board
- ASN Journal News & Updates
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Nutrition Science Teaching Tools
Attention ASN Members! – In this time of virtual teaching, we gathered resources from ASN publications and past scientific meetings in the hopes that these will be useful to you.
Many are open access; some are available to members-only; and others require a fee.
Click here and check out this collection of resources for teaching nutrition science and related fields. Any questions? Please contact us at education@nutrition.org.
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NORC Minority Symposium
This FREE virtual series, supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) is designed to identify the barriers and challenges to success of scientists from groups Underrepresented in Academia (URiA) and to identify actionable strategies to overcome these challenges. This effort is being conducted in collaboration with ASN and The Obesity Society.
The virtual series will include (5) five 2-hour sessions. The second session in the series is scheduled for Friday, September 25. Each session will be held from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. (Central).
Click here to review the full schedule and to Register for FREE.
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Introducing ASN Connect!
New Members Only Social Media Community
We listened to you and we will soon introduce an all-new social platform for members to connect online. Featuring a user-friendly interface, ASN Connect will become the social network for nutrition professionals!
With ASN Connect, we will provide an improved platform similar to other social media. ASN Connect will offer popular features such as the ability to create a personal profile; customize and sort your live feed; share links, photos, videos, and attachments in posts; engage with others’ posts by commenting or liking; search the directory of users; send direct messages; join one of 24 GEM's (Groups Engaging Members); receive notifications; view job postings, and more. It’s a robust tool that can be tailored to your preferences for an easy-to-use experience.
As a private network, ASN Connect is an ideal platform for sharing ASN members-only content, including webinars and networking opportunities. Within ASN Connect, you will have the ability to participate in your GEM private groups. With the same great features as the main ASN Connect community live feed, and with admin rights for their respective group leaders, GEM leaders can customize their group’s features to facilitate a unique community.
In addition, we are excited to announce exclusive access to the Nutrition 2020 LIVE ONLINE Community Activities recorded during ASN’s virtual meeting June 1-4, 2020. The following GEM members-only recordings will be available in their respective private GEM's on ASN Connect:
- Nutritional Epidemiology RIS Forum and Distinguished Nutritional Epidemiology Abstracts
- Nutritional Immunology and Inflammation RIS Forum
- Nutritional Microbiology RIS Forum: Hot Topic - Reflections of the Gut Microbiome in Host Molecular Phenotypes in Health and Disease (only the speaker’s presentation will be released and not the entire Forum recording)
- SIG Symposium: Demystifying the Early Career Trainee Mental Health Crisis
- Sports Nutrition and Human Performance RIS Forum: Hot Topic – A Thoughtful Examination of Protein Sources in Diet Design for Athletes
- Vitamins and Minerals RIS Forum
- China International Forum (China Interest Group)
We look forward to launching ASN Connect in October 2020. Please keep an eye on your email inbox for your ASN Connect invitation!
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ASN Job Board - New Member Benefit
We’re pleased to introduce the new ASN Job Board. Reach high-quality candidates within the trusted ASN network, including thousands of nutrition professionals worldwide who come to us for the latest scientific research findings and trends. Share your job opening on ASN’s Job Board and reach a captive audience who are seeking positions like yours.
Job posts start at $200 for non-members ($100 for members) for a 30-day post. Now through 12/31/2020, we’re offering an incentive when you use Discount Code WELCOME to receive a 50% discount. Thus your rate for a 30-day posting would only be $100!
Cut through the clutter and reach qualified candidates with experience in nutrition. The ASN Job Board is a convenient and cost-effective resource for connecting with a focused pool of job seekers, with additional benefits including:
- Simplified solution allows for a hands-off approach – no more manually posting jobs;
- Immediate results for employers with jobs automatically displayed on the board within seconds;
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Premium placement option available for jobs promoted at the top of the board and published to the Google Jobs Network; and
- Mobile responsiveness with personalized listings responsive to all screen sizes for a seamless experience across all devices.
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Nutrition 2021 in Boston, July 10 – 13, 2021
ASN’s annual flagship meeting will return to Boston, MA, the site of its record breaking, inaugural meeting in 2018 to host Nutrition 2021, July 10 – 13. Click Here for information or to sign up for updates. Bookmark the meeting site and check back often for updates at https://meeting.nutrition.org/N21
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Nutrition 2020 LIVE Online is Still Free for ASN Members
Did you miss something? Want to view your favorite session? View it now on ASN On Demand for FREE!
We hope you enjoyed the over 25 sessions from leading nutrition scientists that NUTRITION 2020 LIVE ONLINE offered. Don’t forget that while the LIVE portion of NUTRITION 2020 LIVE ONLINE has come to an end, you can still enjoy unrestricted access to all the content on ASN On Demand.
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NUTRITION 2020 LIVE ONLINE was brought
to you by the ASN Foundation (ASNF)
Thanks to the generous support of ASN members and colleagues throughout the nutrition community, donations to the ASN Foundation allowed NUTRITION 2020 LIVE ONLINE content to be offered via FREE ACCESS. Free access was granted to everyone through early July with continued free access to all ASN members.
Show your appreciation to the ASN Foundation for providing Nutrition 2020 Live Online free around the world by giving a donation!” Your tax-deductible contribution will help ensure that nutrition science and its practical application will continue to be disseminated as widely as possible as we all continue to practice safe social distancing. All donations make a difference!
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Health & Nutrition Policy Updates
ASN Takes Part in Rally for Medical Research Virtual Hill Day
ASN's Science Policy Fellows participated in the September 17 virtual Rally for Medical Research Hill Day to urge members of Congress to support biomedical research funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The virtual Hill Day event united advocates from every state in the U.S. and across the medical research advocacy community to urge Congress to continue to make medical research funding a national priority and to thank Members of Congress for their extraordinary support for the NIH over the last five years.
ASN Launches Nutrition Research Task Force
ASN has convened a Task Force to author a report that provides an overview of the current types, purposes, strengths, and limitations of the primary methodologies used in nutrition research. The report will discuss inherent challenges that exist when conducting nutrition research and the many considera-tions researchers must account for in nutrition studies. A secondary goal of the report is to help the public, media, and nutrition professionals better understand how to interpret and apply nutrition research. The Task Force kicked off their work with their first call in August 2020. View the list of Task Force members and learn more about this important project at https://nutrition.org/nutrition-research-task-force/
ASN Opens Call for Science Policy Fellows Oct 1!
The call for applications for ASN’s 2021 Science Policy Fellowship opens on October 1! Check out https://nutrition.org/public-affairs/asn-science-policy-fellowship/ for more information and make plans to apply! ASN is pleased to offer two one-year Fellowships to advanced graduate students, early professionals, postdoctoral trainees, or medical interns, residents, or fellows. Fellows gain an enhanced perspective on public policy issues related to nutrition and build skills to become a well-informed advocate for nutrition research and policy. The application deadline is Monday, December 21, 2020.
Malnutrition Awareness Week FREE for ASN Members
ASN members can register for the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN)'s Malnutrition Awareness Week (MAW2020) webinars at no cost using this discount code: MAW-Nutrition. MAW2020 will be held on October 5-9, 2020 to educate healthcare professionals on early detection, prevention, and treatment of malnutrition and to increase awareness of nutrition's role on patient recovery. Continuing education credits are available.
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ASN COVID-19 Resource Page
ASN's COVID-19 resource page is continually updated with information, including a blog to highlight ways to prioritize nutrition and healthy living during the COVID-19 outbreak and an AJCN Associate Editor's experience in Wuhan, China. More blogs guest authored by ASN members to come soon! The page features relevant articles from ASN's journals collection, as well as additional information from government agencies and health and news organizations. We encourage you to use this page and share with your networks.
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It has been two decades since new DRIs for vitamin A were published. Given the wealth of new information using new methods for assessing vitamin A status that are applicable to studies in children, and pregnant and lactating women, it is time to review and reassess the optimal intakes for vitamin A and its precursor carotenoids. This CDN Special Collection, Guest Edited by A. Catharine Ross, PhD of Pennsylvania State University, reviews what is known, and looks ahead to the next round of DRIs for this essential micronutrient.
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Just Published! Should children and adults avoid consuming animal products to reduce risk for chronic disease?
Arguing Yes: Neal Barnard, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine ( @DrNealBarnard)
Arguing No: Frédéric Leroy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel ( @fleroy1974)
Debate Articles:
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The Journal of Nutrition Editor-in-Chief, Teresa A Davis, PhD, is pleased to welcome the following individuals as Editorial Board Members for JN.
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Regan L. Bailey, PhD, RD, MPH of the Department of Nutrition Science at Purdue University. Her expertise is in dietary assessment, 24-h recall, epidemiology, dietary supplements, public health, clinical research, and NHANES. She was a member of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.
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Jay J. Cao, PhD of the USDA/ARS Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center. His expertise is in minerals, bone, calcium, absorption, bioavailability, obesity, and n-3 fatty acids.
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Laura E. Caulfield, PhD of the School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. Her expertise is in epidemiology, international nutrition, pregnancy, growth, development, zinc, and iron. She previously served as an Associate Editor of The Journal of Nutrition.
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Sarah S. Comstock, PhD of the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Michigan State University. Her expertise is in child growth and development, human milk, immune response, immunology, infants, infection, and lactoferrin. She was a 2019 Top Reviewer for JN.
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Javier T Gonzalez, PhD, FHEA of the Department of Health at the University of Bath. His expertise is lipid metabolism, carbohydrate metabolism, appetite, energy balance, insulin resistance, and exercise.
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Daniel J. Hoffman, PhD, MPH of the Department of Nutritional Sciences at Rutgers University. His expertise is in body composition, international nutrition, epidemiology, energy metabolism, obesity, pediatrics, and substrate oxidation. He was a 2019 Top Reviewer for JN.
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Hannah D. Holscher, PhD, RD of the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of Illinois. Her expertise is in the microbiome, microbiota, prebiotics, fiber, and gastrointestinal physiology. She was named an Emerging Leader by the National Academy of Medicine.
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Mitchell Donovan Knutson, PhD of the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of Florida. His expertise is in iron metabolism, ferroportin, gene expression, and macrophages.
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Elizabeth McNeill, PhD of the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Iowa State University. Her expertise is epigenetics, nutrigenomics, neurobiology, developmental biology, microRNA, nutrient-gene interaction, and vitamin A.
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Phuong Hong Nguyen, PhD, MPH, MD of the Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division at the International Food Policy Research Institute. Her expertise is in breastfeeding, infant and child feeding, undernutrition, international food policy, and global nutrition.
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Jamie Stang, PhD, MPH, RD of the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Her expertise is in maternal nutrition, child nutrition, childhood obesity, epidemiology, and public health nutrition. She was a member of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.
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Roger A. Sunde, PhD of the Department of Nutrition Science at the University of Wisconsin. His expertise is in trace elements, molecular biology, selenium, avian nutrition, and rodent models. He was a 2017, 2018, and 2019 Top Reviewer for JN.
We are honored by their support for The Journal of Nutrition.
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This month’s featured AJCN Associate Editor is David S. Ludwig, MD, PhD. Dr. Ludwig is an endocrinologist and researcher at Boston Children’s Hospital, Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, and Professor of Nutrition at Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. He co-directs the New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center and founded the Optimal Weight for Life (OWL) program, one of the country’s oldest and largest clinics for the care of children with obesity. Read more here to find out why he most enjoyed studying at a local branch of the Los Angeles public library. |
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The importance of using multisectoral engagement to combat non-communicable diseases (NCD) has been recognized in the Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of NCDs. The outcomes of a high-level stakeholder meeting held in Ghana are described here and demonstrate the feasibility of such an approach in population-level salt reduction intake in the country. |
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(Over 1300 Twitter users are reading and engaging with the most current AJCN content now. Follow us @AJCNutrition! |
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Building upon the work on vitamin B-12, folate, and iron published in the April 2020 issue of AJCN, the Biomarkers Reflecting Inflammation and Nutritional Determinants of Anemia group also published 4 additional articles and an Editorial . Two papers address the double-burden of overweight and micronutrient deficiencies, while a third looks at water sources or sanitation and anemia. Iron and vitamin A status in settings of inflammation is also addressed. Read more here! |
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New ASN-IFT Joint Membership Offer
The American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) are pleased to offer ASN-IFT Joint Membership to ASN Regular and Associate Members and IFT Premier Members, combining benefits from both organizations to provide enhanced resources.
For a single membership fee, an individual can become a member of both organizations and have access to expanded member benefits from both ASN and IFT. Please visit nutrition.org/our-members/ for details under "Joint Memberships" or contact mem@nutrition.org with any questions.
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Subscribe to Nutrition Today
Nutrition Today is an ASN official partner publication, helping nutrition professionals clear a pathway through today’s maze of fad diets and cure-all claims by easy to read, authoritative reviews. The journal features solicited and submitted original articles, reviews of nutrition research findings, and summaries of symposia.
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The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN)
September 2020, 112(3)
Editor's Choice Articles:
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Human milk composition differs by maternal BMI in the first 9 months postpartum. CR Sims, ME Lipsmeyer, DE Turner, A Andres. Am J Clin Nutr 2020;112(3):548–57, doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqaa098
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Vitamin D deficiency is associated with reduced mobility after hip fracture surgery: a prospective study. L Hao, JL Carson, Y Schlussel, H Noveck, SA Shapses. Am J Clin Nutr 2020;112(3):613–8, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqaa029
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Micronutrient supplementation of lactating Guatemalan women acutely increases infants’ intake of riboflavin, thiamin, pyridoxal, and cobalamin, but not niacin, in a randomized crossover trial. JA Donohue, NW Solomons, D Hampel, S Shahab-Ferdows, MN Orozco, et al. Am J Clin Nutr 2020;112(3); 669–82, doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqaa147
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Strengthening national nutrition research: rationale and options for a new coordinated federal research effort and authority. SE Fleischhacker, CE Woteki, PM Coates, VS Hubbard, GE Flaherty, et al. Am J Clin Nutr 2020;112(3);721–69, doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqaa179
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The Journal of Nutrition (JN)
September 2020, 150(9)
Editor's Choice Articles:
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Nitrate-Rich Beetroot Juice Reduces Blood Pressure in Tanzanian Adults with Elevated Blood Pressure: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial. M Siervo, O Shannon, N Kandhari, M Prabhakar, W Fostier, et al. J Nutr 2020;150(9): 2460–8, doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxaa170
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Use of Beetroot Juice Extract for Hypertension Treatment in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. DJ Hoffman. J Nutr 2020;150(9):2233–4, doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxaa215
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Curcumin Ameliorates Heat-Induced Injury through NADPH Oxidase–Dependent Redox Signaling and Mitochondrial Preservation in C2C12 Myoblasts and Mouse Skeletal Muscle. T Yu, J Dohl, L Wang, Y Chen, HG Gasier, et al. J Nutr 2020;150(9):2257–67, doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxaa201
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Consumption of a Blueberry-Enriched Diet by Women for 6 Weeks Alters Determinants of Human Muscle Progenitor Cell Function. JE Blum, BJ Gheller, S Hwang, E Bender, M Gheller, et al. J Nutr 2020;150(9): 2412–8, doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxaa190
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Advances in Nutrition (AN)
September 2020, 11(5)
Featured Articles:
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When heated for deep frying, some polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA)-rich vegetable oils, such as rapeseed, soybean and sunflower oil, produce hydroxynonenal. T Yamashima et al. have concluded that “it is reasonable to pinpoint ω-6 PUFA-rich vegetable oil-derived ‘hydroxynonenal’ as the real culprit behind cell degeneration/death causing Alzheimer's disease and related lifestyle diseases.”
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Reviewing 43 studies, which together included 3,552 participants, H Yarizadeh et al. found that aerobic training and resistance training are both effective methods to reduce subcutaneous abdominal fat. When aerobic and resistance training were directly compared, statistical significance was not observed. On the other hand, combining the two forms of exercise was more effective than either aerobic or resistance exercise alone.
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Current Developments in Nutrition (CDN)
September 2020, 5(9)
Featured Article:
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Pregnancy and lactation are critical life stages with special nutritional requirements for vitamin A. In this review, BM. Gannon et al. have assessed the evidence for vitamin A requirements during pregnancy and lactation since the Current Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) for vitamin A were published in 2001. According to the authors, “across studies of pregnant women, higher vitamin A intake and status are associated with lower risks of preeclampsia and clinical infection in mothers.” Nonetheless, “except in settings where vitamin A deficiency is a severe public health problem, vitamin A supplementation is not recommended to pregnant or lactating women for maternal or newborn outcomes.” The authors have, however, called for more research to address “limited data to quantify average requirements and identify important covariates to personalize intake recommendations.”
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