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Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Workshop Speakers
Pages 422-430

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From page 422...
... For example, she served as a member of the Institute of Medicine's Dietary Reference Intake committee for folate and other vitamins; she was a member of the Food and Drug Administration's Folic Acid Advisory Committee that recommended folic acid fortification of the food supply in the US; and she has served as a scientific advisor to the Centers for Disease Control and the Pan American Health Organization on projects focused on neural tube defect prevention.
From page 423...
... APPENDIX C 423 the Strategic Plan for 2004­2009. She is charged with implementing the plan's goals and objectives by organizing workshops and conferences on topics of national interest in dietary supplements, conducting scientific reviews to identify gaps in scientific knowledge, and initiating and coordinating research efforts among NIH Institutes and other federal agencies.
From page 424...
... 424 NUTRIENT COMPOSITION OF RATIONS masters and doctorate at the Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre and Department of Human Physiology, August Krogh Institute, University of Copenhagen. His primary research areas are the interaction of diet and training and the effects on endurance performance and muscle substrate utilization and the coupling and importance of physical activity/inactivity for the occurrence and attainment of the metabolic Syndrome.
From page 425...
... Dr. Lukaski's research focuses on the interaction of physical activity and mineral nutrient intakes in humans with an emphasis on iron, zinc, copper, magnesium, and chromium to promote health and optimal performance throughout the life cycle.
From page 426...
... 426 NUTRIENT COMPOSITION OF RATIONS and excessive salt intake contribute to chronic diseases associated with aging, such as osteoporosis, hypertension, diabetes, kidney stones and cardiovascular disease.
From page 427...
... APPENDIX C 427 Nutritional Biochemistry, and the Journal of Experimental Biology and Medicine; NIA, NIH, USDA, and industry grant review Study Sections member.
From page 428...
... 428 NUTRIENT COMPOSITION OF RATIONS Ronenn Roubenoff, M.D., received his M.D. from Northwestern University, trained in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, and completed a concurrent fellowship in Clinical Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health during his Rheumatology fellowship.
From page 429...
... APPENDIX C 429 Richard J Stubbs, Ph.D., is the head of the Human Appetite and Energy Balance Program at the Rowett Research Institute in Scotland, United Kingdom.
From page 430...
... 430 NUTRIENT COMPOSITION OF RATIONS the editorial boards of both the Journal of Nutrition and Free Radical Biology and Medicine.


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