Strategies to Optimize the Impact of Nutritional Surveys and Epidemiological Studies

Chairs

John A. Milner, PhD, USDA, Beltsville, MD and Marge Leahy, PhD, The Coca-Cola Company

Presentations

Welcome, John A. Milner, PhD, Beltsville, MD and Marge Leahy, PhD, Atlanta, GA

Introduction: Good Research is Critical to Informing Good Policy, Regina Benjamin, MD, Office of the Surgeon General, Washington, DC (invited)

Evaluating the Evidence for Causality between Diet and Health: The Importance of Getting it Right, Stan Young, PhD, National Institute of Statistical Sciences, Triangle Park, NC

The NCI Method for Estimating Usual Intakes, Kevin Dodd, PhD, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD

Other Methods to Consider for Improving Usual Intake Estimation, Katherine Tucker, PhD, Northeastern University, Boston, MA

The Bayesian Perspective, Robert Matthews, PhD, Aston University, Birmingham, UK

Simple Steps that Could Improve the Use, Reporting and Interpretation of Epidemiologic Research, David Allison, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Moving Forward:  Producing Reliable and Objective Evidence. John A. Milner, PhD, USDA, Beltsville, MD