Chairs

Nancy L. Keim, Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Davis , CA
Roy J. Martin, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA

Presentations

• Whole grains and markers of subclinical inflammation.  Michael Lefevre, PhD, Utah State University, North Logan, UT
• Microbial degradation and impact on short-chain fatty acids of whole grain complex carbohydrates in the gut.  Knud Erik Bach Knudsen,  PhD, Aarhus University, Denmark
• Role of resistant starch in improving gut health and metabolic syndrome.  Michael  Keenan, PhD, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
• The role of the gastrointestinal microbiota in the health benefits of whole grains.  Jens Walter, PhD, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE