Approaches to Account for the Effects of Inflammation on Nutrient Biomarkers: Nutrition Determinants of Anemia (BRINDA) Project

The Global Nutrition Council (GNC) and Nutritional Epidemiology RIS
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Room 157 ABC

Monday, March 30, 2015
3:00 PM–5:00 PM

Chairs

Rafael Flores-Ayala, DrPH,MSc and Daniel J. Raiten, PhD

Presentations

Overview of BRINDA project. Parmi S. Suchdev, MD, MPH, Emory University/CDC, Atlanta, GA

Approaches to address the influence of inflammation on iron biomarkers. Sorrel Namaste, DrPH, MHS, Helen Keller International/SPRING Project, Washington, DC

Risk factors for anemia in different settings: Implications for programs. Grant J. Aaron, The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), Geneva, Switzerland

Research, policy and programmatic implications of BRINDA findings. Kenneth H. Brown, MD, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA