Moderate Alcohol Use, Nutrition and Chronic Diseases: What We Know and Where to Go Next

Nutritional Epidemiology RIS, Obesity RIS and Aging and Chronic Disease RIS
Supported by PepsiCo
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Grand Ballroom East

Wednesday, April 01, 2015
10:30 AM–12:30 PM

Chairs

Niyati Parekh, PhD, RD and Lisa M. Troy, PhD

Presentations

Alcohol use and association with dietary intake. Rosalind A. Breslow, PhD, MPH, RD, NIH/NIAAA, Bethesda, MD

Mechanisms of alcohol pathogenesis. Shane Huebner, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

Moderate and light alcohol use, obesity and diabetes risk. Eric B. Rimm, ScD, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard Univ., Boston, MA

Moderate and light alcohol use, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Kenneth J. Mukamal, MD, MPH, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Brookline, MA

Research gaps and future directions. Rosalind A. Breslow, PhD, MPH, RD, NIH/NIAAA, Bethesda, MD

Panel Discussion