Dietary Bioactive Components RIS: The Role of Dietary Bioactive Components in Bone Health and Development

Monday, March 30, 2015, 12:45 PM – 2:30 PM
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center - 152

ASN DBC RIS Hot Topic Session
“The Role of Dietary Bioactive Components in Bone Health and Development”
12:45 – 2:30 PM
Minisymposia Room #152

Session Outline:

  1. Welcome and Introduction (12:45 – 12:50 PM)
    Taylor C. Wallace, PhD ,Senior Director, Science Policy and Government Relations
    National Osteoporosis Foundation

  2. Approaches to Comparing Bioactive Components for Benefitting Bone Health (12:50 – 1:10 PM)
    Connie Weaver, PhD, Distinguished Professor and Department Head, Women’s Global Health Institute, Purdue University
  1. Bone Anabolic Effects of Soy and Blueberries: Regulation of Bone Turnover by Isoflavones and Dietary Phenolic Acids (1:10 – 1:30 PM)
    Martin Ronis, PhD, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
  1. Osteoprotective Effects of Dried Plum:  A Promising Dietary Strategy to Counter Age-related Bone Loss (1:30 – 1:50 PM)
    Brenda Smith, PhD, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Oklahoma State University
  2. Tea Polyphenols in Bone Protection (1:50 – 2:10 PM)
    Chwan-Li (Leslie) Shen, PhD, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
  3. Panel Discussion and Q/A (2:10 – 2:30 PM)