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:
- Welcome and Introduction (12:45 – 12:50 PM)
Taylor C. Wallace, PhD ,Senior Director, Science Policy and Government Relations
National Osteoporosis Foundation
- 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
- 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
- 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 - Tea Polyphenols in Bone Protection (1:50 – 2:10 PM)
Chwan-Li (Leslie) Shen, PhD, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - Panel Discussion and Q/A (2:10 – 2:30 PM)