Beverages in a Healthful Diet Symposium

描述（由申请人提供）：超重和肥胖是国家和全球最令人生畏的公共卫生和临床问题之一。它们的病因很复杂，但最终源于正能量平衡。因此，能量摄入是最基本的问题。饮食的许多方面都与这个问题有关，但其中一个特别重要和有争议的是饮料的作用。它们被挑出来的原因之一是，它们现在贡献了超过20%的日常能量，据报道，它们的饱腹感很弱。因此，它们贡献的能量可能没有得到补偿，导致正能量平衡。然而，这种观点没有认识到饮料所扮演的多维角色。我们饮用各种各样的饮料，其中许多都含有重要的营养成分（例如，牛奶、钙、果汁和维生素C）。在确定食物对健康的影响时，只考虑食物的各个方面是有误导性的。本申请中提出的多学科研讨会的目标是促进对饮料在能量平衡和健康中的作用的理解，并为未来的研究确定有希望的方向。研讨会将独特地尝试对饮料在健康饮食中的作用提供一个平衡的考虑。与会演讲者将考虑从体外工作到人类临床和流行病学观点的各种分析层面，以增强跨越传统学科界限的刺激思想的可能性。摄取行为研究中心计划于2009年9月17 - 19日在印第安纳波利斯举行为期3天的多学科研讨会。21位受邀演讲者和讨论家将会面讨论目前对饮料在能量平衡和健康饮食中的作用的理解，并确定未来研究的有希望的方向。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Overweight and obesity are among the most daunting public health and clinical problems nationally and globally. Their etiology is complex, but ultimately stems from positive energy balance. Thus, energy intake is of fundamental concern. Myriad aspects of the diet have been implicated in the problem, but one of particular importance and controversy is the role of beverages. Among the reasons they have been singled out is they now contribute over 20 percent of daily energy and reportedly hold weak satiety properties. Thus, the energy they contribute may be uncompensated resulting in positive energy balance. However, this perspective fails to recognize the multidimensional role that beverages play. We consume a wide array of beverages, many of which contribute important nutrients (e.g., milk and calcium fruit juices and vitamin C). It is misleading to consider only aspects of a food when determining its health implications. The multidisciplinary symposium proposed in this application has the goal of advancing understanding of the role of beverages in energy balance and health and identifying promising directions for future research. The symposium will uniquely attempt to provide a balanced consideration of the role of beverages in a healthy diet. Participating speakers will consider a variety of analytic levels, from in vitro work to human clinical and epidemiological perspectives to enhance the possibility of stimulating ideas that cross traditional disciplinary boundaries. The Ingestive Behavior Research Center proposes to hold a 3-day, multidisciplinary symposium in Indianapolis, IN on September 17 - 19, 2009. Twenty-one invited speakers and discussants will meet to discuss current understanding of the role of beverages in energy balance and a healthful diet and to identify promising directions for future research.