Beverages in a Healthful Diet Symposium

描述(申请人提供)：超重和肥胖是国内和全球最令人望而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，能量摄入是一个根本性的问题。饮食的许多方面都牵涉到这个问题，但其中一个特别重要和有争议的是饮料的作用。他们被挑出来的原因之一是，他们现在贡献了日常能量的20%以上，据报道，他们的饱腹感很弱。因此，它们贡献的能量可能得不到补偿，从而导致正能量平衡。然而，这种观点未能认识到饮料所扮演的多维角色。我们消费各种各样的饮料，其中许多都提供了重要的营养(例如，牛奶、钙质果汁和维生素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。在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，并确定未来研究的有希望的方向。这次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。与会演讲者将考虑各种分析水平，从体外工作到人类临床和流行病学角度，以增强激发跨越传统学科界限的想法的可能性。胃肠行为研究中心计划于2009年9月17日至19日在印第安纳波利斯举办一次为期3天的多学科研讨会。21位受邀的演讲者和讨论者将会面，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.