Meeting

Dietary Reference Intake Research Synthesis
Workshop
June 7-8, 2006
The Keck Center of the National Academies
500 Fifth Street, NW, Room 100
Washington, DC 20001

Day 1—Wednesday, June 7
Moderators: John W. Suttie and Susan J Whiting
     
Introductory Session
John W Erdman, Jr, PhD, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
Paul M Coates, PhD, Office of Dietary Supplements, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD
Peter Fischer, PhD, Bureau of Nutritional Sciences, Health Canada, Ottawa ON, Canada
John W Erdman, Jr, PhD, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
      
Database Session
Janice Okita, PhD, RD, Institute of Medicine, Washington, DC

Discussion of Research Recommendations from the Nutrient Reports  
DRIs for Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Fluoride
Bess Dawson-Hughes, MD, Tufts University Boston, MA
Bess Dawson-Hughes, continued
Bruce W Hollis, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston
Discussion, Discussion continued
     
DRIs for Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Vitamin B12, Pantothenic Acid, Biotin, and Choline
Steve H Zeisel, MD, PhD, University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill
Patrick J  Stover, PhD, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Patrick Stover, continued
      
DRIs for Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and Carotenoids
Susan Taylor Maine, PhD, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
John N Hathcock, PhD, Council for responsible Nutrition, Washington, DC

Discussion with Zeisel, Stover, Mayne, and Hathcock, Discussion continued
     
DRIs for Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Arsenic, Boron, Chromium, Copper, Iodine, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silicon, Vanadium, and Zinc
Robert M Russell, MD, Tufts University Boston, MA
Janet R Hunt, PhD, RD, USDA-ARS, Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center, ND
Janet Hunt, continued
Discussion
   
DRIs for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids,  Cholesterol,  Protein, and Amino Acids
Joanne R Lupton, PhD, Texas A&M University, College Station
Harold W (Bill) Kohl, III, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Joanne L Slavin, PhD, RD, University of Minnesota, St. Paul
Joanne Slavin, continued
    
DRIs for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate
Lawrence J Appel, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Discussion with Russel, Hunt, Kohl, Slavin and Appel

Cross-Cutting Topics that Apply to Many Nutrients  
New/Underutilized Research Techniques and the DRIs
Irwin H Rosenberg, MD, Tufts University, Boston, MA
Paul B Pencharz, PhD, MB University of Toronto, ON, Canada
Jose M Ordovas, PhD, Tufts University, Boston, MA
Jose Ordovas, continued
Discussion 
       

Day 2—Thursday, June 8
Discussion of Research Recommendations from the Application Reports
Moderators: John W Suttie and Susan J Whiting
     
DRIs: Applications in Dietary Assessment and Planning
Suzanne P Murphy, PhD, RD, University of Hawaii, Honolulu
Susan I Barr, PhD, RD, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Jay Hirschman, MPH, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, Alexandria, VA
Jay Hirschman, continued
Patricia M Guenther, PhD, RD, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, USDA, VA
Rena Mendelson, DSc, RD, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
Discussion