DIETARY GUIDELINES ADVISORY
COMMITTEE MEETING III

April 29-30, 2009

AGENDA (Specific times of presentations and topic area discussions are subject to change.)

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Opening Remarks

1:30 Robert Post, Acting Executive Director
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Linda Van Horn, Chair, Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

Expert Presentations

1:45 Adam Drewnowski, Professor of Epidemiology
School of Public Health and Community Medicine
University of Washington

2:25 Frank Sacks, Professor of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Department of Nutrition
Harvard School of Public Health

3:05 Break

3:20 Patricia Crawford, Director and Nutrition Specialist
Center for Weight and Health, College of Natural Resources
University of California, Berkeley

3:50 Michael Hamm, C. S. Mott Professor of Sustainable Agriculture
Department of Resource Development, College of Agriculture and Natural
Resources, Michigan State University

4:20 Food Safety and Technology
Discussion Leader: Roger Clemens

4:55 Review of Day 2 Agenda

5:00 Meeting Recess

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Expert Presentations

8:30 USDA Food Plans: Eating Healthy for Less Money
Andrea Carlson and Mark Lino, Economists
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
United States Department of Agriculture

9:00 Brian Wansink, John S. Dyson Chair of Marketing
Applied Economics and Management Department
Cornell University

Topic Area Discussions

9:40 Sodium, Potassium, and Water
Discussion Leader: Larry Appel

10:15 Break

10:30 Nutrient Adequacy
Discussion Leader: Shelly Nickols-Richardson

11:05 Energy Balance and Weight Management
Discussion Leader: Xavier Pi-Sunyer

11:40 Carbohydrates and Protein
Discussion Leader: Joanne Slavin

12:15 Lunch

1:30 Ethanol
Discussion Leader: Eric Rimm

2:05 Fatty Acids
Discussion Leader: Tom Pearson

2:40 Science Review, Cross-cutting Issues
Discussion Leader: Linda Van Horn

TBD Meeting Wrap-up

TBD Adjourn