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The International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) is a nonprofit, worldwide organization whose mission is to improve public health and well-being. It achieves this mission by engaging academic, government, and industry experts in a neutral forum to advance scientific understanding related to nutrition, food safety, risk assessment, and the environment.

The North American branch of the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI North America) is a public, non-profit scientific foundation that advances the understanding and application of science related to the nutritional quality and safety of the food supply. The organization carries out its mission by sponsoring research programs, professional and educational programs and workshops, seminars, and publications, as well as providing a neutral forum for government, academic, and industry scientists to discuss and resolve scientific issues of common concern for the well-being of the general public. ILSI North America's programs are supported primarily by its industry membership. For additional information, please click here.

To access the 2011 ILSI North America Annual Report, please click here.

ANNUAL MEETING

Registration for the 2012 ILSI North America Annual Meeting is available here.

The 2011 ILSI Annual Meeting presentations are available here.

ANNOUNCEMENT

ILSI North America Technical Committee on Food and Chemical Safety
2012 Summer Fellowship Program

The ILSI North America Technical Committee on Food and Chemical Safety will consider four subject areas for the ILSI North America 2012 summer fellowship program: AGE’s & ALE’s, natural colors, furan and Tox21. The selection of the candidate will depend on the candidate’s qualifications and the appropriate fit with the candidate’s desired project choice. The fellow will be assigned a project that is agreed upon between the fellow and the Food and Chemical Safety Committee. The fellow will be provided with a stipend intended to cover expenses including transportation to/from Washington DC and housing. Deadline for application submission is Wednesday April 4, 2012.

A. Evaluation of the human health implication of AGEs and ALEs
B. Natural Colors
C. Furan: Estimate the risk from different points of view of heat formed compounds with an emphasis on furan formation during the heat processing of foods
D. Tox21

For more information about the 2012 summer fellowship program click here.

PUBLICATIONS

Dietary Supplement Use Is Associated With Higher Intakes of Minerals From Food Sources

Journal Article 2011

This article, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2011;94:1376–1381), examines dietary nutrient intakes of supplement users versus nonusers, and includes an analysis how supplements contribute to the potential for meeting or exceeding dietary reference intakes.

Evaluation of the Reproductive and Developmental Risks of Caffeine

Journal Article 2011

A risk analysis of in utero caffeine exposure is presented in Birth Defects Research (Part B) (2011;92:152–187), utilizing epidemiological studies and animal studies dealing with congenital malformation, pregnancy loss, and weight reduction.

Food Science Challenge - Translating the Dietary Guidelines for Americans to Bring About Real Behavior Change

Journal Article 2011

This article, published in the Journal of Food Science (2011;76:R29–R37), takes the perspective of food scientists who are tasked with making positive modifications to the food supply, both in innovating and reformulating food products, to respond to both the DGA recommendations, and to consumer desires, needs, and choices.

Food, Fortificants and Supplements: Where Do Americans Get Their Nutrients?

Journal Article 2011

This new publication by Fulgoni et al. was published in the Journal of Nutrition (2011;141:1847–1854) and is available via open access. This analysis of NHANES 2003–2006 data supported by the Fortification Committee shows that nutrients added to foods (enriched and fortified) play a vital role in moving Americans closer to Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) for many nutrients.

Fructose Malabsorption and Intolerance: Effects of Fructose With and Without Simultaneous Glucose Ingestion

Journal Article 2011

This new publication by Latulippe and Skoop was published in the August issue of Critical Reviews in Food Science in Nutrition (2011;51:583–592) and is available via open access. By reviewing the clinical evidence, the paper demonstrates that while a few individuals may have varying degrees of intolerance, fructose consumed at typical levels of intake and in conjunction with glucose (as it occurs in the food supply and diet) should be absorbed without issue.

Funding Source and Research Report Quality in Nutrition Practice-Related Research

Journal Article 2011

This retrospective study of 2539 peer-reviewed articles, published in PLoS One, examines whether the type of funding source of nutrition research is related to differences in the quality of research reports. After controlling for research design, the results showed that research report quality cannot be accurately predicted from the funding source.

Human Gut Microbiota and Its Relationship to Health and Disease

Journal Article 2011

This article, published in Nutrition Reviews (2011;69:392-403) provides fundamental and current data on the role of human gut microbiota in human health and disease, including strategies and guidelines for using probiotics and prebiotics.

Translating the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans to Bring About Real Behavior Change

Journal Article 2011

This article, published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2011;111:28–39), is the second of two papers resulting from two expert dialogues held in the fall of 2010 among nutrition scientists and food scientists charged with innovating strategies to bring Americans’ diets more closely in line with the 2010 report from the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC).

A Review of the Epidemiologic Evidence Concerning the Reproductive Health Effects of Caffeine Consumption: A 2000–2009 Update

Journal Article 2010

This article, published in Food and Chemical Toxicology (2010;48:2549–2576), reviews human studies on caffeine and reproductive health. The weight of evidence does not support a positive relationship between caffeine consumption and adverse reproductive or perinatal outcomes.

An Appraisal of the Published Literature on the Safety and Toxicity of Food-Related Nanomaterials

Journal Article 2010

This article, published in Critical Reviews in Toxicology (2011;41:22–49), is an evaluation to characterize the published literature pertaining to the safety of oral exposure to food-related nanomaterials and to identify research needs in this area.

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