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Douglas Kiel (Boston, USA)

Nutritional influences on bone health

Topics to be covered

• Macro-nutrients
  o Protein
  o Fat
  
• Micro-nutrients
  o Carotenoids
  o B-Vitamins
  o Vitamin C
  o Mg, potassium
  o Vitamin K
  o Silicon
  
• Foods
  o Fruits and vegetables
  o Alcohol
  o Food groups

Educational goals

After attending this Meet the Professor session, participants will be expected to:

• understand the contribution of macro and micronutrients to bone health;
• appreciate the limitations of observational epidemiologic methods to study specific dietary components related to bone health.
  

Target audience

Researchers who are interested in epidemiologic studies of diet and bone health.

Teaching methods

The audience will select the nutrients to be discussed from the above list. A handout on each of the above nutrients, with a description of what is known and some references, will be given out to participants as a nutrient is covered in the session.