Setting the Stage for Determining Dietary Reference Intakes for Macronutrients: Update from the Joint Federal U.S.-Canada DRI Working Group

Chair(s)

• CD

  Cindy Davis, PhD

  National Program Leader, Human Nutrition
  USDA
  Beltsville, Maryland, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Speaker(s)

• CD

  Cindy Davis, PhD

  National Program Leader, Human Nutrition
  USDA
  Beltsville, Maryland, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
• KE

  Krista Esslinger, MSc RD

  Nutrition Advisor, Bureau of Healthy Eating Policy and Promotion, Food and Nutrition Directorate
  Health Canada
  Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
• JO

  Julie Obbagy, PhD, RD (she/her/hers)

  Branch Chief, Nutrition Evidence Systematic Review Branch
  USDA/Food and Nutrition Service/Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
  Alexandria, Virginia, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Panelist(s)

• CT

  Courtney Thompson, MS, RD

  Food Safety and Nutrition Program Coordinator
  USDA National Agricultural Library
  Beltsville, Maryland, United States

  Disclosure information not submitted.

Since 1994, the U.S. and Canada have co-sponsored the development and publication of a harmonized set of nutrient standards, the Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) values. This session will provide an update on the work that the Joint Federal U.S-Canada DRI working group has been conducting to support the upcoming National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) review of macronutrients i.e. proteins, fats, and carbohydrates that is inclusive of both total and subcomponents of each nutrient (amino acids, fatty acids, fibers, and sugars).

Presentations:

• 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM ET

  The Role of the Joint Federal Working Group in Supporting the Review of the Macronutrient DRIs
  

  Speaker: Krista Esslinger, MSc RD – Health Canada
• 2:20 PM - 2:30 PM ET

  The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Standing Committee for the Review of the Dietary Reference Intake Framework
  

  Speaker: Cindy Davis, PhD – USDA
• 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM ET

  Preparing Evidence to Support the Macronutrient Review
  

  Speaker: Julie E. Obbagy, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – USDA/Food and Nutrition Service/Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
• 2:50 PM - 3:00 PM ET

  Timeline for the Macronutrient Review
  

  Speaker: Krista Esslinger, MSc RD – Health Canada
• 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET

  Question and Answers - Setting the Stage for Determining Dietary Reference Intakes for Macronutrients: Update from the Joint Federal U.S.-Canada DRI Working Group
  

  Speaker: Cindy Davis, PhD – USDA

  Speaker: Krista Esslinger, MSc RD – Health Canada

  Speaker: Julie E. Obbagy, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – USDA/Food and Nutrition Service/Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

  Panelist: Courtney Thompson, MS, RD – USDA National Agricultural Library