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Program in International and Community Nutrition |
Spring 2002 Seminar Topics
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
| 4/3 | Harmonizing internatioinal estimates of human zinc requirements | Kenneth
H. Brown PIN Faculty |
| 4/10 | Predictors of early lactation success | Kathryn
G. Dewey PIN Faculty |
| 4/17 | Discussion of article:
Boy, Erick, et al. "Birth weight and exposure to kitchen wood smoke during pregnancy in rural Guatemala." Envir Hlth Persp 110: 109-114, 2002. |
Amna Siddiqui PIN Student |
| 4/24 | Discussion of article:
Shankar AH, et al. "The influence of zinc supplementation on morbidity due to plasmodium falciparum: A randomized trial in preschool children in Papua, New Guinea." Am J Trop Med Hyg 62: 663-669, 2000. |
Joanne Arsenault PIN Student |
| 5/1 | Poverty, Hunger and Obesity in the United States | Marilyn
Townsend Cooperative Extension Specialist Department of Nutrition |
| 5/8 | Discussion of article:
Santos I, et al. “Nutrition counseling increases weight gain among Brazilian children.” J Nutr 131: 2866-2873, 2001 |
Munir Islam PIN Student |
| 5/15 | Vitamin D requirements and risk of rickets in breastfed infants | Setti Shahab-Ferdows PIN Student |
| 5/20 | Tuesday Special Seminar, 1:10 - 2:00 pm, Hurley Room (3138
Meyer Hall)
Control of vitamin A deficiency in Nepal |
Dr. Ram Shrestha Director, Nepali Technical Assistance Group (NTAG) Kathmandu, Nepal |
| 5/22 | Discussion of article:
Stephen J, Oppenheimer SJ. "Iron and its relation to immunity and infectious disease." J Nutr Feb;131(2S-2):616S-633S; discussion 633S-635S, 2001. |
Sheila Specio Nutrition Graduate Student |
| 5/29 | Discussion of article:
Lietz G, et al. "Comparison of the effects of supplemental red palm oil and sunflower oil on maternal vitamin A status." Am J Clin Nutr 74:501-509, 2001. |
Meshba Ahmad PIN Student |
| 6/5 | Maternal Nightblindness in Nepal | Marjorie
Haskell Assistant Research Nutritionist PIN |
Winter 2002 Seminar Topics
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
| 1/9 | Update on complementary feeding | Kenneth
H. Brown Kathryn G. Dewey PIN Faculty |
| 1/16 | Update on complementary feeding (continued) | Kenneth
H. Brown Kathryn G. Dewey PIN Faculty |
| 1/23 | An introduction to Freedom from Hunger’s ‘Credit with Education’ approach – with examples from its breastfeeding infant and child feeding modules | Robb
Davis Freedom from Hunger |
| 1/30 | Facts and controversies on the efficacy, effectiveness, and safety of daily or weekly preventive iron supplementation | Fernando
Viteri PIN Faculty Dept. of Nutritional Sciences UC Berkeley |
| 2/6 | Reports of vitamin A toxicity in India
Readings: Mudur G. “Deaths trigger fresh controversy over vitamin A programme in India” BMJ 2001; 323:1206, and Florentino RF, et al. “Tolerance of preschoolers to two dosage strengths of vitamin A preparation” Am J Clin Nutr 1990; 52:694-700. |
Swati Deshpande PIN Student |
| 2/13 | Nutrient deficiencies as developmental risk factors | Ernesto Pollitt, PIN Faculty |
| 2/20 | Family economic stress and child development | Rand
Conger Professor Dept. of Human & Community Development |
| 2/27 | School breakfast and its effects on school performance | Susana Matias PIN Student Dept. of Epidemiology |
| 3/6 | Developmental outcomes in children with prenatal drug
exposure
Readings: Struthers JM, Hansen RL. “Visual recognition memory in drug-exposed infants” Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 1992; 13:108-111; and Hansen RL, et al. “Visual evoked potentials and visual processing in stimulant drug-exposed infants” Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 1993; 35:798-805. |
Robin
Hansen Associate Professor of Pediatrics UCDavis/M.I.N.D. Institute |
| 3/13 | SEMINAR CANCELLED | Gary
Beecher USDA |
Fall 2001 Seminar Topics
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
| 10/3 | Introductory Seminar -- Overview of faculty research interests | PIN Faculty |
| 10/10 | Overview of faculty research interests (continued) | PIN Faculty |
| 10/17 | Discussion of articles:
Post C, Victora CG. “The low prevalence of weight-for-height deficits in Brazilian children is related to body proportions” J. Nutr 131:1290-1296, 2001. Martorell R. “Is wasting (thinness) a hidden problem in
Latin America’s children?” |
Camila Chaparro PIN Student |
| 10/24 | Discussion of article:
Christian P, et al. “Zinc supplementation might potentiate the effect of vitamin A in restoring night vision in pregnant Nepalese women” Am J Clin Nutr 73: 1045-51, 2001. |
Kat Jones PIN Student |
| 10/31 | Discussion of article: Simondon KB, et al. “Breast-feeding is associated with improved growth in length, but not weight, in rural Senegalese toddlers.” Am J Clin Nutr 73:959-67, 2001. |
Seth Adu-Afarwuah PIN Student |
| 11/7 | Discussion of article:
Ahmed F, et al. “Concomitant supplemental vitamin A enhances the response to weekly supplemental iron and folic acid in anemic teenagers in urban Bangladesh.” Am J Clin Nutr 74:108-15, 2001. |
Erin Reid PIN Student |
| 11/14 | PIN Seminar cancelled so that participants can attend the lecture by Frederick Murphy, Dean Emeritus of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and Former Director for the National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control. “Threat of emerging diseases and bioterrorism.” IGA Reading Room - #360 Shields Library. **Please arrive there early to ensure seating** | |
| 11/21 | Discussion of article:
Rivera J, et al. “Multiple micronutrient supplementation increases the growth of Mexican infants.” Am J Clin Nutr 74:657-63, 2001. |
Iqbal Hossain PIN Student |
| 11/28 | Discussion of articles:
Hamadani JD, et al. “Randomized controlled trial of the effect of zinc supplementation on the mental development of Bangladeshi infants.” Am J Clin Nutr 74:381-6, 2001. Pollitt, E. “Statistical and psychobiological significance in developmental research.” (Editorial) Am J Clin Nutr 74:281-2, 2001 |
Joanne Graham PIN Student |
| 12/5 | Causes and consequences of Vitamin B12 deficiency in Latino elderly | Alison Lemon PIN Student |
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