The Carbohydrates Committee addresses outstanding scientific issues through discovery, research tools and translational messaging related to how carbohydrate-rich foods, food components and formulations are associated with consumption behavior, diet quality and health outcomes.
Why is this research important?
Carbohydrates are an important source of energy and nutrients in the food supply. The committee focuses its work on understanding sugar, fiber, and carbohydrate quality as they relate to human health.
Research Focus Areas:
- Advance scientific evidence and research tools to further understanding of how fiber relates to human health outcomes.
- Characterize nutrient intakes and overall diet quality of various carbohydrate restricted or modified diet patterns.
- Clarify and communicate research tools examining causal relationships between energy containing food/ingredients and body composition.
- Promote informed decision-making on food choices - focused on carbohydrate quality.
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Archer Daniels Midland Company
BENEO - Group
Cargill, Incorporated
General Mills, Inc.
The Hershey Company
Ingredion Incorporated
Mondelēz International
Potatoes USA
ACADEMIC ADVISORS
GOVERNMENT ADVISOR
David Baer, PhD, US Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service
Projects Supported by the Committee:
Publications
The Scientific Basis of Guideline Recommendations on Sugar Intake: A Systematic Review
Annals of Internal Medicine, 2016
Development of a Publicly Available, Comprehensive Database of Fiber and Health Outcomes: Rationale and Methods.
PloS one, 2016
This paper summarizes the rationale, methodology, and resulting database listing studies testing fiber and physiological health outcomes iden- tified by experts at the Ninth Vahouny Conference.
Research needs and prioritizations for studies linking dietary sugars and potentially related health outcomes
BMC Nutrition, 2016
Relationships among dietary sugars and a variety of chronic diseases have spawned interest in investigating the metabolic effects of dietary sugars. An approach developed by the AHRQ for assessing Future Research Needs was implemented.
Fructose, High-Fructose Corn Syrup, Sucrose, and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease or Indexes of Liver Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2014
This paper examined the effect of different amounts and forms of dietary fructose on the incidence or prevalence of NAFLD and indexes of liver health in humans.
Strategies to Optimize the Impact of Nutritional Surveys and Epidemiological Studies
Advances in Nutrition, 2013
This article is a summary of the symposium “Strategies to Optimize the Impact of Nutritional Surveys and Epidemiological Studies” held April 20, 2013 at the ASN Scientific Sessions and Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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