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Conference Themes

The overall goal of this congress is to provide a forum for sharing knowledge on diet and physical activity assessment methods, by promoting a better understanding of their strengths and limitations; stimulating international and interdisciplinary research focusing on analytical issues; and identifying future research priorities.

The theme for ICDAM7 has not yet been determined, but will be posted when it is available.

The following topics have been covered at previous meetings:

  • Biomarkers in validation studies
  • Assessing nutrient supplement use
  • Novel approaches to measuring diet
  • Objective instruments for monitoring physical activity
  • Diet assessment in pregnancy and lactation
  • Obesity and underreporting
  • Diet patterns and indices
  • International harmonization in nutritional epidemiology
  • Measuring diet and physical activity in infants and children
  • Upper safe levels of nutrients and contaminants
  • Dietary diversity
  • Fruit and vegetable biomarkers
  • Exercise, physical activity, and recommendations
  • Physical activity in multiple domains