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 is Diet and Physical Activity Assessment: From the Individual to the Environment

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