Presentations

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Segment 1: Sugars Reduction - where are we and what do we need to do?

Setting the stage: terminology, guidelines, and policy actions for sugar and non-nutritive sweeteners
Mary R. L’Abbe, CM, PhD - University of Toronto

Policies targeting sugar consumption in Canada and globally
Lana Vanderlee,  PhD - Centre NUTRISS (Nutrition, santé et société), Université Laval

Sugars – Good or Bad? A clinical perspective on a place for sugars within food matrices
Laura Chiavaroli, PhD - University of Toronto

Segment 2: Role of Sweeteners - Are they safe? What are the perceptions?

Global regulatory safety assessment of low calorie sweeteners
Berna Magnuson, Toxicologist, PhD - Health Science Consultants Inc

Low Calorie Sweeteners:  Consumer Safety Concerns, Efficacy, and Role in the Diet
Richard D. Mattes, MPH, PhD, RD - Nutrition Science, Purdue University

Segment 3: What is guidance saying: Public Health vs. Clinical Practice?

Public Health Guidance on use of Nonnutritive Sweeteners: From research to real world implications
Russell de Souza, RD, ScD - McMaster University

Non-nutritive sweeteners and health: Reconciling the evidence & interrogating the disconnect in guidelines
Tauseef Ahmad Khan, MBBS, MSc, PhD - University of Toronto

Clinical approaches to special populations
Nishta Saxena, MSc., RDN - Vibrant Nutrition

Segment 4: Mechanisms: Is there biological plausibility?

Mechanisms Low Calorie Sweeteners May (or May Not) Influence Energy and Glycemic Regulation
Kelly A. Higgins, PhD MPH -  Chemical Regulatory & Food Safety, Exponent Inc. 

Microbiome – pathway through which sweeteners affect metabolism
Dylan Mackay, PhD - University of Manitoba