Ultra-processed Foods in the Shift to Plant-based Diets: How Do We Reconcile the Two Paradigms? (Sponsored Satellite Program)

Chair(s)

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  John Erdman, Jr., PhD

  Professor Emeritus
  Division of Nutritional Sciences
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  Urbana, Illinois, United States

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Speaker(s)

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  Adam Drewnowski, PhD

  Director, Center for Public Health Nutrition
  Epidemiology
  University of Washington
  Seattle, Washington, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Mark Messina, PhD, MS

  Director of Nutrition Science and Research
  Soy Nutrition Institute Global

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With the rising interest in plant-based diets, plant-based burgers and milks have increased in popularity due to their perceived health and environmental attributes. However, critics of these foods suggest that because of the extensive processing they undergo their consumption should be limited or avoided altogether. Do plant-based alternatives like burgers and milks warrant being placed in the same category as high-sugar, high-fat foods? How much does processing influence the nutritional merits of food? What role should processing play in the way foods are rated? Can plant-based burgers and milks play a positive role in the diet? Should all ultra-processed foods be viewed similarly? Join us for discussion about these questions and others related to the effects of processing on diet quality and for thoughts about soy-based burgers and dairy alternatives.

Presentations:

• 8:30 AM – 8:35 AM ET

  Introduction - Ultra-processed Foods in the Shift to Plant-based Diets: How Do We Reconcile the Two Paradigms? (Sponsored Satellite Program)
  

  Chair: John W. Erdman, Jr., PhD – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• 8:35 AM – 9:05 AM ET

  What Are "Ultra-processed" Foods? (Sponsored Satellite Program)
  

  Speaker: Adam Drewnowski, PhD – University of Washington
• 9:05 AM – 9:15 AM ET

  Ultra-processed Foods in the Shift to Plant-based Diets: How Do We Reconcile the Two Paradigms? (Sponsored Satellite Program)
  

  Speaker: Mark Messina, PhD, MS – Soy Nutrition Institute Global
• 9:15 AM – 9:30 AM ET

  Panel Discussion - Ultra-processed Foods in the Shift to Plant-based Diets:Panel Discussion - How Do We Reconcile the Two Paradigms? (Sponsored Satellite Program)
  

  Chair: John W. Erdman, Jr., PhD – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Speaker: Mark Messina, PhD, MS – Soy Nutrition Institute Global

  Speaker: Adam Drewnowski, PhD – University of Washington