Adam Drewnowski, PhD

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

Prof. Dr. Adam Drewnowski is the Director of the Center for Public Health Nutrition at the University of Washington in Seattle and Professor of Epidemiology at the School of Public Health. He also directs the UW Center for Obesity Research. Dr. Drewnowski obtained his MA degree in biochemistry at Balliol College, Oxford; PhD degree in psychology at The Rockefeller University in New York, and continued his education as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto. His Seattle Obesity Study (S.O.S.), funded by the National Institutes of Health, combined health survey research with novel methods of spatial analysis to examine the multiple determinants of health and body weight. He is the author of the Nutrient Rich Foods Index, an early nutrient profiling model which helps consumers to identify affordable healthy foods. Dr. Drewnowski has published more than 350 research articles, and advises governments, foundations and the private sector on affordable nutrient density, product reformulation, and obesity-related issues.

Presentation(s):

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

  Thursday, June 16, 2022
  8:30 AM – 9:30 AM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

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

  Thursday, June 16, 2022
  8:35 AM – 9:05 AM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

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

  Thursday, June 16, 2022
  9:15 AM – 9:30 AM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

• The Global Nutrition Transition: Sustainability and Human Nutrition (Sponsored Satellite Program)

  Thursday, June 16, 2022
  12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

• Why Are Sustainable Healthy Plant Foods and Beverages Classified As “Ultra-Processed”? (Sponsored Satellite Program)

  Thursday, June 16, 2022
  12:25 PM – 12:45 PM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

• The Need for Nuance: Toward an Evidence-Based Definition and Classification of Carbohydrate Food Quality (Sponsored Satellite Program)

  Thursday, October 6, 2022
  12:00 PM – 2:15 PM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

• Carbohydrate Food Quality Indices (CFQI): A Research Update (Sponsored Satellite Program)

  Thursday, October 6, 2022
  12:30 PM – 12:50 PM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

• Panel Discussion - The Need for Nuance: Toward an Evidence-Based Definition and Classification of Carbohydrate Food Quality (Sponsored Satellite Program)

  Thursday, October 6, 2022
  1:10 PM – 2:15 PM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

• An Exploration: Packaged Food’s Role in Human, Societal and Planetary Health (Sponsored Satellite Program)

  Wednesday, October 19, 2022
  12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

• Situation Assessment – Why It’s Important to Drive Healthy Sustainable Diets & the Current Nutrition Landscape (Sponsored Satellite Program)

  Wednesday, October 19, 2022
  12:15 PM – 12:30 PM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

• Potential Positive Impacts of Packaged Foods – Environmental, Equity, Nutrition & Accessibility (Sponsored Satellite Program)

  Wednesday, October 19, 2022
  12:30 PM – 12:50 PM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

• Not All Packaged Foods Are Created Equal (Sponsored Satellite Program)

  Wednesday, October 19, 2022
  12:50 PM – 1:00 PM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

• Solutions and Moving Forward – Growing Impact at Scale & Actionable Steps for Nutrition Thought Leaders (Sponsored Satellite Program)

  Wednesday, October 19, 2022
  1:00 PM – 1:15 PM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

• Panel Discussion – An Exploration: Packaged Food’s Role in Human, Societal and Planetary Health (Sponsored Satellite Program)

  Wednesday, October 19, 2022
  1:15 PM – 1:30 PM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.