Scientific Programme
Tentative
TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2025
18:00-21:00 WELCOME RECEPTION - An Evening on La Terrasse at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 2025
07:00-08:00 BREAKFAST
8:00-8:30 OPENING CEREMONY
08:30-09:00 SESSION 1 - Plenary Lecture
Chairs: TBA
30 min - Does the sweetness of the diet matter? Lessons learned from the Sweet Tooth Study (Kees de Graaf, Netherlands)
09:00-10:00 SESSION 2 - Sugars reduction strategies
Chairs: TBA
15 min - Role of food sources of sugars and energy (Karen Della Corte, USA)
15 min - Evidence for different public health approaches to sugars reduction (Mary L'Abbe, Canada)
15 min - Low and no calorie sweeteners as a tool for sugars reduction: Moving from evidence to harmonized guidelines (Tauseef Khan, Canada)
15 min - Panel Discussion
10:00-10:30 COFFEE BREAK
10:30-12:00 SESSION 3 - Carbohydrate quality: Importance of food source
Chairs: TBA
15 min - The role of carbohydrate foods in the early evolution of humans (Jennie Brand-Miller, Australia)
15 min - Where do traditional starchy staple foods like potatoes and rice fit? (Joanne Slavin, USA)
15 min - Whole grains, fruit, and pulses (Gabriele Riccardi, Italy)
15 min - Does pasta behave like refined starch? Is there a need for a new fibre definition? (Livia Augustin, Italy)
5 min - Oral abstract
5 min - Oral abstract
20 min - Panel Discussion
12:00-12:30 SESSION 4 - Short oral abstracts (CS stream)
Chairs: TBA
12:30-13:30 LUNCH
13:30-14:00 SESSION 5 - Plenary Lecture
Chairs: TBA
30 min - A comprehensive composite carbohydrate index to better capture the relationships between carb quality and cardiometabolic biomarkers and DM/CVD risk (Frank Hu, USA)
14:00-15:00 SESSION 6 - Glycemic index and load (GI/GL) - new insights
Chairs: TBA
15 min - GI/GL versus fibre and whole grains and prioritized health outcomes in mega-cohorts: Did WHO guidance get it wrong? (David Jenkins, Canada)
15 min - GI labeling and implementation programs (Alan Barclay, Australia)
15 min - Development of a national database for GI and GL (Simin Liu, USA)
15 min - Panel Discussion
15:00-15:30 COFFEE BREAK
15:30-17:00 SESSION 7 - Fatty acids and their food sources in cardiometabolic risk reduction: Where does the evidence lie?
Chairs: TBA
15 min - Leveraging fatty acids for liver fat reduction (Ulf Risérus, Sweden)
15 min - Fish oil and n-3 PUFAs in diabetes: What is the evidence? (Ursula Schwab, Finland)
15 min - Research priorities for nuts and cardiometabolic health: Summary of an expert consensus on almonds (Maha Tahiri, USA)
15 min - Role of dairy fats and matrix in cardiometabolic risk reduction (Anthony Hanley, Canada)
10 min - Oral abstract
20 min - Panel Discussion
18:00-19:30 EXCURSION - Historical Walking Tour of Ottawa and Byward market
19:30-22:00 DINNER - Gastronomic Inspiration at Sidedoor Restaurant in Byward Market
THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2025
07:00-08:30 BREAKFAST
08:30-09:00 SESSION 8 - Plenary Lecture
Chairs: TBA
30 min - Results from the PREDIMED-Plus trial: A large cardiovascular outcome trial of an energy-restricted Mediterranean diet plus exercise as part of an intensive lifestyle intervention (Jordi Salas-Salvadó, Spain)
09:00-10:30 SESSION 9 - Optimising glycemic control through diabetes specific formulas and meal replacements: A joint DNSG-ESPEN session
Chairs: TBA
20 min - Evidence for diabetes specific formula in diabetes management (Jeffrey Mechanick, USA)
20 min - Dietary approaches for the management of sarcopenic obesity (Rocco Barazzoni, Italy)
20 min - Protein intake for lean body mass preservation in weight loss: How much and what types? (Ian Neeland, USA)
5 min - Oral abstract
5 min - Oral abstract
20 min - Panel Discussion
10:30-11:00 COFFEE BREAK
11:00-12:00 SESSION 10 - Diabetes Remission Programs: Lessons Learned from Different Metabolic and Weight Loss Approaches
Chairs - TBA
15 min - DiRECT trial: Durability and legacy effects (Mike Lean, UK)
15 min - RESET for Remission trial: Importance of exercise (Kaberi Dasgupta, Canada)
15 min - REPAIR trial: Are there advantages of plant-based intensive lifestyle interventions for diabetes remission (Laura Chiavaroli, Canada)
15 min - Panel discussion
12:00-13:00 SESSION 11 - Short oral abstracts (Epi stream)
Chairs: TBA
13:00-14:00 LUNCH
14:00-14:30 SESSION 12 - Plenary Lecture
Chairs: TBA
30 min - Diet at the intersection of human and planetary health: EAT-Lancet 2.0 and the way forward (Walter Willett, USA)
14:30-15:30- SESSION 13 - Dietary approaches for personal, public, and planetary health
Chairs: TBA
15 min - The evidence for plant-based diets in human and planetary health (Hana Kahleova, USA)
15 min - Eating for the Environment (Neal Barnard, USA)
15 min - Integrating health, nutrition, and environmental impacts of foods (Vasanti Malik, Canada)
15 min - Panel Discussion
15:30-16:00 COFFEE BREAK
16:00-17:30 SESSION 14 - Ultra-processed foods (UPF): What, why, where, and how?
Chairs: TBA
20 min - UPF: Testing mechanisms and clinical effects: What do randomized trials tell us? (Kevin Hall, USA)
20 min - UPF in the shift to plant-based dietary guidance: Where do plant protein foods fit? (Mark Messina, USA)
20 min - Where do we go from here with UPF? A research roadmap for advancing the science and informing public health policy and regulations (Andrew Brown, USA)
5 min - Oral abstract
5 min - Oral abstract
20 min - Panel Discussion
17:30-19:00 FREE TIME
19:00-22:00 DINNER - A Contemporary Canadian Experience at Eighteen Restaurant in Byward Market
FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2025
07:00-08:00 BREAKFAST
08:00-08:30 SESSION 15 - Plenary Lecture
Chairs: TBA
30 min - Can pharmacotherapy and Lifestyle interventions be combined for diabetes remission? The REMIT trial series (Hertzel Gerstein, Canada)
08:30-10:00 SESSION 16 - Nutrition and GLP-1 therapies at the intersection of obesity and diabetes management: The new frontier
Chairs: Luc Van Gaal (Belgium), John Sievenpiper (Canada)
15 min - The Importance of nutrition in GLP-1 therapy: A consensus statement from a global working group (Luc Van Gaal, Belgium; John Sievenpiper, Canada)
15 min - Managing GI side effects and preventing discontinuation of GLP-1 therapies: Is it all in the dose or can we leverage diet? (Angela Fitch, USA)
15 min - Lean body mass loss with GLP-1 therapies: Can diet and exercise play a role? (Andreas Pfeiffer, Germany)
15 min - Are the weight loss effects of GLP-1 therapies and diet and exercise additive? (Ian Neeland, USA)
5 min - Oral abstract
5 min - Oral abstract
20 min - Panel Discussion
10:00-10:30 COFFEE BREAK
10:30-12:00 SESSION 17 - Scientific rigor in nutrition research and evidence assessment: Strengthening causal inferences through more robust dietary assessment
Chairs: TBA
15 min - Approaches to dietary assessment: State of the art (Walter Willett, USA)
15 min - Metabolomic signatures for objective assessment of dietary patterns (Andrea Glenn, USA)
15 min - Metabolic Adaptation to Dietary Macronutrient Shifts: Objective Assessment and Health Implications (Clemens Wittenbecher, Sweden)
15 min - The impact of investigator bias in nutrition research (Sangeetha Shyam, Spain)
5 min - Oral abstract
5 min - Oral abstract
20 min - Panel Discussion
12:00-12:30 SESSION 18 - Short oral abstracts (CS stream)
Chairs: TBA
12:30-13:30 LUNCH
13:30-14:30 SESSION 19 - Leveraging technology for optimizing nutrition therapy in the prevention and management of cardiometabolic diseases
Chairs: TBA
15 min - Dietary approaches for managing postprandial glycemia: Is there a role for continuous glucose monitoring in people without diabetes? (Thomas Wolever, Canada)
15 min - Digital strategies for translation and implementation of guidelines: The Portfolio Diet Program as a prototype (Laura Chiavaroli, Canada)
15 min - Unlocking the potential of AI to better understand dietary patterns (Benoît Lamarche, Canada)
15 min - Panel Discussion
14:30-14:50 SESSION 20 - DNSG updates
Chair: Cyril Kendall, Canada
14:50-15:00 DNSG 2026 Announcement and Welcome
15:00-16:00 Annual General Meeting
Chair: Cyril Kendall, Canada
17:00-22:00 GALA DINNER - A Night at the National Gallery