The 2nd Asian Network Symposium

Nutrition reference and dietary recommendation in Asian countries～from nutrition science to policy～
Date： 3rd March, 2006 (Friday) 13:30～17:30
Venue： National Institute of Health and Nutrition
1-23-1, Toyama, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 162-8636
Program
13:30 Opening Address
Dr. Shaw Watanabe (Director-General, NIHN)
13:40 Symposium【Chairpersons：Dr. Nobuo Yoshiike (Director, Center ofCollaborative Research, NIHN)
and Prof. Hee Young Paik (Council member, IUNS)①

Recommended Energy and Nutrient Intakes: Philippines,
Prof. Corazon Barba2002(Director, Institute of Human Nutrition and Food,
University of the Philippines, Los Banos)② Nutrition Challenges and Development of theRecommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for Vietnam
Dr. Nguyen Cong KhanBackground
The National Institute of Health and Nutrition(Director, National Institute of Nutrition, Vietnam)③ Country report for Singapore: Nutrition References andDietary Recommendations in a Multi-ethnic Society
Dr. Mabel Yap(NIHN), established in 1920, is the world’s oldest(Director, Research & Information Management Division,
Health Promotion Board, Singapore)national research institute in the field of nutrition.
NIHN was transformed from a national institute tointo an incorporated administrative agency in 2001,④Nutrition Reference and Dietary Recommendation:
Prof. Hee Young Paik
Country Report from Korea(Dept of Food and Nutrition, Seoul National University)and since then, we have been enhancing the efforts
to establish the nutrition research to meet the social

15:00～15:20 Coffee Breakneeds, by which we could contribute to the solutions⑤ Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) in Japanof health and nutrition problems not only in Japan but
also in the world, focusing on Asia.
Now, on the occasion of 85th anniversary of theDr. Satoshi Sasaki(Project leader of “Scientific Evaluation of DRIs”, NIHN)⑥ Dietary Guidelines and Food Guide for JapaneseProf. Yukari Takemi

foundation of NIHN, and of the 5th anniversary as anincorporated administrative agency, the 2nd Asian
Network Symposium will be held on 3rd March 2006.
Several nutrition experts, both in Japan and abroad,will be invited for the academic debates andexchanges of views on the nutrition science andpolicy. Focusing on the theme of nutrition reference
and dietary recommendation, we expect to deepen(Department of Nutrition Sciences, Kagawa Nutrition Univ.)

15:50 Open Discussion
Debaters:Dr. Soichiro Iwao (Director, WHO Centre for Health Development)
Dr. Van S. Hubbard (Director, NIH Division of Nutrition ResearchCoordination, USA)
Prof. Shigeru Yamamoto (Univ. of Tokushima)
Prof. Shinkan Tokudome (Nagoya City University)
Prof. Teiji Nakamura (President, The Japan Dietetic Association)

the debates on present situation and future directions

Prof. Toru Takebayashi (Keio University School of Medicine)of each country, and then to discuss the possibilities

Dr. Misa Nishida (Research Institute, International Medical Center of Japan)of future research collaboration and harmonization.
Supporting bodies:* Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan* The Japan Dietetic Association* The World Health Organization, Regional Officefor the Western PacificDr. Shaw Watanabe (Director-General, NIHN)
Dr. Osamu Ezaki (Director, Division of Clinical Nutrition, NIHN)
Dr. Nobuo Yoshiike (Director, Center of Collaborative Research, NIHN)

17:20 Closing Address
Dr. Nobuaki Shibaike (Executive Director, NIHN)
Secretariat: Office for International Collaboration, NIHN
E-mail: mikimiy@nih.go.jp