Inflammation and Nutritional Science for Programs/Policies and Interpretation of Research Evidence (INSPIRE)

TY - JOUR

T1 - Inflammation and Nutritional Science for Programs/Policies and Interpretation of Research Evidence (INSPIRE)

AU - Raiten, Daniel J

AU - Sakr Ashour, Fayrouz A

AU - Ross, A Catharine

AU - Meydani, Simin N

AU - Dawson, Harry D

AU - Stephensen, Charles B

AU - Brabin, Bernard J

AU - Suchdev, Parminder S

AU - van Ommen, Ben

AU - INSPIRE Consultative Group

AU - Friis, Henrik

N1 - CURIS 2015 NEXS 267

PY - 2015

Y1 - 2015

N2 - An increasing recognition has emerged of the complexities of the global health agenda—specifically, the collision of infections and noncommunicable diseases and the dual burden of over- and undernutrition. Of particular practical concern are both 1) the need for a better understanding of the bidirectional relations between nutritional status and the development and function of the immune and inflammatory response and 2) the specific impact of the inflammatory response on the selection, use, and interpretation of nutrient biomarkers. The goal of the Inflammation and Nutritional Science for Programs/Policies and Interpretation of Research Evidence (INSPIRE) is to provide guidance for those users represented by the global food and nutrition enterprise. These include researchers (bench and clinical), clinicians providing care/treatment, those developing and evaluating programs/interventions at scale, and those responsible for generating evidence-based policy. The INSPIRE process included convening 5 thematic working groups (WGs) charged with developing summary reports around the following issues: 1) basic overview of the interactions between nutrition, immune function, and the inflammatory response; 2) examination of the evidence regarding the impact of nutrition on immune function and inflammation; 3) evaluation of the impact of inflammation and clinical conditions (acute and chronic) on nutrition; 4) examination of existing and potential new approaches to account for the impact of inflammation on biomarker interpretation and use; and 5) the presentation of new approaches to the study of these relations. Each WG was tasked with synthesizing a summary of the evidence for each of these topics and delineating the remaining gaps in our knowledge. This review consists of a summary of the INSPIRE workshop and the WG deliberations.

AB - An increasing recognition has emerged of the complexities of the global health agenda—specifically, the collision of infections and noncommunicable diseases and the dual burden of over- and undernutrition. Of particular practical concern are both 1) the need for a better understanding of the bidirectional relations between nutritional status and the development and function of the immune and inflammatory response and 2) the specific impact of the inflammatory response on the selection, use, and interpretation of nutrient biomarkers. The goal of the Inflammation and Nutritional Science for Programs/Policies and Interpretation of Research Evidence (INSPIRE) is to provide guidance for those users represented by the global food and nutrition enterprise. These include researchers (bench and clinical), clinicians providing care/treatment, those developing and evaluating programs/interventions at scale, and those responsible for generating evidence-based policy. The INSPIRE process included convening 5 thematic working groups (WGs) charged with developing summary reports around the following issues: 1) basic overview of the interactions between nutrition, immune function, and the inflammatory response; 2) examination of the evidence regarding the impact of nutrition on immune function and inflammation; 3) evaluation of the impact of inflammation and clinical conditions (acute and chronic) on nutrition; 4) examination of existing and potential new approaches to account for the impact of inflammation on biomarker interpretation and use; and 5) the presentation of new approaches to the study of these relations. Each WG was tasked with synthesizing a summary of the evidence for each of these topics and delineating the remaining gaps in our knowledge. This review consists of a summary of the INSPIRE workshop and the WG deliberations.

KW - Animals

KW - Biological Markers

KW - Biomedical Research

KW - Congresses as Topic

KW - Diet

KW - Evidence-Based Medicine

KW - Food Technology

KW - Global Health

KW - Humans

KW - Immunologic Techniques

KW - Inflammation Mediators

KW - Nutrition Policy

KW - Nutritional Sciences

KW - Terminology as Topic

U2 - 10.3945/jn.114.194571

DO - 10.3945/jn.114.194571

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 25833893

SN - 0022-3166

VL - 145

SP - 1039S-1108S

JO - Journal of Nutrition

JF - Journal of Nutrition

IS - 5

ER -