Is There a Role for Dietary Supplements in the Management of Diabetes? (ADA Diabetes 2000) Is There a Role for Dietary Supplements in the Management of Diabetes? Lessons from Clinical Studies The American Dietetic Association's Food & Nutrition Conference & Exhibition October 16, 2000 Denver, CO Symposium Goals & Objectives Please note that you must have Adobe's free Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to view any of the files listed below. The Adobe Acrobat Reader runs on either Windows PC or Macintosh platforms, and can be downloaded here. Agenda, Presentations, and Abstracts 1:30 Introduction Rebecca B. Costello, PhD NIH Office of Dietary Suppplements 1:45 Lessons from Observational Studies Evaluating Magnesium Intakes: Can They Predict Outcomes for Clinical Intervention? Abstract W.H. Linda Kao, PhD Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Vitamin Interventions to Prevent the Onset or Complications of Diabetes: Promising Data Abstract John J. Cunningham, PhD, FACN University of Massachusetts Lessons from Micronutrient Studies in Patients with Glucose Intolerance and Diabetes Mellitus: Chromium and Vanadium Abstract Henry C. Lukaski, PhD USDA/ARS Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center Is There a Role for Taurine Supplementation in the Management of Diabetes? Abstract Katherine Chauncey, PhD, RD, CDE Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center