New Dietary Approaches for Enhanced Vascular Performance reviews an emerging area of scientific interest: foods and nutrients that enhance vascular health and the potential performance benefits. Highlights include new nitric oxide data as well as new data on flavonoids and cocoa, as a source of flavanols, to enhance vascular health. Pre-competition and post-competition enhanced menus will also be presented.Among the topics covered:• Impacting Vascular Health Through Food (Claudio Ferri)• The Role of Flavanols in Vascular Health (Debra Miller)• Enhancing the Diet With Vascular-Healthy Foods (Monica Bearden)•Questions & answersClaudio Ferri, M.D., is director of the Department of Internal Medicine and Public Health at the University of Lquila in Lquila, Italy and is head of the Division of Internal Medicine and the Hypertension and Cardiovascular Prevention Outpatient Unit. Dr. Ferri is also a professor of Internal Medicine and the director of the postgraduate School of Internal Medicine.Debra Miller, Ph.D., directs the nutrition science and communications programs at The Hershey Company. She is also an adjunct professor at Pennsylvania State University (University Park, PA) and the Penn State College of Medicine (Hershey, PA). Dr. Miller has served as an assistant professor in medicine, as well as a clinic manager at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.Monica Bearden, R.D., is a nutrition and wellness communications expert and is co-owner of NutCom, LLC Nutrition Communications. With over 10 years experience in helping consumers change their lifestyles, Monica now works with organizations to create meaningful and impactful nutrition and health messages for a variety of audiences. In addition, she leads weight loss and wellness groups and is a certified group fitness instructor. Monica has also worked as a clinical dietitian in both in-patient and out-patient care.