Nutrition

Evolution of DRIs: Nutrition Science and Practice Based on Evidence
The purpose of this conference is to exchange the research experience on DRIs and push the development of nutrition science. Over the past decade, many academic organizations from various countries have produced a lot of new achievements in the research and amendment of DRIs.

This conference provides a platform to exchange the most recent advances in nutritional science and the latest information on nutrients, such as:

This event is set to unite R&D specialists, product manufacturers, marketers, academia and regulatory bodies, making it a comprehensive business-facing, research-driven conference in the pre- and probiotic arena.

There will be ample time set aside for networking and the programme also features case studies, the latest research findings and analysis of emerging trend.

For further information, to view the programme and to register please visit the Conference website. 

ENLP Advanced is a highly practical Leadership Skills Programme specially designed for senior managers in the nutrition, food and health sectors who would like to further their career by developing or refreshing their commercial and leadership skills.

It has been designed for us by Greenbank, a leading international leadership consultancy and is run just once a year, in Luxembourg. Numbers are strictly limited to ensure a high degree of 1-1 coaching and development.

Participants develop:

The mission of SOMED2013CONGRESS is to present scientific achievements and research advances in the field of microbial ecology and its relation to diseases. SOMED2013CONGRESS provides a comprehensive scientific forum to all stakeholders of microbial ecology in health and disease.

The 2nd International Conference on Nutrition and Growth will provide a unique platform for discussing the interplay between nutrition and growth in children. The conference will attract a community of nutritionists, neonatologists, pediatricians and other experts in child development who share a passion for exchanging ideas and analysis in the field of pediatric nutrition.

For further information, to submit an abstract and to register for this event please visit the Conference website.

The New Dynamics of Ageing Programme (NDA) is an eight-year multidisciplinary research aiming to improve older people's quality of life. In this afternoon workshop four NDA projects are disseminating their latest research findings addressing nutrition issues at home, in hospital and care home.

They will be showing a hospital food management system to prevent malnutrition in patients and touchscreen system to collect information on dietary intake. There will be also presentations, debate, Q&A session, poster/image exhibition.

A European Stakeholder Conference organised by The European Milk Forum (EMF).

This half day event will see a whole host of internationally renowned scientists come to Brussels in order to address the challenges with respect to adverse dietary and nutritional habits and discuss the latest scientific research support the natural nutritent-rich foods such as milk and dairy in a healthy and balanced diet.

The Nutrition Society Irish Section 22nd Annual Postgraduate Research Meeting 

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The interaction between nutrition and the immune system is well recognized. Nutrition is critical to immune defence and to pathogen resistance during infection. In addition, inflammation, an underlying component of numerous chronic diseases, is modifiable by diet. Several nutrients and diet-derived compounds modulate various components of the immune system and have beneficial effects in infectious and inflammatory diseases, including vitamins D and E, phytochemicals and lipids. Recently, novel mechanisms of action of nutrients on immune cells have been described.