SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
Thursday, October 20th | Friday, October 21st | |
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8:30 - 9:00 | E - NUTS, INFLAMMATION AND OXIDATION | |
9:00 - 9:30 | ||
9:30 - 10:00 | F - NUTS, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE OUTCOMES | |
10:00 - 10:30 | ||
10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee break | |
11:00 - 11:30 | G - NUT CONSUMPTION, AGEING AND COGNITION | |
11:30 - 12:00 | ||
12:00 - 12:30 | Lunch | H - NUTS, DRIED FRUITS AND CANCER |
12:30 - 1:00 | ||
1:00 - 1:30 | Opening (1:20 – 1:30) | Lunch |
1:30 - 2:00 | A - NUTS, ENERGY BALANCE AND BODY WEIGHT | |
2:00 - 2:30 | I - DRIED FRUIT AND HEALTH | |
2:30 - 3:00 | ||
3:00 - 3:30 | B - NUTS, INSULIN RESISTANCE AND DIABETES | Coffee break |
3:30 - 4:00 | J - NOVEL LINES OF RESEARCH | |
4:00 - 4:30 | ||
4:30 - 5:00 | Coffee break | |
5:00 - 5:30 | C - NUTS, LIPOPROTEINS, DYSLIPIDEMIA | Concluding remarks + Cocktail |
5:30 - 6:00 | ||
6:00 - 6:30 | D - NUTS AND THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM | |
6:30 - 7:00 | ||
7:00 - 7:30 | Gala dinner |
Below you will find the scientific programme of the meeting including the main topics and subtopics
A - NUTS, ENERGY BALANCE AND BODY WEIGHT (1h30')
Chairs: Joan Sabaté & Jordi Salas-Salvadó
Energy availability of nuts. David J Baer, USA
Nuts, appetite, satiety and mechanisms of energy balance. Michelle Dalton, UK & Graham Finlayson, UK
Nuts and body weight: evidence from epidemiologic studies and clinical trials. Frank Hu, USA
B - NUTS, INSULIN RESISTANCE AND DIABETES (1h30')
Chairs: Frank Hu & Anoop Misra
Nuts and diabetes prevention: Cohort studies and clinical trials. Jordi Salas-Salvadó, Spain
Nuts and insulin resistance and diabetes management: clinical trials. Cyril Kendall, Canada
Effect of nuts on insulin resistance and glycemic control: possible mechanisms. David Jenkins, Canada
C - NUTS, LIPOPROTEINS, DYSLIPIDEMIA (1h)
Chairs: Emilio Ros & Linda Tapsell
Effect of nuts on the lipid profile and lipoprotein particle number and size: mechanisms. Penny Kris-Etherton, USA
Lipid effects of nuts: clinical trials and cohort studies. Marta Guasch-Ferré, USA
D - NUTS AND THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM (1h)
Chairs: John Sievenpiper & Crystal Haskell-Ramsay
Bioavailability of nut phytochemicals. Giuseppina Mandalari, Italy
Nut consumption and gut microbiota: effects and metabolic consequences. David J Baer, USA
E - NUTS, INFLAMMATION AND OXIDATION (1h)
Chairs: Penny Kris-Etherton & Aleix Sala-Vila
Importance of fat and antioxidants in nuts on inflammation and oxidative stress. Differences among nut types. Nágila R T Damasceno, Brazil
Effect of nuts on biomarkers of oxidation and inflammation: evidence from cohort studies and clinical trials. Sujatha Rajaram, USA
F - NUTS, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE OUTCOMES (1h)
Chairs: Heinz Freisling & Noushin Mohammadifard
Nuts consumption and cardiac endpoints (MI, atrial fibrillation and heart failure) and mortality. John Sievenpiper, Canada
Nut consumption, stroke and peripheral artery disease. Dagfinn Aune, Norway
G - NUT CONSUMPTION, AGEING AND COGNITION (1h)
Chairs: Joan Sabaté & Stephanie Nishi
Nuts and brain health in adolescents. Jordi Júlvez, Spain
Effects of nuts on cognitive decline and dementia. Emilio Ros, Spain
Nut consumption and ageing: possible mechanisms. Aleix Sala-Vila, Spain
H - NUTS, DRIED FRUITS AND CANCER (1h)
Chairs: Cyril Kendall
Nuts consumption and cancer incidence and mortality. Heinz Freisling, France
Dried fruit consumption and cancer. Bradley Bolling, USA
I - DRIED FRUIT AND HEALTH (1h)
Chairs: David Jenkins & Marta Guasch-Ferré
Dried fruits for cardiometabolic health. Penny Kris-Etherton, USA
Dried fruits: bioactives, bioavailability and gastrointestinal health. Cesarettin Alsalvar, Turkey
J - NOVEL LINES OF RESEARCH (1h30')
Chairs: Jordi Salas-Salvadó & Cesarettin Alasalvar
Nuts and reproductive health. Albert Salas-Huetos, USA
Nuts consumption and environmental sustainability. Joan Sabaté, USA
Nuts as components of healthy dietary patterns. Linda Tapsell, Australia