Adelaide Group Seminars

Annual Food Industry Forum for Nutrition Research

WHEN:         30-31 August 2010

WHERE:      Adelaide

Co-hosted by NSA Adelaide, HAD [Healthy Development Adelaide, a research and innovation cluster involving three Adelaide universities, local research institutes and other agencies] and the Nutritional Physiology Research Centre, UniSA Program.

Registration forms at http://www.adelaide.edu.au/hda/events/

Standard early-bird registration is $150, with discounts for students and one-day attenders. Price rise after July 31.

The keynote lecture is by Professor Ronald P. Mensink (Maastricht University): Fact on Fats.

Other excellent speakers will cover: ~ Attaining optimal weight - getting the balance right ~ Building new muscle - the impact of dairy protein on muscle anabolism ~ Chocolate, red wine, peanuts - health foods or indulgences? ~ Dairy and cardiometabolic health - do the trials support the epidemiology? ~ Dietary guidelines - are they effective? ~ Foods for cognitive performance - focus on tea ~ Functional foods and ingredients - trends and opportunities ~ Nutrition for infant development ~ Nutrition research - what the food industry wants ~ Nutrition support for the elderly ~ Omega-3 and cognition across the lifespan ~ Probiotics and gut health ~ Revision of core food groups ~ Salt reduction - benefits beyond blood pressure ~ Shape up for life - a sustainable diet/lifestyle? ~ Soft drinks, diet drinks, energy drinks - good or bad for you? ~ Telomeres, nutrition and DNA protection