SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
Below you will find the scientific programme of the meeting including the main topics and subtopics
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. John Blundell, UK Nuts and body weight: evidence from epidemiologic studies and clinical trials. Frank Hu, USA
NUTS, INSULIN RESISTANCE AND DIABETES (1h30')
Chairs: Frank Hu & Anoop Misra
Effect of nuts on insulin resistance and glycemic control: possible mechanisms. David Jenkins, Canada Nuts, insulin resistance and diabetes. Cohort studies. Jordi Salas-Salvadó, Spain Nuts and insulin sensitivity and secretion. Clinical trials. Cyril Kendall, Canada
NUTS, LIPOPROTEINS, DYSLIPIDEMIA (1h)
Chairs: Emilio Ros & Pablo Hernández-Alonso
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, USA
NUTS AND THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM (1h)
Chairs: John Sievenpiper & Nerea Becerra-Tomás
Bioavailability of nut phytochemicals. Giuseppina Mandalari, Italy Nut consumption and gut microbiota: effects and metabolic consequences. David J Baer, USA
NUTS, INFLAMMATION AND OXIDATION (1h)
Chairs: Penny Chris Etherton & Aleix Sala-Vila
Importance of fat and antioxidants in nuts on inflammation and oxidative stress. Differences among nut types. Nerea Becerra-Tomás, Spain Effect of nuts on biomarkers of oxidation and inflammation: evidence from cohort studies and clinical trials. Montse Cofan, Spain
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
NUT CONSUMPTION, AGEING AND COGNITION (1h)
Chairs: Joan Sabaté & Crystal Haskell-Ramsay
Effects of nuts on cognitive decline and dementia. Emilio Ros, Spain Nut consumption and ageing: possible mechanisms. Aleix Sala-Vila, Spain
NUTS AND CANCER (1h)
Chairs: Cyril Kendall & Zhaoping Li
Nuts consumption and cancer incidence and mortality. Heinz Freisling, France Dried fruit consumption and cancer. Bradley Bolling, USA
DRIED FRUIT AND HEALTH (1h30')
Chairs: David Jenkins & Marta Guasch-Ferré
Dried fruits for cardiometabolic health. Penny Chris Etherton, USA Dried fruits: bioactives, bioavailability and gastrointestinal health. Cesarettin Alasalvar, Turkey
FUTURE LINES OF RESEARCH (1h30')
Chairs: Cesarettin Alasalvar & Jordi Salas-Salvadó
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