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

NUTS 2021 HAS BEEN POSTPONED

Over the last few weeks, we have been following the evolution of the growing impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak both locally and internationally closely. Due to the increased spread worldwide, and because our first priority is to ensure the health and well-being of all the attendees to this event, we, the Organizing Committee of the NUTS 2021 have decided to postpone the meeting For the mentioned above, we would like to announce that the Conference will be held next year, 2022. We will inform you of the changes related to this postponement. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience it may cause, but we hope you will understand our decision considering the exceptionality of the pandemia. We would like to take the opportunity to thank you for your continued support and understanding during these difficult times. We look forward to seeing you!