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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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