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Supported by:
The International Visegrad fund
European Federation of Food Science and Technology
Ministry of Health of Slovak Republic
Conference Programme
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The conference will be organised in a series of thematically ordered sessions. Contributions to the conference will be strictly evaluated by the members of the Scientific Committee in order to ensure a high level of scientific and/or practical quality and relevance. All contributions accepted will be assigned to a specific session. All contributions accepted and presented at the conference will be included with the official conference proceedings of Food and Function 2009.
The themes of the conference focus on the current advances in the research of nutraceuticals and functional foods, their present and future role in maintaining health and preventing diseases with particular emphasis on evidence-based benefits in the following fields:
• Gastrointestinal System
• Cardiovascular System
• Musculoskeletal System
• Urogenital System
• Dermatology
• Immune System
• Allergy
• Nervous System
• Cognitive System
• Weight Control, Obesity
• Aging
• Nutrigenomics
• Mechanisms of Action
• Clinical Trials and Claim Substantiation
• Novel approaches - Products and Benefits
• Novel food and related issues
• Adverse Effects, Safety
• Regulatory Issues and Barriers
• Future of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods - Products and Benefits
| KEY-NOTE SPEAKERS | AFFILIATION | COUNTRY | ||
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Prof. Nadiya Boyko |
Uzhhorod National University | Ukraine | ||
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Title of oral presentation: The Role of Mucosal Microbiota in the Development and Maintenance of Mucosal Immune system |
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| Dr. Alojz Bomba |
Institute of Experimental Medicine |
Slovakia | ||
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Title of oral presentation: Modulation of the Gastrointestinal Ecosystem by Bioactive Substances in the Prevention of Chronic Diseases |
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| Assoc. prof. Avrelija Cencic, PhD |
Medical Faculty |
Slovenia | ||
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Title of oral presentation: Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods and Intestinal Health |
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| Assoc. prof. Giovanni Dinelli |
Department of Agroenviromental Sciences and Technologies University of Bologna |
Italy | ||
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Title of oral presentation: Traditional Foods: Functional Properties and Perspectives |
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| Prof. J. B. Prajapati |
Department of Diary Microbiology, SMC College of Diary Science Anand Agricultural University |
India | ||
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Title of oral presentation: Traditional and Novel Fermented Foods from India - Technological, microbiological, Nutritional and Health Aspects |
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| Prof. Wilhelm Holzapfel |
Handong Global University | South Korea | ||
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Title of oral presentation: Multifunctional lactic acid bacteria and the Gastrointestinal Tract |
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| Prof. David Kennedy |
Performance and Nutrition Research Centre |
UK | ||
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Title of oral presentation: Cognitive and Mood Effect of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods |
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| Prof. Paul P. Kolodziejczyk | University of Alberta | Canada | ||
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Title of oral presentation: Novel Aspects of Anthocyanins as Nutraceuticals in the Prevention of Diabetes and Colon Cancer. Current State and Future Perspectives. |
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| Prof. Francesco Marotta |
Hepato - Gastroenterology Unit S. Giuseppe Hospital, Milano |
Italy | ||
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Title of oral presentation: Human Nutrition in Genomic Medicine: Rewinding the Ariadne´s Thread |
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| Dr. Arthur C. Ouwehand | Danisco Inovation | Finland | ||
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Title of oral presentation: Bifidobacterium Microbiota and Parameters of Immune Function in Elderly Subjects |
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| Prof. Ian Rowland |
Department of Food Biosciences |
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Title of oral presentation: Dietary Approaches to Gut Health |
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| Dr. Sandip K Bandyopadhyay | Dept of BIOCHEMISTRY, IPGME&R, Kolkata | India | ||
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Title of oral presentation: Free Radicals and Antioxidants in Health Disease and Radiation |
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| Dr. Peter Weber |
European Responsible Nutrition Alliance |
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Title of oral presentation: Scientific aspects of the substantiation of functional food benefits within the EU regulatory framework |
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| Prof. Chandan Prasad |
Dept of Nutrition and Food Sciences Texas Woman's University, Denton |
USA | ||
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Title of oral presentation: Dietary Supplements and Functional Foods: Future for Decreasing Risk for Metabolic Syndrome |
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