Spring Conference 2019: Inter-individual differences in the nutrition response: from research to recommendations
Discussion13:00  Lunch13:30The Nutrition Society Scottish Section Annual General Meeting (Source: The Nutrition Society)
Source: The Nutrition Society - October 12, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Miss Emily Ooi Source Type: news

Irish Section Postgraduate Conference 2019
The Nutrition Society Irish Section are delighted to host  the 28th Irish Section Postgraduate Conference in Magherabuoy House Hotel, Portrush, Northern Ireland.  This interactive and diverse conference has been designed specifically to provide postgraduate students with a platform to share current research with peers and colleagues and network with the wider nutrition community.  Students will also have the chance to attend career talks given by guest speakers and build their professional skills. The programme will be complimented by social functions including ice breakers and a conference gala dinner. The social funct...
Source: The Nutrition Society - September 18, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Miss Emily Ooi Source Type: news

13th European Nutrition Conference | FENS 2019
Registration is open.   Super Early Bird deadline: 8 MayThe  Nutrition Society, in cooperation with The Nutrition Society Irish Section are pleased to host the 13th European Nutrition Conference, Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS) 2019 on 15 - 18 October in Dublin, Ireland. The conference will take place in the Convention Centre Dublin, Ir eland in the heart of Dublin city.The FENS European Nutrition Conference is held once every four years, and is the premier European meeting in its field.The theme for the 2019 conference is  “Malnutrition in an Obese World: European Perspectives”.The scientific p...
Source: The Nutrition Society - September 18, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Danielle Guildford Source Type: news

Optimal diet and lifestyle strategies for the management of cardio-metabolic risk (Pre-recorded- various dates available)
The first hot topic webinar of the series, hosted by Professor Bruce Griffin, University of Surrey, who is a biomedical scientist with expertise in lipid metabolism, nutritional biochemistry and cardiovascular disease,  will highlight the important role of diet and lifestyle in the management of cardio-metabolic risk factors, for the purpose of preventing premature cardiovascular diseases (CVD).   The content of the webinar will reflect, and provide insight into  the topics of the2018 Winter Conference ' s four symposia.   After setting the scene with an overview of the origins, prevalence and impact of cardio-metabo...
Source: The Nutrition Society - July 30, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Jade Mitchell Source Type: news

Winter Conference 2018: Optimal diet and lifestyle strategies for the management of cardio-metabolic risk
Discussion12:15  Lunch13:30 Original Communication session15:00  RefreshmentsSymposium 2: Impact of dietary fatty acids on key metabolic tissues (fat depots and muscle)15:30  The influence of dietary fatty acids on liver fat content and metabolismProfessor Leanne Hodson, University of Oxford, UK16:00 The impact of dietary fatty acids on regional and ectopic human adipose tissueDr Paul Petrus, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden16:30 Is there a role for omega 3 fatty acids in preventing sarcopenic obesity?Dr Oliver C Witard, University of Stirling, UK17:00  Panel Discussion17:30Keynote  Lecture The Optimal Diet ...
Source: The Nutrition Society - May 14, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Miss Emily Ooi Source Type: news

Nutrition Futures 2018
Registration has now closed.Nutrition Futures 2018 Conference will be a diverse and interactive experience for all nutrition science students and graduates  or prespective students intending to study food and nutrition or dietetics related subjects, created by the Nutrition Society Student Section in partnership with the University of Newcastle.Conference attendees will have the opportunity to develop essential skills to help build their career from learning how to effectively network to how  to create a job seeking strategy within a developmental and supportive environment.  As well as receiving career support, confer...
Source: The Nutrition Society - March 1, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Miss Natalie Ofosu-Orchard Source Type: news

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Source: The Nutrition Society - January 16, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: circleinteractive Source Type: news

Summer Conference 2018: Getting energy balance right
Discussion15:55   Refreshments16:15  Silver Medal Lecture: From sugar to liver fat and public health: Systems biology driven studies in understanding non-alcoholic fatty liver disease pathogenesisDr J. Bernadette Moore, University of Leeds16:55   Original Communications session one18:25  Chair close day one18:30   Drinks receptionCall for Abstracts: Abstract submission hasnow  closedfor the 2018 Summer Conference.Thank you to all who have submitted an abstract.When will I hear if my abstract has been accepted? Authors will hear in  June 2018 if their abstract has been accepted for presentation at the confere...
Source: The Nutrition Society - July 7, 2017 Category: Nutrition Authors: Miss Natalie Ofosu-Orchard Source Type: news

Irish Section Conference 2018: Targeted approaches to tackling current nutritional issues
Registration deadline: midnight on 12 JuneMicronutrient deficiencies are of growing public health concern. An understanding of how micronutrient deficiencies impact on health and measures that can be taken to improve micronutrient status are essential in order to improve population health. The main purpose of this conference is to provide an overview of current issues in relation to micronutrient status at various stages of the lifecycle. Novel biomarkers of nutrient status, global strategies to improve micronutrient status and implications for policy will also be highlighted. Invited national and international experts wil...
Source: The Nutrition Society - July 7, 2017 Category: Nutrition Authors: Miss Natalie Ofosu-Orchard Source Type: news

Spring Conference 2018: Nutrient-nutrient interaction
Discussion12:30   Lunch13:30  Nutrition Society Scottish Annual General Meeting14.00Close of Conference   (Source: The Nutrition Society)
Source: The Nutrition Society - July 7, 2017 Category: Nutrition Authors: Miss Natalie Ofosu-Orchard Source Type: news

Winter Conference 2017: Diet, nutrition and the changing face of cancer survivorship
Discussion12:30   Lunch13:30 Original Communication session one15:00  RefreshmentsSymposium two:  Diets for advanced and late stage care15:30   Nutrition support and clinical outcome in advanced cancer patientsDr Alessandro Laviano, Sapienza University, Italy16:00  Loss of appetite and cachexia in cancer - biology, molecular and nutritional managementProfessor Sam Ahmedzai, University of Sheffield, UK16:30   Nutrition, cachexia, proteinSpeaker to be announced17:00   Panel Discussion17:30  Cuthbertson Award  LectureSpeaker to be announced18:00   Conference drinks reception and dinner All registered conference a...
Source: The Nutrition Society - February 1, 2017 Category: Nutrition Authors: Danielle Guildford Source Type: news

Meal timing, what do we know?
This month ' s Paper of the Month for November is fromNutrition Research Reviews and is entitled ‘When to eat? The influence of circadian rhythms on metabolic health: are animal studies providing the evidence?‘. Authors Sofía Moran-Ramos, Adrian Baez-Ruiz, Ruud M. Buijs and Carolina Escobar present the background and key findings to their paper below. ‘Breakfast like a king, lunch as a prince, dine as a pauper’; this ancient folk wisdom is recently receiving support from scientific research showing a strong relationship between circadian rhythms and metabolism. Indeed in the last decade there has been an increasi...
Source: The Nutrition Society - November 17, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: Cassandra Ellis Source Type: news

Sustainability in Nutrition? A holistic concept for science and seven principles for education
This month ' s Paper of the Month is fromProceedings of the Nutrition Society and is entitled 'Wholesome Nutrition: an example for a sustainable diet' . Authors Karl von Koerber, Nadine Bader and Claus Leitzmann   discuss the importance of a sustainable diet. From the beginning of mankind, nutrition - including gathering, hunting, farming and cooking - has been an important part of our daily lives. Yet, our modern, fast-paced society often gives a lower importance to food production and eating culture.“Sustainable Nutrition” is a concept that considers all food-related aspects - also beyond the individual health aspe...
Source: The Nutrition Society - October 19, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: Cassandra Ellis Source Type: news

Studying nutrition could influence weight gain in female students
This month ' s Paper of the Month is from theJournal of Nutritional Scienceand is entitled ‘Majoring in nutrition influences BMI of female college students' . Authors Mee Young Hong, Tahirih L. Shepanski and Jaclyn B. Gaylis discuss their findings and implications for nutrition education for long term weight management of college students.IntroductionMaintaining healthy eating habits during college is challenging for most young adults. Studies have shown that college students gain an average of 3-10 lbs during their freshman year which makes it harder to maintain a healthy weight throughout adulthood. This weight-gain ma...
Source: The Nutrition Society - September 23, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: Cassandra Ellis Source Type: news

Winter Conference 2016: Diet, Nutrition and Mental Health and Wellbeing
Recent reports suggest 70 million working days are lost to stress alone and the cost to the UK economy amounts to as much as 4.5% GDP.   With an ageing population age-associated conditions, such as dementia are becoming ever more prevalent, likewise depression and other psychopathologies are elevated risk comorbidities with obesity and unchecked rises in this condition will surely associate with a decline in the population’s men tal health and wellbeing. Nutrition has been implicated in behaviour, mood and in the pathology and treatment of mental illness.The purpose of this  conference is to review where the evidence i...
Source: The Nutrition Society - August 21, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: admin Source Type: news