Symposium Chairs

Michael Doyle, PhD

University of Georgia
USA

Kerr Dow, PhD

Cargill, Incorporated
USA

Session 1: Food Systems Transformation

Please note: The video recordings of individual talks are linked to the presentation titles highlighted in bold, blue text below.

Introduction to the 2021 ILSI Symposium – ILSI Global Co-Chairs: Mike Doyle, PhD, University of Georgia, United States (retired) and Kerr Dow, PhD, Cargill Incorporated United States (retired)

Session Chair: Maha Tahiri, PhD, Nutrition Sustainability Strategies LLC, United States

• Thinking beyond Sustainability: The Need to Negotiate Food Systems Resilience, John Ingram, PhD, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
  • The transcript of this presentation is available here. (PDF)
• How is Research and Innovation Policy Driving Sustainable, Healthy and Inclusive Food Systems? Karen Fabbri, PhD, Deputy Head of Unit Bioeconomy & Food Systems at European Commission, Belgium
  • The transcript of this presentation is available here. (PDF)
• Orbillion: Building the Future of Meat, Patricia Bubner, CEO of Orbillion, United States
• BLUU - Cultivated Fish as a Sustainable Protein Source, Simon Fabich, co-founder of Bluu Biosciences, Germany
• Panel Discussion: Speakers and Shenggen Fan (Chair Professor, and Dean, Academy of Global Food Economics and Policy China Agricultural University, China)

Access the session handout (PDF) here

Video recording of the full session

Session 2: The Microbiome beyond the Gut

Please note: The video recordings of individual talks are linked to the presentation titles highlighted in bold, blue text below.

Session Chair: Christian Hoffmann, PhD, University of São Paulo, Brasil

• Soil Microbiomes and Crop Health: Are soil microbiomes the key to sustainable cropping? Linda Kinkel, PhD, University of Minnesota, United States
  • The transcript of this presentation is available here. (PDF)
• Microbiomes, Ecosystem Functions and Sustainable Agriculture, Brajesh Singh, PhD, Global Centre for Land-Based Innovation, Australia 
  • The transcript of this presentation is available here. (PDF)
• The Oral Microbiome, Oral Health Resilience and Systemic Health, Egija Zaura, PhD, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • The transcript of this presentation is available here. (PDF)
• Microbiome and Neurobiology of Behavior: Philip Burnet, PhD, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
  • The transcript of this presentation is available here. (PDF)

Access the session handout (PDF) here

Video recording of the full session

Session 3: Innovative Packaging

Please note: The video recordings of individual talks are linked to the presentation titles highlighted in bold, blue text below.

Session Co-Chairs: Ana Francis Carballo Arce, PhD, National University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica and Thomas Gude, PhD, Swiss Quality Testing Services (SQTS), Switzerland

• The Road Towards Fully Cellulosic Barrier Materials: Possible Alternatives to Plastics, Caroline Locre, CTP - The Pulp and Paper Research & Technical Centre, France
  • The transcript of this presentation is available here. (PDF)
• Fighting Plastic Pollution with Innovative Food Packaging, Nathalie Gontard, PhD, INRAE, France
  • The transcript of this presentation is available here. (PDF)
• Renewable Materials Obtained from Agriculture and Aquaculture Residues in Costa Rica, the Experience of POLIUNA, Chemistry Department, Universidad Nacional, Marianelly Esquivel Alfaro, Msc., National University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica
  • The transcript of this presentation is available here. (PDF)
• Compostable Packaging: Technical Possibilities, Consumer Attitudes and Behaviours in the UK and China, Caroline Orfila, PhD, School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, United Kingdom, on behalf of the Citrusafe consortium
  • The transcript of this presentation is available here. (PDF)

Access the session handout (PDF) here

Video recording of the full session

Session 4: Advances in Enhancing the Microbiology Safety of Foods

Please note: The video recordings of individual talks are linked to the presentation titles highlighted in bold, blue text below.

Session Chair: Mike Doyle, PhD, University of Georgia, United States (retired)

• Foodborne Disease Outbreak Detection and Surveillance Using Whole Genome Sequencing, Kelley Hise, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), United States
  • The transcript of this presentation is available here. (PDF)
• Advances in Metagenomic Approaches to Detect Foodborne Pathogens, Henk den Bakker, PhD, University of Georgia, United States
  • The transcript of this presentation is available here. (PDF)
• Applications and Future Potential of Next Generation Sequencing in Food Safety, Marc Allard, PhD, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), United States
  • The transcript of this presentation is available here. (PDF)
• Impacts and Risk of COVID-19 in the Essential Workforce of the Food Supply Chain, Lee-Ann Jaykus, PhD, North Carolina State University, United States
  • The transcript of this presentation is available here. (PDF)

Access the session handout (PDF) here

Video recording of the full session

Session 5: Considerations for Implementing Globally Harmonized Nutrient Reference Values

Session sponsored by the American Society for Nutrition (ASN).

Please note: The video recordings of individual talks are linked to the presentation titles highlighted in bold, blue text below.

Session Co-Chairs: Connie Weaver, PhD, Purdue University Distinguished Professor Emerita & CEO Weaver and Associates Consulting LLC., United States and Emorn Udomkesmalee (PhD, Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Thailand & Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, United States)

• Introduction to the Session, Connie Weaver, PhD, Purdue University Distinguished Professor Emerita & CEO Weaver and Associates Consulting LLC., United States
• The Current Status of Developing Harmonized NRVs, Lindsay Allen, PhD, USDA ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center, University of California, Davis, United Sates
  • The transcript of this presentation is available here. (PDF)
• Regulation and Labeling Considerations for Implementing Harmonized NRVs, Anna Lartey, PhD, University of Ghana, Ghana
  • The transcript of this presentation is available here. (PDF)
• A Case Study of NRV Development and Implementation, Anura Kurpad, PhD, St John’s Medical College, Bangalore, India
• Implementing Globally Harmonized NRVs Moderated Panel Discussion – Moderator: Connie Weaver; Panelists: Lindsay Allen, Anna Lartey, Anura Kurpad, and Emorn Udomkesmalee

Access the session handout (PDF) here

Video recording of the full session

Session 6: Alternative Proteins

Please note: The video recordings of individual talks are linked to the presentation titles highlighted in bold, blue text below.

Session Co-Chairs: Louise Dye, PhD, Leeds University, United Kingdom and Catherine Lefranc Millot, PhD, Roquette, France

• Scalable Technologies for the Production of Alternative Proteins: A Review, Blake Byrne, The Good Food Institute, United States
  • The transcript of this presentation is available here. (PDF)
• Alternative Proteins: Consumers and Market Landscape, Armando Perez-Cueto, PhD, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
  • The transcript of this presentation is available here. (PDF)
• Food Safety Considerations of Alternative Proteins, Clare Mills, PhD, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
  • The transcript of this presentation is available here. (PDF)
• Nutrition and Alternative Proteins, Emanuele Zannini, PhD, University College Cork, Ireland & European Union funded Smart Protein project coordinator
  • The transcript of this presentation is available here. (PDF)

Access the session handout (PDF) here

Video recording of the full session

Session 7: Greenhouse Gases from the Food Supply Chain: Paths to Mitigation and Sustainability

Please note: The video recordings of individual talks are linked to the presentation titles highlighted in bold, blue text below.

Session Co-Chairs: Geoffry Smith, Nutrition Strategies International Pte. Ltd., Singapore and François Eudes, PhD, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

• If You Can’t Measure It, You Can’t Manage It. The Why, the What and the So-What of Greenhouse Gas Assessments in the Dairy Chain, Jeremy Hill, PhD, Fonterra, New Zealand
  • The transcript of this presentation is available here. (PDF)
• Rethinking Methane: Uncovering Climate Solutions within Animal Agriculture, Frank Mitloehner, PhD, University of California, Davis, United Sates
  • The transcript of this presentation is available here. (PDF)
• The Potential of Regenerative Agriculture for Carbon Management and Sustainability, Rattan Lal, PhD, The Ohio State University, United States; 2020 World Food Prize
  • The transcript of this presentation is available here. (PDF)
• Science for Agriculture – Thinking Outside the Box, John R. Tafkaj Porter, PhD, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
  • The transcript of this presentation is available here. (PDF)
• Panel discussion with the speakers and Beata Madari, PhD, Embrapa, Brazil

Access the session handout (PDF) here

Video recording of the full session

Session 8: COVID-19: Nutritional Vulnerabilities and Food Supply Challenges

Please note: The video recordings of individual talks are linked to the presentation titles highlighted in bold, blue text below.

Session Co-Chairs: Philip Calder, PhD, University of Southampton, United Kingdom and Geoffry Smith, Nutrition Strategies International Pte. Ltd., Singapore

• Control of Viral Infection: what is the Role of Nutrition? Philip Calder, PhD, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
  • The transcript of this presentation is available here. (PDF)
• Aging and Immunity, Tamas Fülöp, PhD, University of Sherbrooke, Canada
  • The transcript of this presentation is available here. (PDF)
• Dietary Fibers and Immunity: Paul de Vos, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
• COVID-19 and the Food Supply Chain Disruption, Paul Ziemnisky, MBA, Dairy Management Inc., United States
  • The transcript of this presentation is available here. (PDF)
• Panel Discussion with the Speakers 

Access the session handout (PDF) here

Video recording of the full session

The post Presentation recordings from the 2021 ILSI Annual Symposium appeared first on International Life Sciences Institute.

Over 4,000 nutrition and food scientists and students attended the 21^st ICN, held 15 – 20 October in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

ILSI, its branches, and the ILSI Research Foundation brought together 28 speakers from Asia, Europe, and the Americas at seven ILSI-supported ICN sessions devoted to science underlying health issues relevant to people around the world. We want to thank these experts, some of whom traveled more than 30 hours to get to Buenos Aires, for their making these sessions a success.

Session rooms were full; standing-room-only in many cases.

Speaker presentations are online now and video of presentations will be posted soon. Watch for an announcement to come.

Links to presentations:

• Aging Gracefully: Staying Healthy & Well Late into Life
• The Human Microbiome: Sharing Our Bodies
• Low-Calorie Sweeteners: Update on Health & Safety
• Physical Activity & Health: New Knowledge in Research & Technologies
• Advancement of Global Food Composition Databases
• Sodium Reduction & Considerations with Mineral Intakes
• Understanding Dietary Patterns: A Step toward Devising a Global Nutrition Strategy

ILSI and Nutrition Reviews also co-hosted an exhibit booth where meeting attendees could discuss ILSI with staff in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Almost 200 hundred people signed up for more information about the organization and the journal.

The 22nd ICN is scheduled for 14 – 19 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Information is already online at: ICN2021. 

Perhaps we will see you there?

Return to ILSI News | October 2017

The post An Energizing Success appeared first on International Life Sciences Institute.

Since 1942, Nutrition Reviews has been a trusted source of information for scientists, scholars, and policy makers seeking balanced and critical coverage of the broad range of topics in nutrition. It is the most highly cited monthly review journal in the nutrition and dietetics field.

The incoming editor will guide the journal’s editorial direction and provide sound stewardship. Tenure is anticipated to begin by May 2018. An MD and/or PhD is required.

Candidates should have a strong record of recognized scholarship, a broad base of knowledge, demonstrated leadership and communication skills, a keen interest in emerging areas of science, and appropriate time to devote to the journal. Awareness of the potential clinical implications of covered topics is a critical criterion.

Complete information is available here: Nutrition Reviews Editor Search

Return to ILSI News | October 2017

The post Editor-in-Chief Search appeared first on International Life Sciences Institute.

ILSI is doing something it does best at the 2017 International Congress of Nutrition (ICN).

We are bringing together experts from around the globe to provide diverse disciplinary and geographic perspective on the science underlying hot nutrition and health topics.

Twenty-eight speakers from Asia, Europe, and the Americas will offer their unique insights on current science and on opportunities for moving science into health and wellness solutions. Many speakers will specifically address collecting and comparing data across geographic borders and cultures.

We’ve organized these seven sessions at ICN, below. Details, which include presentation abstracts, speaker biosketches, and handy Twitter guides for on-site discussion of the issues, are online.

We hope you are joining us in Buenos Aires for ICN. Complete program and registration information is available from the organizers at: 2017 ICN Program.

If you are not traveling to Argentina, watch for announcements from ILSI as copies of presentations and session videos become available.

Aging Gracefully: Staying Healthy & Well Late into Life

What are the physiological mechanisms of aging, how are they modulated by nutrition, and what can we learn from comparing data among Latin American and Asian countries?

Learn More

The Human Microbiome: Sharing Our Bodies

What is the latest science in this growing field and what does it mean for how we approach total health?

Learn More

Low-Calorie Sweeteners: Update on Health & Safety

Experts from Europe and North America will discuss the safety and efficacy of ingredients used to reduce sugar and caloric profiles of foods and beverages.

Learn More

Physical Activity & Health: New Knowledge in Research and Technologies

This session will explore “exercise as medicine” and individualized physical activity and food intake strategies for better health.

Learn More

Advancement of Global Food Composition Databases

Learn how complete and accurate food composition data is critical for understanding current and future nutrition challenges.

Learn More

Sodium Reductions & Considerations with Mineral Intakes

How do we meet sodium reduction goals without adversely affecting other mineral intake or increasing risk for microbial contamination of foods?

Learn More

Understanding Dietary Patterns: A Step toward Devising a Global Nutrition Strategy

Speakers from Asia and Central, North, and South America will examine food behavior in context of globalized economies.

Learn More

Back to ILSI News | September 2017

The post ILSI’s Nutrition & Health Program at ICN appeared first on International Life Sciences Institute.

The post ILSI South Africa’s MRA Programs Have Impact appeared first on International Life Sciences Institute.

Workshop on Gut Microbiome in Young Children
10 October 2016
Beijing, China

ILSI Focal Point in China and the National Institute for Nutrition and Health of the Center for Disease Control China (CDC) co-organized a workshop exploring the role of gut microbiota in newborns and early stages of life. Experts from government agencies, universities, and food manufacturers discussed how the gut microbiota influence health; the role of breast milk and infant formula in promoting a healthy microbiome; possible differences in effect between natural and cesarean births on microbiota colonization in infants; and the potential value of pre and probiotics on long term health.

The program featured diverse speakers from China, Europe, and North America. In addition to those from CDC and other divisions of the Ministry of Health, representatives from The General Hospital of the People’s Liberation Army; Baylor University; Danone; Dupont Nutrition & Health; and Nestle presented the latest science on the microbiome.

A complete summary of the workshop is on the ILSI Focal Point in China website. Please note this is in Chinese: Microbiome in Young Children (Chinese website)

A summary in English from ILSI Focal Point in China’s newsletter is available: Microbiome in Young Children (English PDF)

Contact ILSI Focal Point in China for more information on its microbiome program: ilsichina@ilsichina.org

The post Gut Microbiota in Young Children appeared first on International Life Sciences Institute.

Gut microbiota functions: metabolism of nutrients and other food components
European Journal of Nutrition
Rowland et al. 2017

Abstract
The diverse microbial community that inhabits the human gut has an extensive metabolic repertoire that is distinct from, but complements the activity of mammalian enzymes in the liver and gut mucosa and includes functions essential for host digestion. As such, the gut microbiota is a key factor in shaping the biochemical profile of the diet and therefore, its impact on host health and disease. The important role that the gut microbiota appears to play in human metabolism and health has stimulated research into the identification of specific microorganisms involved in different processes, and the elucidation of metabolic pathways, particularly those associated with metabolism of dietary components and some host-generated substances. In the first part of the review, we discuss the main gut microorganisms, particularly bacteria, and microbial pathways associated with the metabolism of dietary carbohydrates (to short chain fatty acids and gases), proteins, plant polyphenols, bile acids, and vitamins. The second part of the review focuses on the methodologies, existing and novel, that can be employed to explore gut microbial pathways of metabolism. These include mathematical models, omics techniques, isolated microbes, and enzyme assays.

This article is open access and available here: Microbiota and Metabolism

This paper is one of two publications that review the metabolic activities of the gastrointestinal microbiota and its interactions with a selection of dietary substrates. The second paper will be published and made available soon.

For more information about ILSI’s extensive activities exploring the human microbiome, contact: info@ilsieurope.be

The post Microbiome and Nutrient Metabolism appeared first on International Life Sciences Institute.

ILSI Europe’s Concise Monograph Probiotics, Prebiotics and the Gut Microbiota provide readers with a single document compiling both probiotic and prebiotic concepts and an overall understanding of the function of the intestinal microbiota. The monograph also answers to questions on complementary health benefits associated with consumption of prebiotics and probiotics based on the body of available science.

ILSI Brasil and ILSI Japan have made this monograph available in Portuguese and Japanese translations respectively.

Probiotics, Prebiotics and the Gut Microbiota (English)

Probiotics, Prebiotics and the Gut Microbiota (Portuguese)

Probiotics, Prebiotics and the Gut Microbiota (Japanese, on request: publications@ilsieurope.be)

ILSI Brasil has published the monograph Microbioma Intestinal no Início da Vida (Intestinal Microbiome in the Early Stages of Life) explores the complex microbiome ecosystem during gestation and early life, its influence on health, and how diet can affect it.

This publication is available in Portuguese: Microbioma Intestinal

The post Concise Monographs on Gut Microbiota appeared first on International Life Sciences Institute.

The post Similar Constructs Framework at ISBGMO 2017 appeared first on International Life Sciences Institute.

which includes nationally representative samples of urban populations in eight Latin American countries: Argentina; Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; Peru; and Venezuela.

A standardized study protocol was designed for ELANS to evaluate nutritional intakes, levels of physical activity, and anthropometric measurements of more than 9,000 enrolled participants, aged 15-65 years. All study sites adhered to this common protocol for conducting interviews, fieldwork implementation, and data collection and management.

In May, ILSI Mesoamerica hosted a series of events in which the principle investigators shared preliminary study results and discussed the potential of the data being generated with a range of groups: academic researchers not involved but interested in the study; health officials from governments; and industry scientists. The collective goal was to introduce ELANS and to explore opportunities to continue and expand the mining, interpretation, and dissemination of the rich information ELANS offers.

Fernando Llorca, PhD, Ministry of Health Costa Rica, opened the first session at which 37 academics and government officials participated along with 18 additional individuals who joined the event by webcast. Dr. Llorca spoke about the importance of regional sharing of information and the fostering of relationships among different sectors of society with the specific goal to improve public health. Twenty-six food and beverage company representatives attended a second session in person, with an additional 56 regional and international participants joining by webinar, to discuss how industry can help support this exciting research.

The ILSI branches in Latin America are playing a major role in bringing all of Latin America closer together.

At its first-ever regional annual meeting in 2016, the region’s branches – ILSI Argentina; ILSI Brasil; ILSI Mesoamerica; ILSI Mexico; ILSI North Andean; and ILSI South Andean – identified specific projects on which to improve cross-geography collaboration. In focusing on ELANS, their efforts have not only achieved this goal but have also generated wider excitement among principle investigators, health officials in different countries, and industry scientists in Latin America, Canada, Europe, and the United States about opportunities to cooperate. As an example, Mexico was not part of the original ELANS countries. However, with encouragement and support from ILSI Mexico, Luis Fernando Hernández, Mexican Foundation for Health, attended the meeting in Costa Rica to interact specifically with the principle investigators on how Mexico might also use the ELANS protocol.

More information about the ELANS event in Costa Rica (in Spanish) is online on ILSI Mesoamerica’s website: ELANS

The post ELANS Researchers Meet in Costa Rica appeared first on International Life Sciences Institute.