The Beneo-Institute has announced its second European Scientific Symposium. The symposium, this year, will focus on prebiotic fibres and functional carbohydrates in science and regulation and will be held between the 12 and 13 March in Heidelberg, at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL).
Following the success of the first European Scientific Symposium in Brussels in 2008, the Beneo-Institute has brought together leading academics to share their latest updates from a scientific perspective and will address the legislative environment in the EU in this context. The event will be chaired by Natalie Delzenne, Université Catholique de Louvain, in Belgium, and Daniel König, University of Freiburg, in Germany. Both will be presenting at the Symposium.
Anke Sentko, vice president regulatory affairs and nutrition communication at Beneo says, 'We are proud to announce this second Scientific Symposium. The Beneo-Institute is dedicated to providing regulatory and nutritional information to our customers, researchers, nutritionists and opinion formers alike. The high calibre of speakers we have lined up at this symposium promises to provide attendees with the latest findings regarding functional carbohydrates and prebiotic fibres.'
Key speakers that will be presenting at the event include:
• Jeya Henry, Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, Singapore
• Julie M Jones, University of Minnesota, USA
• Rob Rastall, University of Reading, UK
• Moritz Hagenmeyer, University of Hanover, Germany
Attendees at the symposium can expect information on the following topics:
• The physiological importance of carbohydrates with a low glycaemic response to the human body
• Options to reduce the glycaemic properties of food
• The effects of the European legislation in light of EU Health Claim regulations
• New perspectives on what constitutes healthy human gut microbiota
• The role of prebiotic fibres in weight management and infant nutrition
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