The 4th International Electronic Conference on Nutrients
The 4th International Electronic Conference on Nutrients
Plant-Based Nutrition Focusing on Innovation, Health, and Sustainable Food Systems
Part of the International Electronic Conference on Nutrients series
Event's Timezone: Central European Summer TimeNutrient Science, Sustainable Food Systems, Plant-Based Diet, Innovation in Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition, Sports Nutrition, Environmental Sustainability
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Welcome from the Chairs
Dear Colleagues,
Welcome to this virtual online conference, an exclusive meeting dedicated to the latest developments in scientific research in the field of nutrient research, with a focus on innovations for health and sustainability. This conference aims to serve as a multidisciplinary platform for the exploration of innovative research and advancements in nutrient science. Emphasizing both macro- and micronutrients, the conference will delve into novel methodologies for nutrient extraction, bioavailability, and functional food development. Analytical techniques such as metabolomics, proteomics, and nutrient profiling will be discussed in the context of their application to food safety and quality. As the global search for healthier and more sustainable diets intensifies, the role of nutrients and lifestyle modification are at the forefront. For a healthier and more sustainable diet, it is clear that most people will need to incorporate more plant-based foods into their diet. Moreover, as we strive to feed a growing world population, the role of plant-based foods becomes increasingly critical. The aim is to explore the effectiveness of using plant-based nutrition as a primary approach in preventing, suspending, and even reversing chronic diseases. Furthermore, the conference aims to foster dialogue on the critical intersections between nutrient science, public health, and sustainable food systems. Our collective goal is to challenge existing scientific paradigms, broaden the scope of research, and contribute to an integrated approach where innovation, health, and sustainability coexist harmoniously.
The topics of this conference include:
S1. Plant-Based Diets: Health and Well-being
S2. Innovation in Dietary Choices
S3. Diet and Chronic Disease Management
S4. Global Nutrition Trends: Shaping Health and Athletic Performance
S5. Behavioral Approaches to Healthier Eating
S6. Nutrition Across the Lifespan
I extend my warmest welcome to you, esteemed scholars and experts, as participants of this virtual online conference. Together, we will embark on a journey into the diverse world of plant-based nutrition, sharing knowledge and discoveries that will shape the future of food systems for the benefit of humanity and the planet.
Best wishes,
Prof. Dr. Mauro Lombardo
Department of Human Sciences and Promotion of Quality of Life San Raffaele Open University, Rome, Italy
Professor Carol Johnston
College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA
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Abridged Program
IECN 2024 Program
Day 1
16 October 2024 (Wednesday)
Opening Ceremony
Session S6. Nutrition Across the Lifespan
Time: 9:00 (CEST, Basel) | 03:00 (EDT, New York) | 15:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
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CEST (Central European Summer Time) |
Speaker |
Title |
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9:00–9:10 |
Welcome from the conference chairs—Prof. Dr. Mauro Lombardo and Prof. Carol Johnston |
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9:10–9:15 |
Welcome from the session chair— |
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9:15-09:35 |
Dr. Caroline Childs |
Nutrition and immunity function in later life |
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9:35-10:05 |
Prof. Dr. Sonia González Solares |
Nutrition in early life stages |
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10:05–10:20 |
Sára Nagy |
Lipid and fatty acid composition of powder-based infant formulas in Hungary |
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10:20–10:35 |
Shi-Hui Cheng |
Effects of Soy Food and Soy Isoflavone Consumption on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors—A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials in Asian Countries |
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10:35–10:50 |
Mirian Elva Eddasdottir |
The Living History Connoisseur: an unexpected participant in the gut microbiome puzzle |
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10:50-11:05 |
Esther Cendra |
The potential influence of children's sex on the association between prenatal Mediterranean diet and offspring behavior |
Session S3. Diet and Chronic Disease Management
Time: 14:00 (CEST, Basel) | 08:00 (EDT, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
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CEST (Central European Summer Time) |
Speaker |
Title |
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14:00–14:10 |
Welcome from the session chairs—Prof. Dr. Jaime Uribarri and Dr. Justyna Godos |
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14:10-14:40 |
Dr. Agnieszka Micek |
The effect of polyphenol supplementation on cognition |
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14:40-15:10 |
Dr. Maria Dolores del Castillo |
Novel Sustainable Foods to Beat Inflammation. Coffee Opportunities |
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15:10–15:30 |
Dr. Maria Cappello |
The Role of Diet in the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
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15:30–15:45 |
Jaime Alonso-Allende |
Inulin's Health Effects and Mechanisms of Action in Human Metabolism |
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15:45–16:00 |
Gabriela Macedo Fraiz |
Effect of green tea kombucha on intestinal microbiota and serum metabolome of individuals with excess weight: a randomized controlled trial |
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16:00-16:15 |
Yani Wu |
Dynamic Changes in Gut Microbiota-Derived Metabolite Trimethylamine-N-oxide and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Potential for Dietary Changes in Diabetes Prevention |
Day 2
17 October 2024 (Thursday)
Session S1. Plant-Based Diets: Health and Well-Being (Part I)
Time: 10:00 (CEST, Basel) | 04:00 (EDT, New York) | 16:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
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CEST (Central European Summer Time) |
Speaker |
Title |
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10:00–10:10 |
Welcome from the session chair— |
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10:10–10:40 |
Prof. Francesco Visioli |
Plant-based diets: exploring mechanisms and foreseeing the future |
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10:40-10:55 |
Maria Carpena |
Innovative Dietary Solutions: Macroalgae Amino Acids for Differentiated Nutrition |
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10:55-11:10 |
Miguel Rebollo-Hernanz |
Cocoa shell supplementation modulates plasma metabolome in female rats: Insights from untargeted metabolomics |
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11:10–11:25 |
Parisa Gazerani |
Microplastics in Plant-Based Diets: Potential Risks and Health Consequences |
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11:25–11:40 |
Ioana Mihaela Balan |
Reducing Agricultural Land Use through Plant-Based Diets: A Case Study of Romania |
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11:40–11:55 |
Michael McCuskey |
Are Common Edible Mushrooms an Answer to Healthier Diets for Global Nutrition Given their Sustainability, Nutrient Density, and Health-Promoting Bioactives? |
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11:55-12:10 |
Mehmet Emin Arayici |
High and low adherence to Mediterranean and DASH diet patterns and the risk of heart failure: a meta-analysis of observational studies
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Session S4. Global Nutrition Trends: Shaping Health and Athletic Performance
Session S5: Behavioral Approaches to Healthier Eating
Time: 14:00 (CEST, Basel) | 08:00 (EDT, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
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CEST (Central European Summer Time) |
Speaker |
Title |
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14:00–14:10 |
Welcome from the session chair—Prof. Dr. David Nieman |
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14:10-14:40 |
Professor Enette Larson-Meyer Keynote Speaker |
Should we be concerned about nutrition and thyroid health in athletes? |
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14:40-15:00 |
Prof. Dr. Joanna Lucy Bowtell |
Polyphenols panacea for performance and health |
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15:00–15:15 |
Gian Mario Migliaccio |
Potential of bicarbonate (HCO3-) in coping with difficult training loads and pH homeostasis |
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15:15–15:30 |
Giuseppe Annunziata |
The Mediterranean Diet as a Sustainable Dietary Pattern for Sports Nutrition: from the Tradition of Typical Products to the Athletes’ Nutritional Requirements |
| 15:30-15:50 | BREAK | |
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15:50–16:00 |
Welcome from the session chair—Prof. Dr. Mauro Lombardo |
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16:00–16:15 |
Professor Caroline Edmonds |
Factors that Influence the Consumption of Plant-Based Milk versus Cow’s Milk in a UK Population |
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16:15–16:30 |
Assoc. Prof. Iain Brownlee |
Novel applications of diet quality scoring approaches |
Day 3
18 October 2024 (Friday)
Session S1. Plant-Based Diets: Health and Well-Being (Part II)
Time: 8:30 (CEST, Basel) | 02:30 (EDT, New York) | 14:30 (CST Asia, Beijing)
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CEST (Central European Summer Time) |
Speaker |
Title |
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8:30–8:40 |
Welcome from the session chair— |
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8:40-09:00 |
Professor Lars Fadnes |
Comparison of life expectancy gains in several settings from dietary changes to longevity-optimized, vegetarian-optimized or feasible dietary changes. Results from the Food4HealthyLife study |
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9:00-09:15 |
Kumkum C.R. |
Impact of In Vitro Gastrointestinal Digestion on Polyphenolic, Anthocyanin Content, and Antioxidant Activity of Berries and Their Extracts |
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09:15–09:30 |
Antonio Peña-Fernández |
Biomonitoring the heavy rare earth of ytterbium in wild soil mushrooms: potential risks |
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09:30–09:45 |
Laura Alonso-Pintre |
Protective action of in vitro orogastric digests of Nannochloropsis gaditana against Helicobacter pylori infection |
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09:45–10:00 |
Leehen Mashiah |
Rational Design of Plant-Based Functional Products for Older Adults: Fabrication, Oral Processing, Palatability, and Digestibility of Co-extruded Cereals |
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10:00-10:15 |
Ute Alexy |
Substitution of dairy with plant-based alternatives in German children and adolescents: A modelling analysis on the nutritional and ecological sustainability impact |
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10:15-10:30 |
Beesetti Lohita |
Evaluating the Viability of Plant-Based Milk: A Sustainable Alternative to Dairy |
Session S2. Innovation in Dietary Changes
Time: 14:00 (CEST, Basel) | 08:00 (EDT, New York) | 20:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
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CEST (Central European Summer Time) |
Speaker |
Title |
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14:00-14:10 |
Welcome from the session chair—Prof. Dr. Elad Tako |
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14:10-14:30 |
Assoc. Prof. Luigi Palla |
Insights on chrononutritional behaviour and health from national diet surveys: the British and the Italian perspectives |
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14:30-14:50 |
Prof. Dr. Frederico Barros Invited Speaker |
Kombucha: a super-beverage rich in phenolic compounds, and potential health benefits |
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14:50–15:05 |
Ömer Furkan Kaçar |
A comparative analysis of the lipid composition of fish oil capsules purchased in Hungary and Turkey |
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15:05–15:20 |
Inga Sarenkova |
Impact of varied whey substrates on the lactose oxidation efficiency of Pseudomonas taetrolens |
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15:20-15:35 |
Tatiana Ribeiro Selected Speaker |
Apple fermentation: valorization of surpluses from the fruit industry |
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15:35–15:50 |
Itziar Ariz Hernandez Selected Speaker |
Three-dimensional vegan and hybrid meat analogues: effect of cooking and in vitro digestion |
| 15:50–16:05 | Melissa Huang Selected Speaker |
Grape juice pulp and its potential to attenuate dextran sodium sulfate-induced inflammation in ovo (Gallus gallus) |
| 16:05-16:15 |
Prof. Dr. Mauro Lombardo and Prof. Carol Johnston |
Closing Conference Speech |
Live Session Recordings
Abstract Book
Poster Gallery
Event Chairs
Department of Human Sciences and Promotion of Quality of Life, San Raffaele Open University, 00166 Rome, Italy
With over 20 years in medicine and a specialization in Food Science, I have focused my career on bridging the gap between clinical practice and academic research. For a decade, I served in pivotal clinical roles, primarily at Tor Vergata Hospital in Rome, where I concentrated on obesity treatment and body composition analysis. My research interests are varied, covering areas such as obesity prevention, sports medicine, nutritional biochemistry, and the benefits of the Mediterranean diet. I have a particular focus on nutrition assessment and therapy, aiming to provide holistic solutions for obesity and related health issues.
College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA
Carol S. Johnston is Professor and Associate Dean of Faculty Success in the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University. She has published over 150 research articles and book chapters focused on the impacts of functional foods, botanicals, and nutrients on human health outcomes. She is a registered dietitian and an expert in vitamin C metabolism, the medicinal use of vinegar, high protein/low carbohydrate diets for weight loss, and vegetarian diets. She is often quoted in popular magazines and news outlets and is listed among the top 1% of cited scientists world-wide. She has held elected positions on Expert Committees of the U.S. Pharmacopoeia in Washington DC. She has been recognized on multiple occasions for her teaching excellence at ASU, and she has received several national awards from the American College of Nutrition for her professional and academic accomplishments.
Session Chairs
Dr. Egeria Scoditti
National Research Council –Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce Section, Laboratory of Vascular Biology and Nutrigenomics, Ecotekne Campus, Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy
S1. Plant-Based Diets: Health and Well-being
Egeria Scoditti is a permanent researcher at the Institute of Clinical Physiology (IFC) of the National Research Council (CNR), Lecce and Pisa, Italy. She holds a degree in Biology, a PhD in Innovative Strategies in Biomedical Research, and a specialization in Clinical Biochemistry. Her research interests concern the molecular basis of atherosclerosis, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, with focus on cell signaling, gene expression regulation, lipid and glucose metabolism, immunity, and circadian rhythms. The role of natural compounds, nutrients as well as drugs in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases is also studied. She is author of more than 78 published papers and several book chapters.
Prof. Dr. Elad Tako
Department of Food Science and Technology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
S2. Innovation in Dietary Choices
Dr. Tako holds degrees in animal science (B.S.), endocrinology (M.S.), and physiology/nutrigenomics (Ph.D.), with previous appointments at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, North Carolina State University, and USDA-ARS. As an Associate Professor with the department of Food Science, at Cornell University, Dr. Tako’s research focuses on various aspects of trace mineral deficiencies, emphasizing molecular, physiological and nutritional factors and practices that influence the intestinal micronutrient absorption. With over 100 peer-reviewed publications and presentations, he leads a research team focused on understanding the interactions between dietary factors, physiological and molecular biomarkers, the microbiome, and intestinal functionality. His research accomplishments include the development of the Gallus gallus intra-amniotic administration procedure, and establishing recognized approaches for using animal models within mineral bioavailability and intestinal absorption screening processes. He has also developed a zinc status physiological blood biomarker (red blood cell Linoleic Acid:Dihomo-γ-Linolenic Acid Ratio), and molecular tissue biomarkers to assess the effect of dietary mineral deficiencies on intestinal functionality, and how micronutrients dietary deficiencies alter gut microbiota composition and function.
Prof. Dr. Jaime Uribarri
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
S3. Diet and Chronic Disease Management
Dr. Jaime Uribarri is a practicing nephrologist and clinical investigator in NYC. He has been in The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NYC, since 1990, where he is currently Professor of Medicine and Director of the Renal Clinic and the Home Dialysis Program at the Mount Sinai Hospital. In parallel with his clinical activities, Dr Uribarri has been very active in clinical investigation for more than 40 years. His main areas of research have been on acid-base and fluid and electrolytes disorders as well as nutrition in chronic kidney disease and diabetic patients. He has published well over 200 peer-reviewed papers with an H index of 62 and written many chapters in books. He has lectured extensively on these research topics in New York City as well as in national and international meetings. He has edited a book on dietary AGEs and co-edited a book on dietary phosphorus published by the CRC Press and another one on Nutrition, Fitness and Mindfulness published by Humana Press. He serves as an ad hoc referee for numerous nutrition, medical and other scientific journals and he is an active member of several health organizations and professional national and international associations.
Dr. Justyna Godos
Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
S3. Diet and Chronic Disease Management
Justyna Godos’s primary research focuses on how nutritional factors relate to human health. Her key disciplinary area is nutritional epidemiology. She published over 100 scientific articles, and she is mostly known for her research into the health benefits of polyphenol-containing foods and beverages and their effects on chronic diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and brain-related disorders. Much of her recent work is centered on establishing the link and relation between diet and mental health and sleep quality.
Prof. Dr. David C. Nieman
Department of Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608, USA, Director of the Human Performance Laboratory, North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, NC 28081, USA
S4. Global Nutrition Trends: Shaping Health and Athletic Performance
David Nieman is a professor in the Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, at Appalachian State University, and director of the Human Performance Lab at the North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC) in Kannapolis, NC. Dr. Nieman is a pioneer in the research area of exercise and nutrition immunology. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the sports nutrition section of the journals Nutrients.
Dr. Francisco J. Pérez-Cano
Department of Biochemistry and Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, Nutrition and Food Safety Research Institute (INSA), 08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
S6. Nutrition Across the Lifespan
Francisco J Pérez-Cano was born and educated in Barcelona. He studied the degree of Pharmacy (1999) at the University of Barcelona (UB) where he also studied different masters in higher education. He joined in 1996 to the “Autoimmunity, Immunonutrition and Tolerance Research Group” in the Department of Physiology. He moved to the Center for Immunology at the University of California-Irvine in 2003-2004 to complete his training and he defended his PhD about “Mucosal Immunity Acquisition in Early Life” in 2004. After that, he was hired as associate professor (2005), Lecturer (2007) and finally as a Permanent Associate Professor (2011) in the Department of Physiology of the University of Barcelona. He is currently teaching different subjects in the Degrees of Pharmacy, Food Science and Technology, Human Nutrition and in several University Masters. He performed a post-doctoral training (2009) at the University of Reading (UK) and has participated in more than 50 research projects with public funding but also in collaboration with industry. Francisco has more than 120 peer-review manuscripts, a book and several book chapters in the field. Francisco’s research interests are Immunonutrition in early life. He has focused, on the one hand in the impact of cocoa, and its components, in immunity and microbiota in health conditions but also in disease by using models of acute/chronic inflammation and allergy. On the other hand, he has studied the impact of several components present in breast milk (whey proteins, lactoferrin, CLA, oligosaccharides, probiotic bacteria, etc.) at preclinical level on the developing immune function of infants but also under viral infections. His current line of research is focused on the effect of prebiotics, probiotics, postbiotics and its combinations on the neonatal immune system and the impact of maternal diet on immunity programming. Dr. Pérez-Cano is the director of the Research Institute for Nutrition and Safety-UB (INSA-UB), Ambassador of the Spanish Society of Immunology (SEI) and Section Chief Editor of “Nutritional Immunology” in
Prof. Dr. Mauro Lombardo
Department of Human Sciences and Promotion of Quality of Life, San Raffaele Open University, 00166 Rome, Italy
S5. Behavioral Approaches to Healthier Eating
With over 20 years in medicine and a specialization in Food Science, I have focused my career on bridging the gap between clinical practice and academic research. For a decade, I served in pivotal clinical roles, primarily at Tor Vergata Hospital in Rome, where I concentrated on obesity treatment and body composition analysis. My research interests are varied, covering areas such as obesity prevention, sports medicine, nutritional biochemistry, and the benefits of the Mediterranean diet. I have a particular focus on nutrition assessment and therapy, aiming to provide holistic solutions for obesity and related health issues.
Event Committee
Department of Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608, USA, Director of the Human Performance Laboratory, North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, NC 28081, USA
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
Department of Biochemistry and Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, Nutrition and Food Safety Research Institute (INSA), 08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
Chemical and Pharmaceutical Biological Sciences and Technologies Department, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy
School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Griffith University, QLD 4222 Gold Coast, Australia
IBD and Intestinal Failure Clinic, Gastroenterology Section, Promise, University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy
Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Department of Paediatrics, University of Pécs, 7622 Pécs, Hungary
College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA
Division of Nutritional Science & Obesity Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Villarroel, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
Division of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, Melbourne VIC 3052, Australia
Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Bromatology, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15705 Lugo, Spain
Department of Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA
Food Science & Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA
Department of Clinical Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 157 72, Greece
Department of Nutrition and Health, Federal University of Viçosa, MG 36570-000 Viçosa, Brazil
Food Technology Department, Federal University of Viçosa, 36570-900 Viçosa, Brazil
Kombucha: a super-beverage rich in phenolic compounds, and potential health benefits
Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
Department of Molecular and Cellular Sports Medicine, Institute for Cardiovascular Research and Sports Medicine, German Sports University, 50333 Cologne, Germany
Nutrition and Gut Microbiome Lab, Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, Washington State University Spokane, WA 99202 Spokane, USA
School of Health Professions, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Belton, TX 76513, USA
School of Human Development and Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy
Keynote Speakers
Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, 35121 Padova, Italy
Plant-based diets: exploring mechanisms and foreseeing the future
Francesco Visioli is Professor of Human Nutrition at the Department of Molecular Medicine of the University of Padova (Italy). His research ranges from in vitro studies of bioactivity (test tubes, cell cultures) to in vivo tests, performed on laboratory animals and/or humans. Dr Visioli has a publication record of more than 400 papers and book chapters, which have been cited over 17,000 times. Francesco Visioli has been studying natural compounds since 1993, in a pharma-nutritional framework.
Statistical Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-126 Kraków, Poland
The effect of polyphenol supplementation on cognition
I completed master's and doctoral studies in mathematical sciences (discipline: mathematics) and next I got the habilitation in medical and health sciences (discipline: health sciences). I am an academic teacher. I have an experience in collaboration with some healthcare institutions in Poland for example Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Tariff System (AOTMiT), a public HTA institution, which supports the decision-making process in the healthcare system; Arcana Institute (INAR), one of the oldest companies in Poland offering support for reimbursement dossier development. As a member of a research team I collaborated in international projects implemented by the Department of Epidemiology and Population Research, Jagiellonian University Medical College, such as: CHANCES Consortium on Health and Ageing Network of Cohorts in Europe and the United States (2014-2015), EUROASPIRE IV European Action on Secondary Prevention through Intervention to Reduce Events. (2015-2016), ATHLOS Ageing Trajectories of Health: Longitudinal Opportunities and Synergies. Program: HORYZONT 2020 (2016-2017), HAPIEE Health, Alcohol and Psychosocial factors In Eastern Europe as well as in WOBASZ II study Multi-centre National Population Health Examination Survey. I was a manager or contractor of several grants received from the National Science Center (NCN), a Polish government agency, for example Uniqueness and strong uniqueness of minimal extensions – in the field of mathematics during my PhD studies and Assessment of the association between polyphenol consumption and cognitive status in the discipline of health sciences. My research focuses on influence of dietary habits on human health. I am working on the evidence synthesis aimed to develop research in the field of nutrition with special regard to impact of polyphenols on cardiovascular and metabolic disease and cancer.
Department of Bioactivity and Food Analysis, Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentacion (CIAL) (CSIC-UAM), 28049 Madrid, Spain
Dr. M. Dolores del Castillo is a Research Scientist in the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), the largest public institution dedicated to research in Spain and the third largest in Europe. She received her PhD in Food Science and Technology at Complutense University of Madrid, Spain in 1999. In 2004, Dr. del Castillo was appointed as Tenured Scientist at CSIC and as Research Scientist in 2009. Since 2011, she is Head of Food Bioscience Laboratory at the Institute of Food Science Research (CIAL), a research institute belonging to CSIC and the Autonoma University of Madrid (UAM).
Department of Functional Biology, University of Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
Nutrition in Early Life Stages
Sonia González Solares is PhD in Biology and Professor at the University of Oviedo, Spain. Since 2001 she has been conducting research in the field of nutrition focusing on the impact of dietary antioxidants on survival in the elderly. In recent years, more focus has been placed on the impact of diet on health in different physiological and pathological states through different biomarkers, with special emphasis on the intestinal microbiota. She is the author of some 90 indexed publications with an h-factor of 29 and several book chapters.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
Should we be concerned about nutrition and thyroid health in athletes?
Enette Larson-Meyer, PhD, RD, CSSD, FACSM, is a professor at Virginia Tech where she directs the Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism (NEM) Laboratory. Her research focuses on how nutrition influences the health and performance of active individuals at all stages of the lifecycle and at all levels of performance. Recent research interests include healthy weight gain in athletes and the importance of micronutrient status in sports/exercise performance and overall health. Enette has authored over 100 scientific articles and book chapters, is the author of “Plant-Based Sports Nutrition” (Human Kinetics, 2020), and has served on several International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus panels. She is an Associate Editor for Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and the Science and Medicine of Football, and is on the Faculty for the IOC Sports Nutrition Diploma. Her personal interests include road cycling, flat water kayaking, Irish Step dancing, resistance training, gardening, yoga, cooking and wine tasting. She is the proud mother of three recent college graduates, two of whom played collegiate soccer.
Invited Speakers
Food Technology Department, Federal University of Viçosa, 36570-900 Viçosa, Brazil
Kombucha: a super-beverage rich in phenolic compounds, and potential health benefits
Dr. Barros received his BS degree in Food Engineering from Universidade Federal de Vicosa (Brazil), and currently is a professor at the same university. He earned his MS and Ph.D. degrees in Food Science and Technology from Texas A&M University/USA. He was awarded a visiting professor scholarship (CAPES/Brazil) to work in the Food Science Department (Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research) at Purdue University/USA (2023-2024). His research is mainly focused on improving food quality and human health through grain chemistry and technology; bioactive compounds in foods; intestinal health.
Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care & Bergen Addiction Research, Department of Addiction Medicine, University
of Bergen, 5007 Bergen, Norway
Lars Fadnes is a professor at the University of Bergen and research group leader at Haukeland University Hospital. He is a medical doctor and is a specialist in general practice, and has worked with research on dietary patterns and associations with chronic diseases.
IBD and Intestinal Failure Clinic, Gastroenterology Section, Promise, University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo,Italy
The Role of Diet in the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Specialist in Gastroenterology since 1994 (University of Palermo), attended the Gastroenterology Unit - John Radcliffe Hospital -Oxford (UK) as research fellow (1989-90), conducting studies on intestinal immunology. Since 1998 Senior Registrar at the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit of the University Hospital (Policlinico) of Palermo (Italy), where she is the Head of the IBD Clinic (a tertiary referral center for IBD). She is also a referral for adult celiac disease and chronic intestinal failure. She has served as guest lecturer and clinical tutor for the School of Gastroenterology - University of Palermo and Certified as Associate Professor of Gastroenterology (MIUR). She is a member of national and international scientific societies: AIGO, IG-IBD, AIC Sicily, ECCO (European Crohn’s and Colitis Organization). She is currently Academic Editor for “Nutrients”. She has been speaker in national and international meetings and is author of publications in the field of IBD, celiac disease and clinical nutrition.
Public Health and Sport Science, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Exeter, EX1 2LU Exeter, UK
Polyphenols Panacea for Performance and Health
Jo completed her PhD examining the effects of nutrition and exercise on protein turnover at Dundee University in 1996. Since then, she has spent over 25 years teaching and conducting research at Loughborough University, London South Bank University and since 2011 at University of Exeter, where she is Professor of Exercise Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism. Jo’s research focus is on exercise and nutrient-induced changes in human physiology and metabolism, and their effects on exercise performance and recovery, as well as their potential to support human health. Her BioActivEx research group are currently investigating the effects of a range of natural bioactive compounds such as polyphenols on athlete performance and healthy aging and the underpinning molecular mechanisms. Jo served as Head of the Sport and Health Sciences Department for 5 years during which they were ranked first for research quality in the Research Excellence Framework assessment. She is now Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor for the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences.
Department of Applied Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK
Iain has worked in gut physiology and nutrition research since 1999. He has utilised diet quality scoring to support observational and interventional work in multiple international projects. This includes current work exploring (i) the adherence of individuals to food-based guidelines and other templates of notional dietary “idealness”, (ii) the quality of food service for children and adolescents, and (iii) assessment of compliance to whole diet-based interventional trials. He has collaborated with industry partners throughout his career. He has successfully supervised 7 PhD students, been involved with research worth >€2 million and has >50 peer-reviewed publications.
School of Human Development and Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
Nutritiona and Immunity function in later life
Dr. Caroline Childs RNutr is Nutrition and Metabolism subject lead for undergraduate Medicine at the University of Southampton, and her research expertise includes the effects of dietary fatty acids, probiotics, prebiotics and antioxidants upon the immune system. Dr. Childs is Council member - Clinical/Medical on The Nutrition Society's Advisory Council and Regional Representative for the Association for Nutrition.
Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, University of Rome La Sapienza, 00185 Roma, Italy
Insights on chrononutritional behaviour and health from national diet surveys: the British and the Italian perspectives
Luigi Palla is Associate Professor in Medical Statistics at the Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases of University of Rome La Sapienza. Previously he was Assistant Professor in Medical Statistics and Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (2013-2020) and Associate Professor at the University of Nagasaki School of Tropical Medicine. He worked also as biostatistician (2008-2013) in the field of genetic and nutritional epidemiology at the University of Cambridge MRC Epidemiology Unit and MRC Human Nutrition Research Unit. Luigi Palla’s current research interests include chrononutrition, the analysis of national dietary surveys to assess the nutritional patterns in the population and their relationship to health and lifestyle, the impact of sociodemographic inequalities on dietary choice, the application of statistical and machine learning methods to dietary survey data.
Registration
The registration for IECN 2024 will be free of charge! The registration includes attendance to all conference sessions.
If you are registering several people under the same registration, please do not use the same email address for each person, but their individual university email addresses. Thank you for your understanding.
Please note that the submission and registration are two separate parts. Only scholars who registered can receive a link to access the conference live streaming. The deadline for registration is 11th October 2024.
Instructions for Authors
IECN 2024 will accept abstracts only. The accepted abstracts will be available online on Sciforum.net during and after the conference.
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Deadline for abstract submission: 18 June 2024 18 July 2024.
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Announcement of oral and poster abstract results: 16 August 2024. You will be notified of the acceptance of an oral/poster presentation in a separate email.
- The abstract structure should include the introduction, methods, results, and conclusions sections of about 200–300 words in length.
- All abstracts should be submitted and presented in clear, publication-ready English with accurate grammar and spelling.
- You may submit multiple abstracts. However, only one abstract will be selected for oral presentation.
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The abstracts submitted to this conference must be original and novel, without prior publication in any journals or they will not be accepted to this conference.
- The submitting author must ensure that all co-authors are aware of the contents of the abstract.
- Please select only one presenter for each submission. If you would like to change the presenter after submission, please email us accordingly.
b. File format: PDF (.pdf).
c. Size in cm: 60 width x 80 height–portrait orientation.
d. Font size: ≥20.
e. Maximum size: 250 M
It is the author's responsibility to identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of clinical research. If there is no conflict, please state "The authors declare no conflicts of interest." This should be conveyed in a separate "Conflict of Interest" statement preceding the "Acknowledgments" and "References" sections at the end of the manuscript. Any financial support for the study must be fully disclosed in the "Acknowledgments" section.
MDPI, the publisher of the Sciforum.net platform, is an open access publisher. We believe authors should retain the copyright to their scholarly works. Hence, by submitting an abstract to this conference, you retain the copyright to the work, but you grant MDPI the non-exclusive right to publish this abstract online on the Sciforum.net platform. This means you can easily submit your full paper (with the abstract) to any scientific journal at a later stage and transfer the copyright to its publisher if required.
Publication Opportunities
- Nutrients Journal Publication
Participants in this conference are cordially invited to contribute a full manuscript to the conference's Special Issue, published in Nutrients (ISSN: 2072-6643, Impact Factor 4.8), with a 10% discount on the publication fee. Please note that if you have IOAP/association discounts, conference discounts will be combined with IOAP/association discounts. Conference discounts cannot be combined with reviewer vouchers. All submitted papers will undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review procedure. The abstracts should be cited and noted on the first page of the paper. - Proceeding Paper Publication
All accepted abstracts will be published in the conference report of IECN2024 in Biology and Life Sciences Forum (ISSN: 2673-9976); if you wish to publish an extended proceeding paper (4-8 pages), please submit it to the same journal after the conference.
Authors are asked to disclose that it is a proceeding paper of the IECN2024 conference paper in their cover letter. Carefully read the rules outlined in the 'Instructions for Authors' on the journal’s website and ensure that your submission adheres to these guidelines.
Proceedings submission deadline: 2 December 2024
Manuscripts for the proceedings issue must be formatted as follows:
Title.
Full author names.
Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses.
Abstract.
Keywords.
Introduction.
Methods.
Results and Discussion.
Conclusions.
Acknowledgements.
References.
Event Awards
To acknowledge the support of the conference's esteemed authors and recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments, we are pleased to launch the Best Oral Presentation Award and Best Poster Award.
The Awards
Number of Awards Available: 6
The Best Oral Presentation Award is given to the paper judged to make the most significant oral contribution to the conference.
The Best Poster Award is given to the submission judged to make the most significant and interesting poster for the conference.
There will be six winners selected for these awards. The winner will receive a certificate and 200 CHF each.
Terms and Conditions:
Best Oral Presentation Awards
Authors: Maria Carpena, Aurora Silva, F. Chamorro, Antia G. Pereira, Francisca Santos, Cristina Soares, M. Fátima Barroso, M.A. Prieto
ID: sciforum-101411
Title: Innovative Dietary Solutions: Macroalgae Amino Acids for Differentiated Nutrition
Link: https://sciforum.net/paper/view/18517
Authors: Jing Xian Kok and Shi-Hui Cheng
ID: sciforum-096338
Title: Effects of Soy Food and Soy Isoflavone Consumption on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors—A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials in Asian Countries
Link: https://sciforum.net/paper/view/18576
Authors: Leehen Mashiah, Uri Lesmes, Carmit Shani-Levi, Omer Medini, Andrea Araiza Calahorra, Josefine Skaret , Charlotte Egger, Paula Varela, Anwesha Sarkar
ID: sciforum-096455
Title: Rational Design of Plant-Based Functional Products for Older Adults: Fabrication, Oral Processing, Palatability, and Digestibility of Co-extruded Cereals
Link: https://sciforum.net/paper/view/18579
Best Poster Awards
Authors: Jayshree Majumdar and Hari Niwas Mishra
ID: sciforum-101423
Title: A sustainable, extruded legume-based protein source: antioxidant, anti-nutrient, and structural profile
Link: https://sciforum.net/paper/view/18503
Authors: Monika Przeor, Kaja Starybrat, Joanna Kobus-Cisowska
ID: sciforum-096357
Title: The utilization of off-range vegetables in the diet of diabetics—the development of a new product with high prohealthy qualities
Link: https://sciforum.net/paper/view/18581
Authors: Ifeoluwa Bodunde and Munirat Adesewa Tijani
ID: sciforum-096253
Title: Nutrient Analysis and Sensory Evaluation of Vegetable Cakes
Link: https://sciforum.net/paper/view/18582
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