1st European Scientific Symposium
The BENEO-Group announces new scientific findings during the 1st European Scientific Symposium
The BENEO-Group will be hosting its first European Scientific Symposium about the impact of functional carbohydrates on energy metabolism at the Sodehotel,
Solid scientific research is one of the main drivers within the BENEO-Group, which consists of BENEO-Palatinit, BENEO-Remy and BENEO-Orafti. Individually the companies within the group have a long tradition of organising scientific events, most notable being BENEO-Orafti’s research conferences and symposia which have been run for over 10 years. The BENEO-Group’s 1st Asian Research Symposium also took place in December 2007 and offered a forum for the latest cutting edge scientific findings on functional carbohydrates and prebiotics within the region.
The European Scientific Symposium will bring together a panel of international experts and scientists, working in the area of functional carbohydrates, prebiotics and their interaction with energy metabolism and health. It will be chaired by Prof. J. Blundell, Director of the
As obesity continues to be viewed as a serious and growing public health problem, the focus of this symposium is how functional carbohydrates impact on energy metabolism.
Carbohydrates are the major part of our daily diet, however, up to now, not much attention has been given to the diversity of their physiological effects, depending on the specific type of carbohydrate. The same is true for dietary fibres and prebiotics. Topics such as glycemic response, prolonged energy release, sports nutrition, appetite and food intake regulation, and body weight management will be discussed.
Speaker Topics
The latest research findings on the following subjects will be presented:
- Obesity and body weight management
- Mechanisms and biomarkers of appetite regulation
- Physiological diversities of carbohydrates
- Long-term effects of low glycemic carbohydrates in diabetics and overweight subjects
- Postprandial energy metabolism of low glycemic carbohydrates
- Nutritional and health effects of prebiotic fibres
- Mechanisms and animal data on food intake regulation
- Evidence on appetite and food intake regulation from human studies
- Dietary fibres, prebiotics, and body weight management
- The future for functional carbohydrates
Yves Servotte, BENEO-Group Board Member, commented: "The organisation of
A full version of the conference programme is available upon request.
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BENEO-Orafti
BENEO-Orafti is the world leader in the production and sales of food ingredients from chicory. Orafti® inulin and oligofructose have proven to improve the balance of the body’s intestinal flora by stimulating our own beneficial bifidobacteria. An improved intestinal flora also helps the body to absorb more essential nutrients, such as calcium, from our diet.
A healthy digestive system contributes to an overall feeling of well-being. Therefore Orafti® ingredients can be the basis for well-balanced food products that improve your digestive health and make you feel good. With a head office in
BENEO-Remy
BENEO-Remy is a world market leader in the production and sales of rice derivatives like starches, flours, proteins and recently also stabilised rice bran. The company’s product portfolio also includes Nutriz, a rice concentrate that is used in non-dairy drinks and desserts. Remy-products are sold in diverse applications like baby food, breakfast cereals, biscuits, prepared meals, soups & sauces, dairy products and many more. BENEO-Remy has production sites in
BENEO-Palatinit
BENEO-Palatinit develops, manufactures and markets ISOMALT, the No 1 sugar replacer in hard candies worldwide and the only one made from real sugar. Recently Palatinit introduced the new sugar Palatinose™. It is the only low glycaemic carbohydrate that provides prolonged energy in the form of glucose to the body.
BENEO-Palatinit also introduced a new multifunctional pharmaceutical excipient for the formulation of solid dosage forms under the brand name galenIQ™. With a global network of sales agencies in more than 45 countries, PALATINIT supplies food and pharmaceutical markets around the world with production facilities that are located in Offstein (
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