1st European Scientific Symposium
Brussels, April 11, 2008
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Energy Metabolism of Functional Carbohydrates: New Findings

Chairman: John Blundell
Co-Chairman: Arne Astrup
Program
09.00-09.10 Welcome and Introduction
J. Blundell
09.10-09.40 Obesity and body weight management
A. Astrup
09.40-10.10 Mechanisms and biomarkers of appetite regulation
J. Blundell
10.10-10.30 Coffee Break
10.30-11.00 Physiological diversities of carbohydrates
G. Kozianowski
11.00-11.30 Long-term effects of low glycemic carbohydrates in diabetics and overweight subjects
J. Henry
11.30-12.00 Postprandial energy metabolism of low glycemic carbohydrates
D. König
12.00-12.15 Panel discussion
12.15-13.30 Lunch
13.30-14.00 Health effects of prebiotic fibres
K. Tuohy
14.00-14.30 Food intake regulation: Mechanisms and animal data
N. Delzenne
14.30-15.00 Coffee Break
15.00-15.30 Appetite and food intake regulation: Human data
R. Welch
15.30-16.00 Prebiotics, fibres and body weight management
D. Bosscher
16.00-16.15 Panel discussion
16.15-16.45 The Future for Carbohydrates
M. Kunz

Speakers

Professor John BLUNDELL, Director of the Institute of Psychological
Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Professor Arne ASTRUP, Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of
Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
Professor Jeya HENRY, Food Science & Human Nutrition, School of Life
Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, United Kingdom
Dr. Daniel KÖNIG, Dept. of Rehabilitative & Preventive Sports Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany
Professor Nathalie DELZENNE, Unit of Pharmacokinetics, Metabolism, Nutrition & Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Catholic University of Louvain,
Brussels, Belgium
Dr. Kieran M. TUOHY, Department of Food Biosciences, School of Chemistry, Food Bioscience and Pharmacy, University of Reading, Reading,
United Kingdom
Professor Robert W. WELCH, Northern Ireland Centre for Food and Health, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine,
United Kingdom
Dr. Douwina BOSSCHER, Nutritional Research Manager, BENEO Orafti, Tienen, Belgium
Dr. Gunhild KOZIANOWSKI, Vice President Nutrition Science, BENEO Group, Obrigheim, Germany
Professor Markwart KUNZ, Member of the Executive Board, Südzucker AG, Ochsenfurt, Germany

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