Annual seminar 30.1.2008

Nutrition, Food and Health Research Programme (ELVIRA)

Wednesday  30.1.2008
Hotel Presidentti, Helsinki

Registration required by 17.1.2008 at http://aka.etapahtuma.fi (keycode:ELVIRA2008)

Programme

9.00–9.30 Registration and coffee

9.30–9.50 Opening of the seminar
Pirjo Pietinen, National Public Health Institute 
Merja Kärkkäinen, Academy of Finland

Chair Riitta Korpela

Food safety

9.50 –10.30 Future challenges in food safety 
James Lindsay, USDA, Agricultural Research Service

Science behind new products for weight maintenance

10.30 – 10.50 Project presentation (title to be announced)   
Riitta Partanen, VTT
 
10.50 – 11.10 Project presentation Tailored engineering of dairy-based protein polymer
Kristiina Juvonen University of Kuopio/Martina Lille VTT

The possibilities of industry in weight maintenance

11.10 –11.50 Title to be announced
Riitta Korpela, Valio Oyj

11.50 –12.10 Discussion

12.10–13.10 Lunch

Chair Pirjo Pietinen

Obesity and metabolic syndrome

13.10 –13.30 Project presentation : The effect of diet modification on metabolic profiles 
Maria Lankinen, VTT

13.30–13.50 Project presentation:  The relationships of eating behaviours and general self-control with obesity
Hanna Konttinen, VTT

13.50 –14.30 USDA research on diet and obesity 
Molly Kretsch, USDA, Agricultural Research Service

14.30–14.50 Coffee

How to influence on consumer behaviour
  
14.50 –15.10 Project presentation:  Activating groupcounselling methods and weight control of subjects with high risk of type 2 diabetes
Jaana Laitinen, Institute of Occupational Health

15.10 –15.30 Project presentation:  DefenceNutri intervention study explores the
formation of eating patterns among conscripts 
Piia Jallinoja, National Public Health Institute

15.30 –16.00  Discussion
 
16.00–18.00 Posters, buffet

Welcome!

Registration required by 17.1.2008 at http://aka.etapahtuma.fi (keycode:ELVIRA2008)

Additional info:  Merja Kärkkäinen, tel. +358 9 7748 8261 merja.karkkainen@aka.fi