3-4 March 2011 - EVENT - Global Summit on Nutrition, Health and Human Behaviour - Bruges, Belgium

THIS EVENT HAS NOW TAKEN PLACE.

Sustainable LC-Omega-2 for a Better World

The world's foremost authorities in neuroscience warn that the new epidemic of mental illness and brain dysfunction is exponentially broadening due to inadequate long chain fatty acid intake.  This leads to a cost to society higher than the cost of the worldwide obesity issue.

The Global Summit on Nutrition, Health and Human Behaviour will bring high-level industry people, top scientific research and government and policymakers together with the objective of developing new product strategies and policies for meeting lc-omega-3 requirements.

Speakers - 3 March 2011

Summit Opening - Introduction and scope of the Global Summit:  Why this Summit is needed to start the Turnaround in lc-Omega-3 Consumption on Worldwide Scale
Professor Michael Crawford, Division of Reproductive Physiology and Obstetrics, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Campus, Imperial College, London

LC-Omega Research, Nutrition and Health Effects
Professor Michael Crawford

Estimating Global Burdens of Diseases from Deficiencies in lc-Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Capt Joseph Hibbeln, NIH-NIAAA, Bethseda MD, USA

Blood Omega-6/3 Status and Chronic Degenerative Diseases
Dr Fabien De Meester, DM Frontiers, Belgium

Food and Cognition
Dr Norman Salem, Martek Biosciences Corp, USA

How Nutrition and Particularly Fatty Acids can affect Behaviour, Learning and Mood
Dr Alex Richardson, University of Oxford, and founder/director of Food and Behaviour Research, UK

Optimal Omega-3 Levels for Different Age Groups
Dr Clemens von Schacky, Medical University Munich/Omegametrix, Germany

Speakers - 4 March 2011

Linking Nutrition and Sustainability for LC-Omega-3 - Where Will Omega-3s Come From?
Prof Jack T Winkler, Nutrition Policy Unit, UK

Sustainability of Antarctic Krill
Dr Simeon Hill, British Antartic Survey, UK

Shifting the Paradigm of the Seafood Industry and Doing Things Differently
Mr Paola Bray, Friend of the Sea, Italy

Towards Sustainable Production of Fish Oil
Dr Andrew Jackson, Technical Director, IFFO, UK

Omega-3 Supply Options: Availability in Food Products and Supplements
Adam Ismail, Executive Secretary, GOED Global Organization for EPA and DHA, USA

Please visit the Global Summit website on the link on this page for a full downloadable programme and further information about registration and costs to attend this event.