Symposium 2018

Nutrition and Health

The annual symposium shed light on recent scientific advances related to Gut Health. Topics include the role of the gut microbiota, the FODMAP diet and lactose intolerance. In this section, you can read the summary of the presentations or watch the webcast.

Symposium 2018 Presentation Summaries

• Gut Microbiome and Health

  Humans are colonized with microorganisms that have coevolved with us and which act to influence host physiology, metabolic, nervous, and immune function. In addition, microbes provide us with protection from pathogens and modify disease susceptibilities. There is extensive cross-talk...

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• Diet for Gut Health: The FODMAP Diet and Beyond

  Manipulation of dietary carbohydrate (including dietary fiber, resistant starch and short chain carbohydrates) are key factors for overall gut health as well as prevention and control of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. One of the most common gastrointestinal disorders to affect...

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• Yogurt, Gut Microbiota and Cardiometabolic Health

  Associations between yogurt intake and risk of diet-related cardiometabolic diseases have been the subject of recent research. A growing body of evidence suggests that consumption of fermented dairy products, and notably yogurt, is linked to healthy dietary patterns, lifestyles and...

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• Demystifying Lactose Intolerance

  Lactose intolerance -- real or perceived -- is a potential health concern: it can lead to avoidance of milk products and thus lower intakes of key nutrients such as calcium and vitamin D, which have potential implications for health. According to a nationally representative study, 16% of...

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Speakers

• Karen L. Madsen, PhD

  Director of the Centre of Excellence for
  Gastrointestinal Inflammation and Immunity Research
  Professor of Medicine, University of Alberta

• Jane Muir, RD, PhD

  Associate Professor
  Head of Translational Nutrition Science
  Department of Gastroenterology
  Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

• André Marette, PhD

  Department of Medicine, Quebec Heart and Lung Institute
  Research Chair in Diabetes and Cardiovascular Diseases
  Scientific Director, Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods
  Laval University

• Susan I. Barr, PhD, FDC

  Professor Emeritus of Nutrition
  The University of British Columbia