The 6th Danone International Prize for Nutrition is awarded to Professor Jeffrey Friedman of the Rockefeller University and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York, USA for his outstanding research on the endocrine function of adipose tissue (fat stored in the body) which produces leptin, the hormone he discovered. He demonstrated a direct and functional hormonal relationship between adipose tissue and neurons in brain centers that control satiety and hunger. He opened the door for research around the biology of obesity.

The official announcement of Professor Jeffrey Friedman as the recipient of the 2007 Danone International Prize for Nutrition was be made on July 11, 2007 at the 10th European Nutrition Conference in Paris, France.

The prestigious ceremony was followed by a cocktail party during which the guests enjoyed the festive atmosphere in the historical site of the Sorbonne University, the symbolic place of the French spirit.