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Danone Institute International Symposium
Danone Institute International sponsored the American Society for Nutrition Presidential Symposium on “Leptin: weight management and beyond” at Experimental Biology 2008. Jeffrey Friedman, winner of the Danone International Prize for Nutrition in 2007, took part in this symposium.
BJN publication
Danone Institute International published the proceedings of the symposium on “Acquisition of food-related behaviours in children: critical windows for later health” (10th European Nutrition Conference, Paris, July 2007) in a British Journal of Nutrition supplement.
New monthly newsletter
Danone Institute Italy has launched “ITEM Flash”, a new monthly newsletter for dieticians, nutritionists and paediatricians focusing on the field of nutrition.
10th Grant Cycle
Danone Institute China launched its 2008 grant cycle. It will support nutritional research and education programmes about nutrition-related issues facing the Chinese. Applications must be submitted before 31 May.
Danone Institute Symposia
Danone Institute Cananda is chairing two symposia in spring 2008: “Nutrition Coaching’’ and “Nutrition as a determinant of successful aging”.
Nutrition Consultation Online
A nutritional blog has been successfully created in China. DI China is encouraging nutritionists to provide nutritional information directly to the general public.
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Danone Institutes are not-for-profit entities which link scientists involved in human nutrition with health and education professionals. They support nutrition research programs and provide diet and nutritional information including: information on eating behaviors, dietary guidelines, nutrition events and nutrition organizations. The Institutes focus particularly on, Nutrition and child development, early childhood nutrition and childhood obesity prevention.