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Every week, we are making the focus on one of the 10 finalists of the 2nd Edition of the Danone International Prize for Alimentation. Today, learn more about Vicky Drapeau. “My research focuses on the impact of food and eating behaviors on appetite control, body weight, metabolic and overall health. Specifically, our work aims to […]

Every week, we are making the focus on one of the 10 finalists of the 2nd Edition of the Danone International Prize for Alimentation. Today, learn more about Jerica Berge. “I am a new full professor with dual roles as a behavioral health clinician and researcher in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at […]

February 1st, 2021. After an international call for application opened from June to October 2020, the Prize Committee of the 2nd Edition of the Danone International Prize for Alimentation (DIPA) has selected 10 promising mid-career Researchers for their innovative approach on Alimentation, the umbrella term for sustainable eating and drinking practices that contribute to the […]

The Danone Institute of the Southern Cone (DISC) was founded in 2008, and is the local chapter for Argentina, Chile and Uruguay of the Danone Institute International network. The mission of the DISC is to promote scientific research, professional training and the dissemination of knowledge to help improve nutrition, health and quality of life of people […]

Save the date for a live expert panel on sustainable diets on December 10th, 2020. This open Q&A session with experts on sustainable diets will take place online via Zoom on Thursday, December 10th, at 9 AM CDT (Mexico City) 10 AM EST (New York City) 3 PM BST (UK) 4 PM CET (France, Spain, […]

The DIPA 2nd Edition Call for Applications is closed. More than 30 talented and motivated  mid-career Experts from all over the world applied for this DIPA 2nd Edition, thank you all ! The DIPA will recognize novel and collaborative approaches that take into account  the diverse influences on people’s food choices and eating habits, including […]

YINI will organize its new symposium on an innovative live format, opened to anyone worlwide (on registration). This event is organized in framework of the Nutrition 2020 live congress, organized exclusively online by the American Society for Nutrition. Meet us on June 2nd, 2020 at 8:30 am (EDT) for a symposium about “Eating to protect […]

Danone Institute International opens the 2nd Edition of the Danone International Prize for Alimentation (DIPA). The prestigious prize for Alimentation to mid-career researchers opens the Call for Applications until October, 16, 2020. The purpose of the DIPA is to encourage and support cutting edge, innovative and multidisciplinary scientific research in Alimentation, the umbrella term for […]

The 6th Global Summit on the Health Effects of Yogurt took place in June 2018 during the ASN annual meeting, in Boston (USA). This YINI summit was on “Yogurt, more than the sum of its parts”. Leading experts gathered  to review the major recent data about yogurt, dairy matrix, fermentation and nutrient-density. The proceedings of the […]

New position paper published in Appetite (April 2019) Based on existing evidence from epidemiologic and intervention research, the Nurturing Children’s Healthy Eating collaboration, established by Danone Institute International, has identified key themes that encourage and support health eating practices among children in the modern Western world. This paper, published in April 2019 in Appetite, reviews the […]