Agenda
International Workshop on Flavanols in
Cardiovascular Health
(Consensus conference)
24 Jan 2013
Brussels, Belgium
Thursday, 24 Jan 2013
Time
Topic
Speaker
8.30
Welcome and reception
9.00
Welcome address – Introduction to FLAVIOLA and
challenges of cacao flavanols (CF) research. Meeting
goals.
9.20
Metabonomics, flavanol analytics and their absorption, Chair: Alan Crozier
distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) (WP1) (University of Glasgow)
9.20
Introduction and perspectives
Alan Crozier
(University of Glasgow)
9.40
CF analytics and food content data bases
Catherine Kwik-Uribe (Mars)
10.00 CF metabolism and ADME
Marc Merx
(University of Düsseldorf)
Hagen Schroeter (Mars)
10.20 Refreshments
10.40 Epidemiology, susceptibility and safety (WP2)
Chair: Carl Keen
(University of California, Davis)
10.40 Introduction and perspectives
Carl Keen
(University of California, Davis)
11.00 Dietary intake of flavanols and procyanidins in the EU
Gunter Kuhnle
(University of Reading)
Influence of sex, age, dietary background, food matrix,
11.20 and nutrient-nutrient interactions on CF absorption
and metabolism
Jeremy Spencer
(University of Reading)
11.40 Lunch
12.40
CF and cardiovascular health - Outcomes from dietary
intervention studies (WP3)
Chair: Aedin Cassidy
(University of East Anglia)
12.40 Introduction and perspectives
Aedin Cassidy
(University of East Anglia)
13.00 Outcomes of dietary intervention studies of FLAVIOLA
Malte Kelm
(University of Düsseldorf)
13.30 Nitrate/Nitrite interactions
Eddie Weitzberg
(Karolinska Institutet Stockholm)
13.40 Potential mechanisms of action (WP4)
Chair: Patricia Oteiza (UC Davis)
13.40 Introduction and perspectives
Patricia Oteiza (UC Davis)
2 14.00
Novel consequences of the antioxidant action of
flavanols
Aalt Bast (Maastricht University)
14.20
Epigenetic variation in diet intervention studies:
considerations for a tailored personalized nutrition
Wim Vanden Berghe (University of
Gent)
Flavanol metabolites exert anti-inflammatory effect on
14.40 endothelial cells through modulation of expression of
genes and cell signaling pathways
Dragan Milenkovic (INRA,
Clermont-Ferrand)
15.00 Coffee
Round table discussion: Dietary recommendations for
15:20 flavanols and procyanidins intake: How far away are
we?
Introduction: Joanne Lupton
Chair + Moderator: Helmut Sies
Panel members: Aedin Cassidy,
Alan Crozier, Peter Hollman, Carl
Keen, Thomas Lüscher, Joanne
Lupton, Patricia Oteiza, Garry
Williamson
16.20 Summary and Closing Remarks
Joanne Lupton
16:30 End of the conference, aperitif
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