Past events

Healthy ageing

Healthy Ageing: The Role of Nutrition & Lifestyle Tuesday 13th January 2009 Sainsburys Conference Centre, London Year on year, countries across the world continue to see an increase in life expectancy, largely attributed to the impact of modern medicine...

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Satiety

Satiation, satiety and their effects on eating behaviour Thursday 18th June 2009 Institute of Physics, London With obesity rates continuing to rise, controlling how much we eat is increasingly important. Many different factors can influence how much...

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Food and fitness

Food and Fitness for Life Thursday 6th December 2007 Royal Society of Medicine, London As part of BNF's 40th Anniversary celebrations, BNF held a one-day conference on nutrition, physical activity and health entitled Food and Fitness for Life . The...

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The influence of diet on cognitive function

The influence of diet on cognitive function, appetite and mood Tuesday 6th March 2007 Sainsbury's Conference Centre, London As part of the BNF's 40th Anniversary this year, we have published a special edition of our journal, Nutrition Bulletin , which...

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Past conference reports

Over the years, BNF has hosted a number of successful conferences. Please find some of the most popular conference reports, presented as 10 Key Facts, attached below.

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Probiotics

Probiotics and Health Thursday 1st October 2009 Society of Chemical Industry, London. Probiotics have been consumed for thousands of years, and are now widely available for consumers in various forms, including capsules or dairy products. These...

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Sweeteners

The science of low calorie sweeteners - separating fact from fiction Thursday 15th April 2010 The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG Energy reduction is high on the agenda for many involved in food and health whether from the...

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Hydration and health

Thursday 11 November 2010 Institute of Child Health, London, UK Water is essential for life and maintaining optimum levels of hydration for health is important for all age groups. However there are lots of mixed messages about how much, and what to...

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Hydration - interviews with the experts

As part of the conference on hydration and health that the BNF ran in November 2010, we filmed interviews on key questions about hydration with some of the expert speakers. You can view these below. For more information on the hydration and health...

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Physical activity conference

Physical activity: the latest on its contribution to energy balance and health Thursday October 13th 2011 Physical activity is a vital part of a healthy lifestyle, as well as the foods and drinks we consume. This conference aimed to bring nutrition and...

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