Annual Food Industry Forum for Nutrition Research
The Forum is an annual event aimed at fostering dialogue between nutrition researchers and food manufacturers to exploit recent advances in nutritional science for the benefit of all stakeholders.
Governments and health professionals acknowledge that food and nutrition are core to the health issues facing an ageing population. Our food choices are both the cause and the solution. Developing and maintaining optimal health throughout life calls for diet and lifestyle recommendations tailored to individual needs.
Nutrition research is providing the evidence to underpin recommendations and to stimulate food innovation. The forum provides a regular opportunity to discuss recent advances in nutrition knowledge and their potential application to our food supply and to establish directions and commitments for further value-adding nutrition research.
2012 Food Industry Forum
The 3rd Annual Food Industry Forum for Nutrition Research Healthy Food for a Healthier Australia was held on Monday 3 September 2012 at the Stamford Plaza Sydney Airport. The Forum was co-hosted by the University of Newcastle's Clinical Nutrition Research Centre, UniSA's Nutritional Physiology Research Centre and CSIRO's Animal, Food and Health Sciences, supported by Newcastle Innovation.
The Forum was officially opened by Dr Geoffrey Annison, Deputy Chief Executive of the Australian Food and Grocery Council, and featured three sessions: Food for the Heart, Food for the Mind, and Nutrition Policy - Where Government, Science and Industry Intersects. For the first time the Forum also featured a Debate. A lively exchange centred on the statement "Nutrition research is contributing to a healthier Australia" and was chaired by Professor Caroline McMillen, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Newcastle.
Major sponsors of the Forum were the Australian Food and Grocery Council and Nestle Australia.
Supporting sponsors were Simplot Australia, Grains & Legumes Nutrition Council, Unilever Australia, Mannatech Australasia, the Nutrition Society of Australia, Kellogg's, Meat & Lifestock Australia and Sanitarium.
2012 PRESENTATIONS
- Professor Alice Lichtenstein
- Professor Manohar Garg
- Professor Peter Howe
- Professor Penny Kris-Etherton
- Professor Louise Dye
- Dr Talitha Best
- Associate Professor Felice Jacka
- Professor Kaarin Anstey
- Dr Geoffrey Annison
- Rohan Greenland
- Dr Lisa Studdert
- Professor Penny Kris-Etherton
2011 & 2010 Food Industry Forums
Please visit UniSA's Samsom Institute for Health Research for detailed information on the 2011 and 2010 Food Industry Forums.