New AOCS Protein Digestibility Methods for Product Development Decisions
June 24, 2025
Virtual , Event
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LNCS Stakeholder Dialogue and Exchange
November 12, 2025
Washington DC, USA
IAFNS annual invitation-only LNCS Stakeholder Dialogue and Exchange has been scheduled for Nov. 12th from 1-4 pm.
IFT FIRST Scientific & Technical Forum
July 14, 2025 – July 16, 2025
Chicago, USA
IAFNS will be presenting at the IFT FIRST Scientific & Technical Forum in Chicago July 14-16.
IAFP 2025
July 27, 2025 – July 30, 2025
Cleveland, OH
The IAFNS Food Microbiology Committee and Food & Chemical Safety Committee are presenting at the International Association for Food Protection 2025.
IAFNS at NUTRITION 2025
May 31, 2025 – June 3, 2025
Orlando, FL, USA
IAFNS will present at the American Society for Nutrition Annual Meeting – NUTRITION 2025 – and showcase new work on funded projects.
- Jasna Kovac, Penn State University
- Kristin Schill, UW-Madison
Monday, July 28 from 3:45-5:15PM
Speakers:
- Abby Snyder, Cornell University
- Martin Wiedmann, Cornell University
The IAFNS Food & Chemical Safety Committee is presenting:
Myth Busting - Safety of Food Additives and Ingredients ExpandMonday, July 28 from 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Speakers:
- Myths and Realities of Food Ingredient Safety, Dr. Craig Llewellyn - Principal Scientist, Exponent.
- Challenges & Approaches for Ensuring Safety of Existing Food Ingredients & Constituents, Dr. Steve Hermansky - Senior Science Advisor, FDA Human Foods.
- Association versus Causation, Myths and Realities, Dr. Dominik Alexander - President and Principal Epidemiologist, MetaMethod.
For more information on the IAFP 2025 Annual Meeting, click here
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Session Topic for NUTRITION 2025:
What is 'Gut Health'? From Research Concepts to Implementation. Expand"Gut health" has become a part of the common lexicon to describe health in a broader sense. In marketing campaigns, gut health is often a catchall phrase that can mean any number of health-promoting outcomes. While gut health lacks a clear definition, the term is increasingly used in human and veterinary medicine, but there are unanswered questions: Is gut health different from digestive health or GI health? What is the overall importance of gut health for individuals who do not have bowel disease? How should gut health be measured? For the latter, a variety of criteria have been proposed, but not yet agreed-upon. In this session, work by experts will be presented to shed light on what constitutes a healthy gut and how that is measured, with implications for scientific, industrial, and regulatory communities. Presented in collaboration with the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP).
Speakers:
Moderator Opening: Conceptualization of Gut Health: Historical Context and Current Thinking - A Physician's Perspective
Gary Wu, MD, University of Pennsylvania
Current Science of Nutrition and Gut HealthMaria Marco, PhD, University of California, Davis Measuring Gut Health - From Research to Practice
Cara Frankenfeld, PhD, Epidstrategies LLC
Panel will include time for Q&A
Associations Between Live Dietary Microbe Intakes and Health Outcomes, Analyses of the KHANES 2016-2020 Data Expand Abstract Submission ID: 2036119Abstract Title: Presenting Author: Yue Zhan
Poster Session: Nutritional Microbiology/Microbiome/Microbiome Nutrition (Poster Session)
Poster Session Date: 6/1/2025
Abstract
Objectives: The consumption of live microbes, beyond probiotics, is associated with health benefits.1,2 This study aimed to quantify live microbe intake in 2016-2020 South Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES), and to investigate the associations between live microbe intake and health outcomes.
Methods: We developed a KNHANES live microbe classification system based on the Sanders system3 and divided KNHANES food codes that overlapped with NHANES into four categories: no live microbe or low (<104 CFU/g), medium (104-107 CFU/g), and high (>107 CFU/g) levels. Microbe data on various types of kimchi were obtained from World Kimchi Institute and data on other non-overlapping food codes were determined based on literature and authoritative reviews. We performed descriptive analyses on live microbe intakes among adults aged 19 y and older. We then conducted survey-weighted adjusted regression analyses to evaluate the relationship between live microbe intake and cardiometabolic health outcomes, controlling for age, sex, body mass index, household income, physical activity level, current smoking status, and alcohol intake.
Results: The mean daily intake of medium live microbe foods was 179.48 g in the South Korean population, while high live microbe foods averaged 122.49 g. Kimchi contributed a significant portion, with a mean intake of 102.44 g. An additional 100-g intake of medium or high live microbe-containing foods was associated with a lower C-reactive protein (coefficient: -0.006; 95% CI: -0.01, -0.002 mg/dL) and a lower weight (coefficient: 0.06; 95% CI: 0.041, 0.038 kg). The associations were significantly different among age groups. We did not find statistically significant associations between live microbe intake and other health outcomes.
Conclusions: This study provides new data on dietary intakes of live microbes and their potential health benefits in a nationally representative data set of South Korean adults.
Funding source: Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences.
For more information on the NUTRITION 2025 conference, click here.
For more information on the presentation, email: science@iafns.org
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NUTRITION 2021
June 7, 2021 – June 10, 2021
Virtual, Event
Food Biome to Human Biome: Beyond Nutrients
Gut microbiota is intertwined with host metabolism, immune function, and psychological state. Learn how foods we consume are one of the main drivers that shift microbiota profile and functionalities.
Member Event – How to Use LinkedIn to Advance Science
May 19, 2021
Virtual, Webinar
During this session, IAFNS members will learn how to use the powerful and free tools on LinkedIn to position yourself as a leader in your field, build a brand for your department or company, and connect with other scientists and researchers.
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Webinar Series: Improving the Healthspan of Older Adults Through Nutrition
May 6, 2021
Virtual, Webinar
Current research on aging reveals it is possible to extend healthspan while delaying, and in some cases, preventing many chronic diseases associated with aging through nutrition and interventions targeted at cellular degeneration. This webinar series is a collaboration with the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University (HNRCA).
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Food Choices: How Consumer Psychology and Our Food Environment are Driving Decisions
April 29, 2021
Virtual, Webinar
Offering Food for Thought: A panel of experts will address various aspects of our food environment and how we can address food choices and information.
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Pre-Conference Workshop: Food for Health
April 22, 2021
Virtual, Canada
This pre-conference workshop (held in advance of the Canadian Nutrition Society Meeting) will explore the evolution of food processing, the rationale for why we process foods, and the links between processed food and health.
