The BENEO Institute announces the holding of the 2nd European scientific symposium on fiber Prebióticas and hydrates of carbon functional in the context of science and the current rules

12 and 13 March 2012, Heidelberg, Germany

Madrid, January 2012- the BENEO-Institute announces the holding of the 2nd European scientific symposium of BENEO. The Symposium, which will focus on the pre-biotic fibers and functional carbon hydrates within the framework of the science and the current rules, will take place on 12 and 13 March in Heidelberg, in the European Laboratory of Molecular Biology (EMBL, for its acronym in English).

Following the success of the 1st European scientific symposium held in Brussels in 2008, BENEO-Institute will bring together prominent academics to share the latest news from the scientific perspective, as well as addressing the legislative environment in the European Union in this context. Natalie Delzenne, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, and Daniel König, Freiburg, Germany, will chair the event and will take part as speakers at the Symposium. Other speakers key will speak at the event include:

-Jeya Henry, Institute of clinical sciences of Singapore, Singapore
-Julie M. Jones, University of Minnesota, USA
-Rob Rastall, University of Reading, United Kingdom
-Moritz Hagenmeyer, University of Hanover, Germany

Symposium attendees will receive information on the following items:

-physiological importance of carbohydrates with low response glucémica for the human organism
-options to reduce the food glucémicas properties
-effects of European legislation in the light of the statements of the health of the European Union regulation
-new perspectives on what constitutes a human intestinal microbiota healthy
-prebiotic fibres role in weight control and child nutrition

for more information about the Symposiumgo to www.beneo-institute.com or get in touch with info@beneo-institute.com.

Anke Sentko, Vice President Regulatory Affairs and Nutrition Communication BENEO, said: “We have the honour to announce the holding of the second symposium scientist of BENEO.” The BENEO-Institute is dedicated to providing legal and nutritional information to our customers, researchers, nutritionists and opinion formers. “The high caliber of speakers we have selected for this Symposium promises to inform attendees the latest findings with regard to functional carbohydrates and fibers prebiotic.”