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Prize Winner – 15th International Nutrition & Diagnostics Conference

Graphical AbstractFood & Function were delighted to sponsor a poster prize at the 15th International Nutrition & Diagnostics Conference which took place in Prague, Czech Republic between 5th-8th October 2015.

INDC 2015 – The International Nutrition & Diagnostics Conference 2015 is an international forum for scientific discussion focused on understanding the relationship and connections between nutrition and clinical diagnostics.

The aim of this multidisciplinary conference is to bridge the gaps between the specialists and fields of science as diverse as nutrition, clinical biochemistry, food technology, analytical chemistry and medicine.

INDC 2015 attracted 211 delegates, speakers and sponsors from 41 countries.

The Best Poster Prize was awarded to Vera Semenova from the Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia with her poster entitled ‘Nutrition as a risk factor for changes in health status

Many congratulations to Vera on receiving your prize!

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Issue 10 now online!

Graphical AbstractThe front cover of issue 10 features artwork by Seishi Shimizu from the University of York. Seishi challenges the consensus of statistical thermodynamics by combining the rigorous Kirkwood–Buff theory of solution with the classical isodesmic model of caffeine association.

Interested to find out more? Read the full article below – its free to access for the next 6 weeks!

Seishi Shimizu
Food Funct., 2015, 6, 3228-3235
DOI: 10.1039/C5FO00610D

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Food matters live… 2015 Conference

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Food matters live 2015 will take place at ExCeL, London between 17th – 19th November 2015.

‘Food Matters Live is the UK’s first cross-sector event bringing together professionals from across the food and drink industry, nutrition and health to address one of the most important challenges of our time: the relationship between food, health, nutrition and their connections with the environment, population health and wellbeing.’

Main topics of discussion:

Innovations in nutrition for health and wellbeing
Sugar, salt and fat: strategies to reduce consumption
Free-from, allergy and intolerance
Improving nutrition in the community
Sustainable food business
Future nutrition: advances in science and technology
Packaging: sustainable and healthier by design
Marketing matters: strategies for healthy brands

Click here for the full program >>>

To find out more about the conference and to register your interest please visit their website: http://www.foodmatterslive.com/

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6th International Conference on Food Factors 2015

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The 6th International Conference on Food Factors – ICoFF 2015 is due to take place at Coex, Seoul between 22nd – 25th November 2015.

With the mission of promoting research in all aspects of basic and applied food technology, ICoFF is an international conference that is recognized within the rapidly growing field of food science

The conference will feature talks from many leading researchers in the field  including Jiang Bo (Jangnan University) with his talk entitled:Strategy for biosynthesis of low-calorie sugars, Keiko Abe (The University of Tokyo) with her talk entitled:Functional Foods-History and Perspective and Pingfan Rao (Fuzhou University) with his talk entitled:Intestine: the Key Target of Antioxidant Nutraceuticals

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To find out more about the conference and to register your interest, please visit their website

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Issue 9 now online!

Graphical AbstractThe front cover of issue 9 features artwork by Hongxin Wang from Jiangnan University. With his colleagues Wang investigates the components of a new resource food in China, peony seed oil (PSO) by GC-MS (gas chromatography–mass spectrometry), its inhibitory effects on carbohydrate hydrolyzing enzymes in vitro and its anti-diabetic effects on mice induced by streptozotocin (STZ).

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Jianhui Su, Hongxin Wang, Caoyang Ma, Zaixiang Lou, Chengxiang Liu, MdRamim Tanver Rahman, Chuanzhong Gao and Rongjing Nie
Food Funct., 2015, 6, 2930-2938
DOI: 10.1039/C5FO00507H

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HOT articles in Food & Function

Take a look at our most recent HOT articles just published in Food & Function. These papers are all free to read for the next four weeks. We hope you enjoy reading them!

Liqiang Zou, Wei Liu, Chengmei Liu, Hang Xiao and David Julian McClements
Food Funct., 2015, 6, 2475-2486
DOI: 10.1039/C5FO00606F, PaperGraphical Abstract

Sally Barton, Sandi L. Navarro, Matthew F. Buas, Yvonne Schwarz, Haiwei Gu, Danijel Djukovic, Daniel Raftery, Mario Kratz, Marian L. Neuhouser and Johanna W. Lampe
Food Funct., 2015, 6, 2949-2956
DOI: 10.1039/C5FO00287G, Paper

Zhaoping Li, Susanne M. Henning, Ru-Po Lee, Qing-Yi Lu, Paula H. Summanen, Gail Thames, Karen Corbett, Julia Downes, Chi-Hong Tseng, Sydney M. Finegold and David Heber
Food Funct., 2015, 6, 2487-2495
DOI: 10.1039/C5FO00669D, Paper

Sunil K. Panchal, Hemant Poudyal, Leigh C. Ward, Jennifer Waanders and Lindsay Brown
Food Funct., 2015, 6, 2496-2506
DOI: 10.1039/C5FO00480B, Paper

Seishi Shimizu
Food Funct., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C5FO00610D, Paper
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Issue 8 now online!

Graphical AbstractThe front cover of issue 8 features artwork by Mario Dell’Agle from the University of Milan. With his colleagues, Mario investigates the biological activity of Vitis vinifera L. water extract (VVWE) from dried leaves in two in vitro models of gastric and intestinal inflammation.

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E. Sangiovanni, C. Di Lorenzo, E. Colombo, F. Colombo, M. Fumagalli, G. Frigerio, P. Restani and M. Dell’Agli
Food Funct., 2015, 6, 2453-2463
DOI: 10.1039/C5FO00410A

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Sugar supresses as well as masks caffeine’s bitter flavour

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Ever wondered exactly why sugar takes the bitter edge off your morning coffee? A recent theoretical study into caffeinated drinks has dispelled a long-held hypothesis; besides directly masking the flavour of caffeine, additives were found to influence our taste perception via a direct caffeine–additive interaction, rather than affecting the water structure around the caffeine molecules.

Read the full article in Chemistry World >>>


Caffeine dimerization: effects of sugar, salts, and water structure
Seishi Shimizu
Food Funct., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C5FO00610D, Paper

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7th International Conference on Polyphenols and Health

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The 7th International Conference on Polyphenols and Health (ICPH7) will be hosted by the Vinci congress centre in Tours, France between 27th-30th October 2015

‘ICPH is the most important international forum to present and discuss the latest trends, topics and developments in the field of polyphenols, food science and health.’

Main topics of discussion:

  • Dietary intake of polyphenols
  • Food processing to optimize polyphenol intake
  • Bioavailability of polyphenols
  • Polyphenols and the gut microbiome
  • Polyphenols and cognition/neurodegenerative diseases
  • Polyphenols and cardiovascular diseases
  • Polyphenols and obesity/metabolic syndrome/diabetes
  • Polyphenols and cancer
  • Polyphenols and healthy aging
  • Polyphenols and gene regulation and cell signaling
  • Polyphenols and oxidative stress and inflammation
  • Interaction of polyphenols with carriers/receptors/enzymes/signaling proteins
  • Interindividual variation in response to polyphenol consumption
  • Nutri(epi)genetics/Nutrigenomics/Metabolomics
  • Epidemiology and public health
  • Development of functional foods with polyphenols
  • Health claims/dietary recommendations

Dates for your diary:

  • September 8, 2015: Closing abstract submission of posters
  • October 15, 2015: Registration closes

The conference will feature talks from many leading researchers in the field  including, John van Duynhoven (Wageningen University, The Netherlands), Rosa Maria Lamuela-Raventos (University of Barcelona, Spain) and Hang Xiao (University of Massachusetts, USA)

Click here for the full programme >>>

To find out more about the conference and to register your interest, please visit their website www.icph2015.com

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Top 10 most accessed Food & Function articles from April – June 2015

From April – June 2015, our most downloaded Food & Function articles were:

Digestive diversity and kinetic intrigue among heated and unheated β-lactoglobulin species
Simon M. Loveday, Malleswara R. Peram, Harjinder Singh, Aiqian Ye and Geoffrey B. Jameson
Food Funct., 2014, 5, 2783-2791
DOI: 10.1039/C4FO00362D, Paper

A standardised static in vitro digestion method suitable for food – an international consensus
M. Minekus, M. Alminger, P. Alvito, S. Ballance, T. Bohn, C. Bourlieu, F. Carrière, R. Boutrou, M. Corredig, D. Dupont, C. Dufour, L. Egger, M. Golding, S. Karakaya, B. Kirkhus, S. Le Feunteun, U. Lesmes, A. Macierzanka, A. Mackie, S. Marze, D. J. McClements, O. Ménard, I. Recio, C. N. Santos, R. P. Singh, G. E. Vegarud, M. S. J. Wickham, W. Weitschies and A. Brodkorb
Food Funct., 2014, 5, 1113-1124
DOI: 10.1039/C3FO60702J, Paper

Nuts, especially walnuts, have both antioxidant quantity and efficacy and exhibit significant potential health benefits
Joe A. Vinson and Yuxing Cai
Food Funct., 2012, 3, 134-140
DOI: 10.1039/C2FO10152A, Paper

Microencapsulation of bioactives for food applications
Maria Inês Dias, Isabel C. F. R. Ferreira and Maria Filomena Barreiro
Food Funct., 2015, 6, 1035-1052
DOI: 10.1039/C4FO01175A, Review Article

Anti-inflammatory activity of natural dietary flavonoids
Min-Hsiung Pan, Ching-Shu Lai and Chi-Tang Ho
Food Funct., 2010, 1, 15-31
DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00103A, Review Article

Transcription profiles of LPS-stimulated THP-1 monocytes and macrophages: a tool to study inflammation modulating effects of food-derived compounds
Wasaporn Chanput, Jurriaan Mes, Robert A. M. Vreeburg, Huub F. J. Savelkoul and Harry J. Wichers
Food Funct., 2010, 1, 254-261
DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00113A, Paper

Coffee: biochemistry and potential impact on health
Iziar A. Ludwig, Michael N. Clifford, Michael E. J. Lean, Hiroshi Ashihara and Alan Crozier
Food Funct., 2014, 5, 1695-1717
DOI: 10.1039/C4FO00042K, Review Article

Potential bioavailability enhancement of bioactive compounds using food-grade engineered nanomaterials: a review of the existing evidence
Kathleen Oehlke, Marta Adamiuk, Diana Behsnilian, Volker Gräf, Esther Mayer-Miebach, Elke Walz and Ralf Greiner
Food Funct., 2014, 5, 1341-1359
DOI: 10.1039/C3FO60067J, Review Article

Review of in vitro digestion models for rapid screening of emulsion-based systems
David Julian McClements and Yan Li
Food Funct., 2010, 1, 32-59
DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00111B

Variations in caffeine and chlorogenic acid contents of coffees: what are we drinking?
Iziar A. Ludwig, Pedro Mena, Luca Calani, Concepción Cid, Daniele Del Rio, Michael E. J. Lean and Alan Crozier
Food Funct., 2014, 5, 1718-1726
DOI: 10.1039/C4FO00290C, Paper

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