Nutrition and allergy
The symposium Nutrition and allergy gathers world-renowned scientists and will provide the latest research in the area, from novel insights in infant immune development to overviews regarding possible connections between the allergy epidemics and the way infants are being fed today.
Allergy is the major chronic disease of children and adolescents in Western countries today. The allergy epidemic is also spreading globally in parallel with economic development and improved sanitary conditions. Allergy is the result of faulty regulation of the immune system – instead of developing tolerance to harmless components that we eat and inhale every day, it launches an attack on these innocuous substances. In this respect, allergy is akin to other immune dysregulation diseases, such as autoimmunity and inflammatory bowel disease, which are also on the increase in countries with the modern Western lifestyle.
Are the current ways that we feed our babies part of the problem? Has the urge to avoid potential allergens led us into a situation where the immune system is deprived of stimuli and cannot develop tolerance? How does early nutrition influence development of the infant's immune system? What is the role of polyunsaturated fatty acids in early programming of the immune system? How and when should the infant be weaned in order to minimize the risk of allergy development? Can the immune system be safely stimulated by giving probiotics to infants and young children?
Detailed programme can be downloaded at http://kva.se/kalendarium
The symposium will be webcasted live at http://kva.se and available as video-on-demand at http://kvatv.se
Speakers:
Philip Calder, University of Southampton, UK
Sibylle Koletzko, University of Munich, Germany
Hugh Sampson, Jaffa Food Allergy Institute, New York, NY, USA
Suvi Virtanen, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland
Christina West, Umeå University, Sweden
Agnes Wold, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Datum: 27 maj 2014
Tid: 09.30–17.00
Plats: Beijersalen, Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien
Adress: Lilla Frescativägen 4A
Kostnad: Föreläsningen som hålls på engelska är öppen för allmänheten. Kostnad 250 kr (gäller ej journalister med press-id). Registrering krävs: http://kva.se/kalendarium
Media anmäler sig till: Perina Stjernlöf, pressansvarig, perina.stjernlof@kva.se, tel. 070-673 96 50.
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