Food for thought: The science and politics of nutrition

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Date	14 - 15 Jun 2018
Location	Centre for Global Dialogue Rüschlikon, Zurich, Switzerland Click to open location details

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Presentations

Presentations Day 1

Thursday, 14 June 2018
12.00	Optional lunch
13.30	Welcome and introduction Fiona Godlee, Editor in Chief, The BMJ Watch the introduction
13.40	Welcome and opening remarks Jeffrey Bohn, Director, Swiss Re Institute
13.50	A history of nutrition science: Implications for current research, dietary guidelines and food policy Dariush Mozaffarian, Jean Mayer Professor of Nutrition and Medicine, Dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University Watch the full video presentation
Theme 1: Major controversies 1
14.10	Dietary fats and health Nita Gandhi Forouhi, Professor of Population Health and Nutrition, Programme Leader & Consultant Public Health Physician MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine Watch the full video presentation
14.30	Dietary carbohydrates: Quality, quantity & subgroups at risk Jennie Brand-Miller, Professor of Human Nutrition, The University of Sydney Watch the full video presentation
14.50	Dietary patterns and whole foods Matthias Schulze, Professor and Head of the Department of Molecular Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition
15.10	Panel discussion on "What evidence can we trust?" Moderator: John Schoonbee, Global Chief Medical Officer, Swiss Re Panellists: Zoë Harcombe, Author and Researcher Aseem Malhotra, Consultant Cardiologist and Member, Academy Of Medical Royal Colleges Obesity Steering Group Rita Redberg, Professor of Medicine, University of California, and Chief Editor, JAMA Internal Medicine Gary Taubes, Science and Health Journalist, Co-Founder and President of the Non-Profit Nutrition Science Initiative Walter Willett, Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Watch the panel discussion
16.10	Coffee break
Theme 2: Major controversies 2
16.40	Obesity and weight management Michael Lean, Chair of Human Nutrition, University of Glasgow, and Consultant Physician Adjunct Professor of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, New Zealand Watch the full video presentation
17.00	Nutritional management and prevention of type 2 diabetes Roy Taylor, Professor of Medicine and Metabolism, Director of the Newcastle Magnetic Resonance Centre, Newcastle University
17.20	Panel discussion on "Low carb high fat diets: Public controversies and opportunities" Moderator: Fiona Godlee, Editor in Chief, The BMJ Panellists: Sarah Hallberg, Medical Director and Founder, Indiana University Health Arnett Medical Weight Loss Program, Indiana University Health Michael Lean, Chair of Human Nutrition, University of Glasgow, and Consultant Physician Adjunct Professor of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, New Zealand Matthias Schulze, Professor and Head of the Department of Molecular Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Jennie Brand-Miller, Professor of Human Nutrition, The University of Sydney Roy Taylor, Professor of Medicine and Metabolism, Director of the Newcastle Magnetic Resonance Centre, Newcastle University Watch the panel discussion
18.20	Short Break
18.30	The role of bias in nutritional research (via video conference) John P.A. Ioannidis, C.F. Rehnborg Professor in Disease Prevention in the School of Medicine, and Professor, by Courtesy, of Statistics and Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University Watch the full video presentation
18.55	End of day 1
19.00	Networking reception and dinner

Presentation Day 2

	Friday, 15 June 2018
08.00	Coffee and networking
08.30	Welcome and introduction to day 2 Fiona Godlee, Editor in Chief, The BMJ
Theme 3	Individual health
08.40	Gut microbiome Tim Spector, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology, Director of the TwinsUK Registry, Kings College London Watch the full video presentation
09.00	Personalised nutrition José M. Ordovás, Professor of Nutrition and Genetics, Director of the Nutrition and Genomics Laboratory at the USDA-Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University
09.20	Moderated discussion and Q&A on individual health Christoph Nabholz, Head R&D Life&Health, Swiss Re
Theme 4	Implications for global health and health policy
09.50	Coffee break
10.20	Doubling down on nutrition disparities in global malnutrition Rafael Perez-Escamilla, Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, Director Office of Public Health Practice, and Director Global Health Concentration, Yale School of Public Health Watch the full video presentation
10.40	Barriers and opportunities for healthier eating: The role of policy and government in nutrition Sonia Angell, Deputy Commissioner, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
11.00	The role of commercial food systems in promoting health through better diet Martin White, Professor and Director of Research, Food Systems and Public Health, Centre for Diet and Activity Research, University of Cambridge
11.20	Panel discussion on "Food politics and policy" Moderator: Navjoyt Ladher, Head of Scholarly Comment, The BMJ Panellists: Sonia Angell, Deputy Commissioner, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Nita Gandhi Forouhi, Professor of Population Health and Nutrition, Programme Leader & Consultant Public Health Physician MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine Günter Hemrich, Deputy Director a.i., Nutrition and Food Systems Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Nina Teicholz, Science Journalist and Author; Executive Director of the Nutrition Coalition Martin White, Professor and Director of Research, Food Systems and Public Health, Centre for Diet and Activity Research, University of Cambridge Watch the panel discussion
12.20	Lunch
13.50	Why nutrition should matter to insurers John Schoonbee, Global Chief Medical Officer, Swiss Re Emile Elefteriadis, Head of L&H Products, Canada & English Caribbean, Swiss Re Watch the full video presentation
14.10	Closing comments and open discussion on the way forward Moderator: Fiona Godlee, Editor in Chief, The BMJ Dariush Mozaffarian, Jean Mayer Professor of Nutrition and Medicine; Dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University Salim Yusuf, Distinguished University Professor of Medicine, McMaster University Watch the moderated discussion
15.10	Closing remarks Fiona Godlee, Editor in Chief, The BMJ John Schoonbee, Global Chief Medical Officer, Swiss Re Watch the closing remarks
15.15	End of event

BMJ & SRI Articles

Related publications

The BMJ and Swiss Re institute are proud to launch the collection of articles Food for thought: the science and politics of nutrition. The series aims to prompt debate and challenge conventional wisdom on nutritional advice.

Swiss Re is committed to promoting greater societal resilience against chronic lifestyle diseases like Diabetes, and believes that improved nutritional advice will lead to better health outcomes. Read the foreword to the articles by Jeffrey Bohn, the Director of Swiss Re Institute and Why should insurers be interested in nutrition, an article by John Schoonbee, Swiss Re's Global Chief Medical Officer and Emile Elefteriadis, Swiss Re's Head of L&H Products, Canada & English Caribbean.

You can find all the articles on the BMJ website

Event

To improve the science of nutritional advice, the BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal) and the Swiss Re Institute will jointly publish a series of articles under the banner of “Food for thought: The science and politics of nutrition.”

Swiss Re believes that improved nutritional advice will lead to better health outcomes and greater societal resilience against lifestyle diseases.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to join nutritional researchers and interact with leading experts in the fields of medicine, research and public policy backgrounds. Together, we can reclaim the nutritional debate for science and evidence-based research.

Nutrition, which is often neglected, is one of the biggest drivers of the global epidemic of chronic lifestyle diseases, including obesity and diabetes. However, the evidence base for dietary advice is beset with poor quality science and unresolved controversy.