Upcoming Events
IAFNS Food Microbiology Committee Meeting
March 28, 2024
Washington, DC
Nano- and Microplastics from Food Contact Containers: Unveiling the Known and the Unknown
April 3, 2024
Virtual, Event
Experts address the prevalent use of plastics in food-related applications, from preparation to storage, and whether there are potential risks of contamination of nano- and microplastics in our diets.
IAFNS Low- & No-Calorie Sweetener Spring Committee Meeting
April 16, 2024
Washington, DC
The IAFNS Low- and No-Calorie Sweeteners Committee will convene its Spring 2024 Committee Meeting on April 16, 2024.
Read more about IAFNS Low- & No-Calorie Sweetener Spring Committee Meeting
Host-Microbiota Interactions: A Personalized Point of View
April 18, 2024
Virtual, Event
Join IAFNS as we hear from Dr. Benoit Chassaing, Team Leader at INSERM located at Institut Pasteur in Paris, where his laboratory focuses on mucosal microbiota in chronic inflammatory diseases.
Read more about Host-Microbiota Interactions: A Personalized Point of View
A New Era in Obesity Treatment: GLP-1-Based Medications and Beyond
April 24, 2024
Virtual, Event
GLP-1-based medications and other new generation anti-obesity drugs appear to be promising strategies to address the decades-long, population-wide struggles with overweight.
Read more about A New Era in Obesity Treatment: GLP-1-Based Medications and Beyond
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Past Events
Quantitative Microbiome Profiling and Identification of a Cross-Disease Enterotype Linked to Depression and Wellbeing
March 3, 2021
Virtual, Webinar
This webinar will address how Quantitative Microbiome Profiling is profoundly changing our view on gut microbiota variation and has allowed the identification of an inflammation-associated, cross-disease enterotype.
Use of Low-Calorie Sweeteners and Weight: Facts and Myths!
February 10, 2021
Virtual, Webinar
Myths about low-calorie sweeteners have proliferated. Tune in to this webinar to learn more about the facts and science about low-calorie sweeteners and weight.
Read more about Use of Low-Calorie Sweeteners and Weight: Facts and Myths!
12th Vahouny Fiber Symposium
December 14, 2020 – December 15, 2020
Virtual, Symposium
IAFNS organized the 12th Vahouny Fiber Symposium. The symposium will be held virtually.
Understanding Sweetness: Perception, Liking and the Role of Sweet Taste in a Healthy Eating Plan
December 2, 2020
Virtual, Webinar
This workshop will address perceptions of sweetness and how that fits into a nutritious diet.
Mini Virtual Symposium on Sodium, Part 2: Current Developments in Dietary Sodium and the Gut Microbiome
December 1, 2020
Virtual, USA
Please join us for a Mini Virtual Symposium organized by the IAFNS Sodium Committee, focusing on dietary sodium and the gut microbiome and downstream effects on markers of health.
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