29-31 May 2006, Porto (P)
Nutrition affects immunity and therefore, modulates resistance to infection. Due to the complexity of the immune system, assessment of of its functionnality requires targeting a large spectrum of immune parameters. ILSI-Europe has decided to organise a roundtable workshop on "the Impact of Nutrition on Inflammation" to improve the understanding of how nutrient can improve resistance to infections in healthy people, and to put together evidence for the validation of selected markers. During this workshop, clinicians, pharmacologists and nutritionists will review the current knowledge on inflammation, its mechanisms, the markers involved as well as its modulation by nutrition.