EVENTS

Since scientific meetings and educational programs for health professionals create a forum for debate and information, the Alpro Foundation aims to support several symposia. 

Upcoming Event in Florcence, May 5th, 2010

IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis & 10th European Congress on Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis.
Alpro Foundation will be the host of a satellite symposium on May 5, 2010: "Plant-based nutrition and Bone Health"

1) Bone Health and micronutrients - Prof Jean-Yves Reginster (Liège, Belgium)

2) Adolescence: changes in diet and lifestyle, implications on bone health - Prof Jean-Philippe Bonjour (Geneva, Switserland)

3) Nutritional associations with bone loss during the menopausal transition - Prof Bess Dawson-Hughes (Tufts, US)

4) Are soyfoods useful for optimal bone health (discuss usefulness of soy milk and meat replacers for bone health) - Dr Amy Lanou (Asheville, US)

5) Do vegetarians have a normal bone mass? - Dr. Suzan Lanham-New (Surrey, UK)