Forms:
2013 BFC Conference Application
2013 BFC Conference Brochure

Dates: Friday, September 27, 2013 - Sunday, September 29, 2013

Location:
Holiday Inn Resort, Ft Walton Beach
573 Santa Rosa Blvd
Fort Walton Beach, Fl 32548
Phone: (800) 238-8686
Fax: (850) 244-5926
Booking Code: UAB BFC Conference

Organizing Committee:

David Allison, Ph.D.
University of Alabama at BirminghamKristi Crowe, Ph.D., RD, LD
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

Overview

While food has long been known to influence and improve human health, recent scientific advances and nutritional innovations in food product development have aided the development of designer foods with increased concentrations of bioactive food components (BFCs). The potential benefits, potential harms, and widespread consumer use of foods with bioactive components (sometimes called 'functional foods') are all of the great public health interest. While food has long been known to influence human health, recent scientific advances and innovations in product development have aided the development of designer foods with increased concentrations of bioactive food components (BFCs). This multidisciplinary conference on BFCs will emphasize conceptual and methodological challenges, as well as the issues relating to social communication, ethical, and regulatory issues. The meeting will provide participants a thorough state-of-the-science update and critical discussion regarding (a) The conceptual and methodologic issues involved in studying bioactive food components; (b) The similarities in the underlying issues involved in studying putatively positive and negative effects of BFCs; (c) Evidence for and postulated mechanisms of selected BFCs with respect to their putative effects on cancer, and obesity; and (d) Ethical and social communication issues involved in studying and presenting findings on BFCs to the scientific community, regulatory bodies, and the general public. Widespread consumer use of bioactive components in foods and supplements in health promotion and disease prevention is of great public health interest. In light of the increasing market penetration of such foods, assessing the health effects of BFCs in obesity and cancer prevention demands an ongoing dialogue among academia, industry, and the government to thoroughly address the opportunities and challenges in evaluating the safety and efficacy of BFCs for promoting human health.

Schedule of Events:

Contact Information:

Jeff Allison

Logistics
UAB Nutrition Obesity Research Center
1700 University Boulevard, LHL 454 Birmingham, AL 35294-0022
Phone: (205) 975-9675
Fax: (205) 975-7560
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David B. Allison, Ph.D.

Scientific
University of Alabama at Birmingham
1665 University Blvd, RPHB 420C Birmingham, AL 35294-0022
Phone: (205) 975-9169
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Kristi Crowe, Ph.D., RD, LD

Scientific
409 Russell
Department of Human Nutrition
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Phone: (205) 348-6173
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Funded by the by the National Cancer Institute and the Office of the Director, NIH -   Grant Number 1R13CA168347-01A1, and the UAB Nutrition Obesity Research Center.

Sponsors:

Nutrition Obesity Research Center,
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Women, members of underrepresented minority groups and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.