Programme Timeline

All accepted abstracts, both oral and poster presentations, are available on the virtual platform throughout the conference.

All times in the conference programme are Finnish times, GMT +2.

Monday, December 14	*Room 1*	*Room 2*	*Industry-sponsored Sessions*
10:00–11:45 Sponsored			Rye – "wholy" grain for the gut and the brain Organised in collaboration by Fazer and Nordic Rye Forum
11:50–12:00	Conference opening
12:00-13:15 Review	R1 Chairs: Mikael Fogelholm, Tuija Jääskeläinen A changing society and food-related behavior 1. Change and stability in Nordic eating practices – a sociological perspective Lotte Holm, University of Copenhagen, Denmark 2. Has the meaning of a meal changed? Johanna Mäkelä, University of Helsinki, Finland 3. Supporting consumers with individual level dietary change action: sweeteners as an example of a possible solution. Monique Raats, University of Surrey, UK	R8 Chairs: Anne-Maria Pajari, Kirsi Laitinen Diet, microbiota and metabolism 1. Diet and gut microbiota Anne Salonen, University of Helsinki, Finland 2. A Microbiome Menu: The microbiota-gut-brain axis at the interface of appetite, food and mood Harriet Schellekens, University College Cork, Ireland 3. The role of gut microbiota in diabetes and cardiovascular disease Victor Gerdes, Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands
	Partner videos, Oral and Poster presentations
14:30-15:45 Review	R4 Chairs: Kirsi Laitinen, Ursula Schwab Quality of fat – beyond cardiovascular benefits 1. Brown fat – an update Kirsi Virtanen, University of Eastern Finland and University of Turku, Finland 2. Diet and liver fat Ulf Risérus, Uppsala, Sweden 3. Glucose metabolism and low-grade inflammation Maria Lankinen, University of Eastern Finland, Finland	R2 Chairs: Mikael Fogelholm, Henna Vepsäläinen Modern methods for dietary analysis 1. Use of loyalty-card data in assessment of food consumption in the population Jaakko Nevalainen, Tampere University, Finland 2. Improving the accuracy of dietary intake assessment: From cameras to molecules Gary Frost, London Imperial College, UK 3. Challenges of collecting dietary data in low and middle income countries Jennifer Coates, Tufts University, USA
15:50-16:30 Plenary	P1 Chairs: Kirsi Laitinen, Ursula Schwab How to achieve healthy diets for all – a global perspective Corinna Hawkes, University of London, UK

Tuesday, December 15	*Room 1*	*Room 2*	*Industry-sponsored Sessions*
10:00–11:45 Sponsored			A scientific deep dive into the issues of meat – nutrition, health and sustainability Organised by Matprat, Norwegian meat and egg council, and Animalia, Norwegian Meat and Poultry Research Centre
	Partner videos, Oral and Poster presentations
12:00-13:15 Review	R7 Chairs: Anne-Maria Pajari, Marjukka Kolehmainen Towards alternative protein use – are all proteins equal? 1. Bioavailability of proteins and amino acids Claire Gaudichon, AgroParisTech - INRA, France 2. Plant-proteins: physiological insights Anne-Maria Pajari, University of Helsinki, Finland 3. New foods – insects as protein sources Nanna Roos, University of Copenhagen, Denmark	R3 Chairs: Christel Lamberg-Allardt, Inge Tetens Vitamin D – requirements and public health policies in debate 1. Does vitamin D have a role in the prevention of non-skeletal diseases? Lars Rejnmark, Aarhus University, Denmark 2. Different vitamin D policies in the Nordic countries – effects on vitamin D intake and status Suvi Itkonen, University of Helsinki, Finland 3. Ethnic groups and vitamin D: a common challenge in the Nordic countries? Ahmed Ali Madar, University of Oslo, Norway
	Partner videos, Oral and Poster presentations
14:30-15:45 Review	R6 Chairs: Mikael Fogelholm, Anne Raben Prevention of type 2 diabetes: what did we learn from the DPS and PREVIEW projects? 1. Dietary regulation of glucose metabolism – implication for prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes Michael Lean, University of Glasgow, UK 2. DPS Jaana Lindström, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland 3. PREVIEW Anne Raben, University of Copenhagen, Denmark	R5 Chairs: Anne-Maria Pajari, Marjukka Kolehmainen Gut in the perspective 1. IBS – what is the best treatment? Magnus Simrén, University of Gothenburg, Sweden 2. Gluten sensitivity Juha Taavela, Tampere University, Finland 3. Nutrition Management of Eosinophilic Esophagitis Berber Vlieg-Boerstra, OLVG Hospital and Hanze University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
15:50-16:30 Plenary	P2 Chairs; Mikael Fogelholm, Anne Raben Genes and the prevention of type 2 diabetes, T2D-GENE trial Markku Laakso, University of Eastern Finland, Finland

Wednesday, December 16	*Room 1*	*Room 2*	*Industry-sponsored Sessions*
9:00–10:30 Sponsored			Dairy in a modern, sustainable diet Organised in collaboration by Danish Dairy Board, Norwegian Dairy Council, and LRF Dairy Sweden
	Partner videos, Oral and Poster presentations
11:00–11:45 Sponsored			Discover the role of the microbiome in host metabolism and health Organised by Clinical Microbiomics
	Partner videos, Oral and Poster presentations
12:00-13:15 Review	R9 Chairs: Maijaliisa Erkkola, Satu Männistö New Nordic Nutrition Recommendations – towards 2022 1. Introduction to NNR Inge Tetens, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (5 min) 2. The NNR 2022 project status Rune Blomhoff, University of Oslo, Norway (35 min) 3. Integration of sustainability into NNR Helle Margrete Meltzer, University of Oslo, Norway, and Ellen Trolle, DTU, Denmark (20 min) 4. Discussion and feedback	R10 Chairs: Anu Ruusunen, Bryndís Eva Birgisdóttir Careers and training in nutrition and dietetics 1. Implementation of Nutrition care Process (NCP) in higher education in dietetics Hilde Brekke, University of Oslo, Norway 2. Public Health Nutrition Education – A Fruitful Journey Bryndís Eva Birgisdóttir, University of Iceland, Iceland 3. Nutrition teaching and training for doctors – life-long learning? Robert Brummer, Örebro University, Sweden
	Partner videos, Oral and Poster presentations
14:30-15:45 Review	R12 Chairs: Mikael Fogelholm, Kirsi Laitinen Diet and the UN Sustainability development Goals 1. Food and environmental sustainability – challenges in impact assessment Hanna Tuomisto, University of Helsinki, Finland 2. Sustainable future and global policies for food and diet Marco Springmann, University of Oxford, UK 3. Equity and diet: women, men or other risk groups? Gun Roos, National Institute for Consumer Research, Norway	R11 Chairs: Inga Thorsdottir, Suvi Virtanen Diet during pregnancy, infancy and childhood – opportunities for future health 1. Danish and Norwegian birth cohorts: Diet in pregnancy – effects on the offspring health Thorhallur I Halldorson, University of Iceland, Iceland 2. Fish intake in the etiology of asthma and allergy in children Anna Bergström, Karolinska Institute, Sweden 3. Early nutritional factors in the development of islet autoimmunity and type 1 diabetes Suvi M. Virtanen, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland
15:50-16:30 Plenary	P3 Chairs: Mikael Fogelholm, Kirsi Laitinen Public Health Nutrition – scientific insight and solutions for the next 20 years Adam Drewnowski, University of Washington, USA
16:30–16:45 Closing	Oral presentation awards Closing Mikael Fogelholm, Kirsi Laitinen NNC2024 in Norway, Dr Katina Handeland, president of the Norwegian Nutrition Society

All times in the conference programme are Finnish times, GMT +2.