The Third SEAFOODplus Conference

Tromsø, 29-05-06 to 02-06-06

Presentations Symposium no 2 - Seafood and lowering the risk of chronic diseases

Opening

Ingeborg Brouwer, Wageningen Centre for Food Science, The Netherlands

Seafood and the interplay between the brain and the intestines

Robert Jan Brummer, Wageningen Centre for Food Science and University of Maastricht, The Netherlands

Mechanisms and health effects of marine oils

Bjarne Østerud, University of Tromsø, Norway

Seafood and gut health

Gertjan Schaafsma, Wageningen University, The Netherlands

Farmed fish and cancer – the controversy between toxicology and epidemiology on the effect of organic pollutants

Eiliv Lund, University of Tromsø, Norway

Plenary show with the other mini-symposia participants: Seafood a joint for ever! A top chief cook present his view on seafood for European consumers and prepare seafood dishes!

Kjetil Gundersen, Gastronomic Institute, Norway

Seafood and prevention of colon cancer – potential mechanisms of action

Elizabeth Lund, Institute of Food Research, United Kingdom

Bioactive dietary compounds in seafood and cancer prevention

Cindy Davis, National Cancer Institute, USA

Seafood and colorectal tumours: a meta-analysis and genetic susceptibility

Ellen Kampman, Wageningen University, The Netherlands

Early essential fatty acid status and later cognitive development of children

Gerard Hornstra, Nutri-Search, The Netherlands

Quantitative Risk – Benefit Analyses: the fish case

Nynke de Jong, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, The Netherlands