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ABOUT ILSI
The International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) is a nonprofit, worldwide organization whose mission is to provide science that improves public health and well-being.

It achieves this mission by fostering collaboration among experts from academia, government, and industry on conducting, gathering, summarizing, and disseminating science.  Its activities focus primarily on nutrition and health promotion; food safety; risk assessment; and the environment.
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 WHAT'S NEW

 
ILSI Europe Forms New Task Force
The Task Force on Dosemitry and Risk Assessment of Foods will help better understand how this technology contributes to our ability to keep the food supply safe.
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ILSI Research Foundation Confronts Nutrition Security
A new center of excellence within the ILSI Research Foundation will work to improve integrated modeling.
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 Join us at UPCOMING EVENTS

 
Webinar on Food Value Analysis Database
Online 6/19/2013 - 6/19/2013
The ILSI North America Project Committee on Food Value Decisions is pleased to announce a webinar on the Food Value Analysis Database, to be held June 19, 2013 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. EST.
 
International Meeting on Comparative Approaches to Safety Assessment of GM Plant Materials
Buenos Aires, Argentina 6/26/2013 - 6/28/2013

​This three-day workshop will convene regulators and risk assessors from main exporting countries and importing countries from the Americas and Asia to review and discuss safety assessment approaches for GM plant materials based on the Codex Alimentarius Plant Guidelines. ​This event was initiated by the AgriFood Health and Quality National Service (SENASA, Ministry of Agriculture)  in Argentina with support from ILSI Argentina,  the ILSI International Food Biotechnology Committee, and other ILSI entities. 


 
International Conference on Mycological Aspects of Food and Feed Safety
Yogyakarta, Indonesia 6/27/2013 - 6/28/2013
Organized by the Center of Excellence for Mycotoxin Studies, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia, in collaboration with ILSI Southeast Asia Region
 
2013 Food, Nutrition & Safety Program and Mid-Year Meeting
Washington, DC 7/10/2013 - 7/10/2013
Join us for the mid-year meeting of the ILSI North America Food, Nutrition and Safety Program (FNSP) in Washington, DC. The FNSP mid-year meeting combines presentations on topics of current interest with reports on the progress within the organization's programs.
 
Eurotox 2013
Interlaken, CH 9/1/2013 - 9/4/2013
Course supported by the Food Intake Methodology Task Force. Session by the Threshold of Toxicological Concern Task Force.
 
IUNS 20th International Congress of Nutrition (ICN) 2013
Granada, ES 9/15/2013 - 9/20/2013
 
Low-grade Inflammation - A High-Grade Challenge. Biomarkers and Modulation by Dietary Strategies
Granada, Spain 9/15/2013 - 9/15/2013
Hotel Macia Real De La Alhambra, Granada, ES, 15/09/2013 Organised by the Metabolic Syndrome Task Force
 
International Congress of Nutrition: Energy Balance and Active Living
Granada, Spain 9/17/2013 - 9/17/2013
​ILSI North America International Congress of Nutrition: Energy Balance and Active Lifestyle
 
South African Association for Food Science and Technology (SAAFoST)
CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa 10/7/2013 - 10/9/2013
ILSI South Africa will be hosting the Session on Water Safety and Quality on Tuesday 8 October at 11h00.

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 Browse our RECENT PUBLICATIONS

 
A Consideration of Biomarkers to be Used for Evaluation of Inflammation in Human Nutritional Studies
Journal Article 2013
Commissioned by the Nutrition and Immunity Task Force, British Journal of Nutrition 2013; 109 (Suppl. 1): 1-34
 
Do Short Physical Activity Breaks in Classrooms Work?
Report/White Paper 2013
A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Research Brief finds short physical activity breaks during the school day may improve student behavior and on-task behavior, and improve some measures of health. ILSI Research Foundation's TAKE10! is mentioned as an school intervention program that helps!
 
Early Life Nutritional Programming of Obesity: Mother-Child Cohort Studies
Journal Article 2013
Commissioned by the Metabolic Imprinting Task Force, Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism 2013; 62:137–145
 
Innovative Tools Help Counselors Discuss Childhood Obesity with Parents
Journal Article 2013
​An ongoing assessment of new tools to help WIC counselors better serve their clients with regard to pediatric overweight.
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