Event Detail
| Seminar on Vitamin D and Health |
| Jakarta, Indonesia 11/30/2011 - 11/30/2011 |
Background:
Vitamin D is an essential nutrient, well known for its role in skeletal health. While Southeast Asian nations are situated near the equator, recent studies in this region have shown that deficiency of this sunshine vitamin is highly prevalent across all age groups, in both urban and rural populations. At the same time, preliminary findings about the non-skeletal benefits of vitamin D have been widely circulated in the past decade.
The US and European countries have recently revised recommendations on vitamin D intake levels in view of these findings, yet expert opinion on the optimal requirement level remains inconsistent. More research and education are clearly required, but more importantly, awareness of Vitamin D deficiency, its health implications and corrective actions need to be raised and addressed in the Southeast Asian region.
Objectives:
To understand the current status of vitamin D in Southeast Asia and the consequences of deficiency and insufficiency To understand how vitamin D requirement is determined, and how different sources of vitamin D contribute to meeting of this requirement To share state-of-the-art knowledge from the region of the role of vitamin D in skeletal health and beyond – including muscular and neurocognitive function, cardiovascular health, cancer and autoimmune disease To discuss the strategies and regulatory landscape in improving vitamin D adequacy in Southeast Asian countries
Who should attend:
Nutritionists and dietitians, researchers, academia, government and regulatory officials, food & supplement industry personnel, and others seeking current information on vitamin D and health
Organizer: ILSI Southeast Asia Region
Collaborators:
Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Regional Center for Food and Nutrition (RECFON)
Southeast Asian Food & Agricultural Science & Technology (SEAFAST) Center
Contact details:
For local participants in Indonesia
Ms Tissa Eritha
PT Media Pangan Indonesia
FOODREVIEW INDONESIA
KULINOLOGI INDONESIA
Jl Pandu Raya No 151-153, Indraprasta II
Bogor 16152, Indonesia
For overseas participants
ILSI Southeast Asia Region
9 Mohamed Sultan Road #02-01
Singapore 238959
Tel: +65 6352 5220
Fax: +65 6352 5536
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