Department of Food Technology, Safety and Health

2026 Annual symposium of the Belgian Nutrition Society

When
18-09-2026 from 08:30 to 17:00
Where
Galilee Auditorium at SPF, Galilee Building - Galileelaan 5/03 1210 BRUSSELS
Language
English
Website
https://www.belgiannutritionsociety.be/symposium-2026

Symposium 2026 "The interplay between nutrition and brain health"

On September 18, the Belgian Nutrition Society organizes is annual symposium in Brussels. It features various keynotes on "The interplay between nutrition and brain health”. The programme however, welcomes contributions on any topic in nutrition, food and health, i.e. from PhD and post-doc researchers. The board hopes this symposium is a nice (potentially first) experience for early career researcher to present their work. We hope to also welcome MSc and BSc students. Participant and registration are modestly priced. We hope to see you, and your collages, students, in larger numbers.

The keynote speakers will be

  • Lukas Van Oudenhove (KULeuven): Small Molecules, Big Impact? - Short-chain fatty acids as microbiota-gut-brain axis mediators of human psychophysiology
  • Amandine Everard (UCLouvain): Gut microbes and reward-related eating behaviors
  • Fabio Taccone (HUBrussels, Belgium): Energy substrates for the injured brain
  • Charlotte De Backer (UAntwerpen): From Nutrients to Narratives: Why communication about, around and through food matters for health outcomes