The first congress of the International Academy of Nutrition and Aging (IANA), held in Paris, was an undoubted success. It was attended by 600 nutritionists and geriatricians, as well as by representatives of the pharmaceutical and agroalimentary industries, from all over the world.

Over 100 presentations addressed the following topics: the nutritional needs of the elderly, nutrition and cognitive functions, diabetes, cholesterol, osteoporosis, malnutrition, appetite stimulants, re-nutrition, nutrition and quality of life, nutrition and longevity. Among them, the lectures by Professors R.K. Chandra (Newfoundland), C. Chumlea (Yellow Springs), P.J. Garry (Albuquerque), P.H. Hello (Geneva), P. Meunier (Lyon), J.E. Morley (St Louis), A. Sinclair (Birmingham) and B. Vellas (Toulouse) were particularly appreciated.

In his inaugural lecture Professor C. Chumlea reported that the Universities of Toulouse, New Mexico and Wright State, which have now collaborated for more than 10 years, will continue working together on two projects: 1) The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging (JNHA), indexed in Medline, 2) The International Academy of Nutrition and Aging, whose principal objective, in addition to the organization of scientific meetings, is to link up the main research centers in a network which--by jointly exploiting their various skills--increases their overall strength in this field.

The award for the best poster went to Professor Timothy Kwok (Hong Kong) for the quality of his work on weight changes in Alzheimer disease.

The abstracts of this first congress have been printed as a JNHA special issue which you can order by connecting to the following web site http://www.serdi-fr.com/ .

The 2nd IANA Congress will take place in Albuquerque (New Mexico, USA), July 10-12, 2003. You are cordially invited to attend.

Building on the achievements of the 1st Congress, the 2nd IANA Congress has an ambitious program. Topics will range from experimental research into the precise physiological aging mechanisms to broad epidemiological studies of the aging population in various residential settings. Specific focal points will be the impact of selected nutritional elements on the cognitive process, and assessment methods which combine simplicity of execution with the provision of sufficient data to allow adequate clinical evaluation.

In this section, you will find some preliminary information on the planned main topics and on the members of the organization and scientific committees.
You are also kindly advised to fill in the pre-registration form: this will automatically include you in the IANA mailing list so that you receive any further information regarding the congress.
Please carefully follow the 'Call for Papers' details if you decide to submit an abstract.

Main Topics

• Body Composition
• Sarcopenia
• Functional Decline
• Age Related Biomarkers: Genetic (ApoE4)
• Biochemical Factors (homocysteine, cytokines - IL6, TNF, leptin)
• Aging Epidemiology
• Disability
• Diabetes
• Animal Models of Aging and Disability
• Caloric Restriction versus Protein Supplementation
• Vitamins and Aging
• Trace Elements
• Undernutrition and Nutritional Assessment in the Elderly

R. Baumgartner (Albuquerque, USA)
R.K. Chandra (Newfoundland, Canada)
R. Chernoff (Little-Rock)
C. Chumlea (Yellow Springs, USA)
M. Ferry (Valence, F)
S. Lauque (Toulouse, F)
R. Linderman (Albuquerque, USA)
J.E. Morley (St-Louis, USA)
R. Russel (Boston)
J. Scariano (Albuquerque, USA)
D. Waters (Albuquerque, USA)

IANA Scientific Committee

R. Baumgartner (Albuquerque, USA)
M. Bonnefoy (Lyon, France)
C. Chumlea (Yellow Springs, USA)
T. Constans (Tours, France)
H. Dhillon ( Selangor, Malaysia)
M. Ferry (Valence, France)
B. Forette (Paris, France)
P.J. Garry (Albuquerque, USA)
L.M. Guiterrez (Tlalpan, Mexico)
S. Hercberg (Paris, France)
B. Lesourd (Clermont-Ferrand, France)
J.E. Morley (St-Louis, USA)
A. Salva (Barcelona, Spain)
A. Sinclair (Birmingham, UK)
D. Tome (Paris, France)
B. Vellas (Toulouse, France)
H. Werner (Darmstadt, Germany)

On line Pre-Registration

If you would like to get information on the final scientific program and on the final registration conditions, please fill in the form below. You will then be automatically included in the IANA mailing list.

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Call for Papers

Please e-mail the following data and your abstract to:
Sylvie Lauque at lauque.sylvie@wanadoo.fr

Your choice: Poster / Oral Communication
Title of abstract (not to exceed 15 words)
Authors' names and, in brackets, their institution, city and country
Name of presenting author
Full Address of presenting author (including phone, fax and e-mail)
Audiovisual requirements: Overhead projector / 35 mm slide projector / LCD projector

The abstract must be prepared in English (200-400 words maximum) with at least three keywords which indicate the topic and specific content of the presentation.
Please use standard abbreviations in the text, but do not use abbreviations in the title.
Please use text-only format, no formatting, only double space between paragraphs.
The text of the abstract must be organized as follow: Objective of the study, Design and Method, Results and Conclusions.

Each submitted abstract will be reviewed by the IANA Scientific Committee and the presenting author will be notified of its acceptance or otherwise by the end of December 2002.