Idf, the International Dairy Federation, presents its Idf Nutrition Symposium organized in virtual mode for 11 and 12 May next from 12:00 to 17:00 CET. Topics covered include the important role of foods of animal origin in healthy and sustainable diets, the impact of diet and nutrition on non-communicable diseases, and the effect of nutrition and diets on the microbiome and the immune system. Speakers (and related topics covered) will be:

- Doctor Francesco Branca (WHO, World Health Organization): the impact of diet and nutrition on non-communicable diseases

- Doctor Anestis Dougkas (Institut Paul Bocuse): dairy products and body weight

- Dr Rodrigo Valenzuela (University of Chile): dairy products and health, a summary of the key messages

- Professor Connie Weaver (UC Davies, USA): eating for bone health: can it be healthy and sustainable?

- Professor Lorenzo Morelli (Italy): fermented dairy products and intestinal microbiome

- Professor Philip Calder (Southampton University): nutrition and antiviral immunity

- Professor Thom Huppertz , (University of Wageningen, The Netherlands): dairy products and inflammation