2006 Conference

6th International Phytochemical Conference Phytochemicals: Aging and Health October 16 & 17, 2006

Living healthier, longer lives is something we all aspire to, both young and old alike. Both developed and developing societies around the world are experiencing ever-enlarging populations of elderly, with associated health care burdens. Measures to help people remain healthy and active as they age are at the top of health providers’ priorities. Underpinning these public health and consumer interests is a large and growing body of research directed toward the science of healthy aging. A key component of this field of investigation is focused on elucidating the role of nutrition, plant based diets, and phytochemicals in the aging process. This research has grown out of a substantial body of observational data pointing to lower risk of multiple chronic degenerative age-related diseases that are associated with the consumption of diets abundant in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Current research increasingly employs prospective and controlled clinical intervention studies to further elucidate the association between a plant-rich diet and a decreased risk of age-related degenerative conditions. The focus of the 6th Phytochemical Conference is to provide exposure to a broad cross-section of research in this area. Research presentations in this year’s conference will focus on prevailing theories of aging, phytochemicals and brain function, botanicals and allergy, genotype-specific interventions that balance genetic overexpression of IL1, green tea formulations and skin health, botanicals and inflammation, state of the art in polyphenolic analysis, bioavailability and metabolism, as well as a keynote on prevailing theories of aging.

Welcome

Mark Meskin, Ph.D., R.D., Program Chair Professor & Director Didactic Program in Dietetics Department of Human Nutrition and Food Science California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Pomona, California

Keynote Speaker: Prevailing theories of aging Paola Timiras, Ph.D. Professor Emerita of Cell & Developmental Biology Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA

Session I: Phytochemicals and age-related health concerns I Botanicals and inflammation Ilya Raskin, Ph.D. Professor Plant Science Cook College, Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ Lutein and ARMD Billy R. Hammond, Ph.D. Associate Professor Neuroscience and Behavior and Cognitive/Experimental Psychology Programs University of Georgia Athens, GA Phytochemicals and the aging brain Stephane Bastianetto, Ph.D. Researcher Centre de recherche de l’Hopital Douglas/Douglas Hospital Research Centre Montreal Quebec, Canada Session II : Phytochemicals and age-related health concerns II I Green tea: botanicals for skin care and wound healing Stephen Hsu, Ph.D. Associate Professor Oral Biology and Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Dentistry Medical College of Georgia Augusta, GA Pomegranate and cardiovascular health Michael Aviram, D.Sc. Professor Department of Biochemistry Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Bat-Galim, Haifa, Israel Proof of concept clinical evidence for a nutrigenomic botanical for inflammation associated with genetic overexpression of IL1 Keith Randolph, Ph.D. Senior Group Leader Nutrilite Health Institute Buena Park, CA Session III : Methods in phytochemical and nutrition research Bioavailability and metabolism of polyphenols Jeffrey B. Blumberg, Ph.D. Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy Senior Scientist and Director of Antioxidants Research Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging Tufts University Boston, MA Advances and challenges in polyphenolic analysis Alyson E Mitchell, Ph.D. Assistant Professor and Food Chemist Department of Food Science and Technology University of California Davis Davis, CA Proof of concept bioassay and clinical evidence for a botanical anti-allergy intervention Lisa Rozga Associate Group Leader Nutrilite Health Institute Buena Park, CA Personalized nutrition Marie Caudill, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Human Nutrition & Food Science College of Agriculture Cal Poly Pomona Pomona, CA