Solutions for the future of nutritional research

Every day, we choose the food we eat and influence our health, whether consciously or not. This link between diet and health is a core concern of nutritional scientists, who met in Bern from 7 to 12 September 2019 for the 16th annual conference of the NuGO nutrigenomics association. A satellite workshop brought together diet and nutrition experts to discuss the current challenges facing nutritional research in Switzerland. 250 nutrition specialists meet in Bern How can we benefit from advances in nutritional science to develop healthier diets' To answer this question, 250 researchers and experts from Switzerland and around the world gathered in Bern from 7 to 12 September 2019 for the 16th annual conference of the NuGO nutrigenomics association. This international network aims to promote nutritional research using modern analytical tools from the life sciences. The programme of the event co-organised by Agroscope and NuGO included, among others, lectures on the impact of climate change on nutrition and health, molecular methods for the assessment of dietary intake, and the personalised dietary management of overweight and obesity. "The idea of this conference was to build bridges between food science and nutritional research," explains Guy Vergères, Head of the Functional Nutritional Biology group at Agroscope and Chair of the Scientific Committee of NuGOweek 2019. Early career researchers, senior scientists and nutrition professionals exchanged knowledge and experience in relation to human food. Agroscope's position within NuGO was strengthened with the appointment of Guy Vergères as Chair. Challenges and solutions for nutritional research in Switzerland