2nd International Conference
SPORT NUTRITION: FROM LAB TO THE FIELD

Friday 16th November

13:30

Attendees Registration

14:00

Welcome and opening remarks session: Nutrition and health in athletes – Chairs: E. Volpi (USA); A. Paoli (ITA)

14:15

Protein for old athletes – L.Holm (DEN)

14:45

The role of meal timing in human healt – J.Betts (UK)

15:15

Cordyceps sinensis and cordycepin – S. Cazzavillan (ITA)

15:45

Weight management in athletes competing in weight class sports – I. Garthe (NOR)

16:15

Guided Poster Session and Coffee Break

17:15

Intense exercise and the heart: a valid tool to overall health? – L. Silvestrini (ITA)

17:45

Nutrition, blood flow and muscle protein synthesis – E. Volpi (USA)

18:15

ESNS Young Investigator Finalist Presentation and Award Ceremony

Friday 17th November

Session: protein, carbohydrates and sports
Chairs: N. Sponsiello (ITA), T. Raastad (NOR)

9:30

Intermittent fasting for strength and endurance athletes – A. Paoli (ITA)

10:00

Protein and muscle conditioning – L.Van Loon (NED)

10:30

Carbohydrates for football: from lab to the field – I.Rollo (UK)

11:00

Coffe Break

11:30

Omega 3 and inflammation in sport – E. Iorio (ITA)

12:30

Supplements use and health concerns in athletes – Y. Pitsiladis (UK)

Oral Presentation
Chairs: P. Pompei (ITA), A. Paoli (ITA)

13:30

Lunch break
Session: Supplements and Sport
Chairs: A. Paoli (ITA)

14:30

Different protein sources and muscle response to training – T. Raastad (NOR)

15:00

Beta-hydroxybutyrate: effects on athletic performance and beyond – B.Egan (IRL)

15:30

Nutritional intake in elite football player – C. Petri (ITA)

16:00

Sport Performance Comparision Between MCT1 Polymorphism/Lactate Levels and Personalized Nutritional Program in Elite Football Team – E.Capoluongo (ITA), M.Pirelli (ITA)

16:30

Q&A

17:00

CME Evalutation Test and Conference closing

CONFERENCE VENUE

NH Villa Carpegna Congress Center
Via Pio IV, 6 00165 Rome

Confirmed speakers

  • Antonio Paoli MD, ESNS President – Professor and Chair of Exercise and Sports Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova (ITA)
  • Elena Volpi MD, PhD, Professor and Director of Sealy Center on Aging, UTMB Galveston (USA)
  • Lars Holm Ph.D , Professor, School of Sport and Exercise and rehabilitation Science, University of Birmingham (UK)
  • Luc J.C Van Loon, PhD, Professor, Department of Human Biology & Movement Sciences School of Nutrition, Maastricht University (NED)
  • Trulls Raastad, PhD, ESNS Vice President, Professor, Department of Physical Performance, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences – Oslo (NOR)
  • Matteo Pincella, Expert Nutritionist at Juventus FC Torino (ITA) ESNS Founding Member
  • Yannis Pitziladis PhD, Professor of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Brighton (UK)
  • Dr. James A. Betts, Associate Professor in Nutrition & Metabolism Department for Health, University of Bath (UK)
  • Ina Garthe PhD, Head of Sports Nutrition The Norwegian Olympic Sports Centre, Oslo (NOR)
  • Ian Rollo PhD, Principal Scientist GSSI, Visiting Research Fellow, Loughborough University UK.
  • Cristian Petri, Expert Nutritionist at Fiorentina AC (ITA)

OVER 250 ATTENDEES

25 LECTURES

18 SUPPORTER COMPANIES

ESNYIA Winners List

Congratulation to the European Sport Nutrition Young Investigator Award Winners:

1st PLACE

Tatiana Moro, UTMB, Sealy Center on Aging- Dept. Nutrition and Metabolism, Galveston, Stati Uniti D’ America

“Dietary BCAA intake does not associate with blood BCAA concentration and insulin sensitivity in healthy older adults”

2nd PLACE

Davide De Angelis, Department of Patology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

“Nutritional assessment in endurance athletes and role played by antioxidants in the diet”

3rd PLACE

Alessandra Amato, Department of Psychological, Pedagogical and Educational Sciences, Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, University of Palermo, Italy

“Relationship between energy metabolism and bone metabolism: a pilot study on gymnast”.

Congress proceedings are available in the ESNS Database