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"The new research program further strengthens Nestle's commitment topromoting sporting integrity through nutrition," said Richard Laube, NestleNutrition CEO. "Since 2004, we have sponsored nutrition-focused internationalsymposia that address consumer needs, ranging from weight management, healthyrecovery, and now helping athletes optimize performance."
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At a special conference for the media, Nestle announced the key researchfindings from the 2008 International Nutrition Symposium and provided a forumfor discussion. Among the findings:
Werner Bauer, Chief Technology Officer, outlined Nestle's competitiveadvantages in food and nutrition sciences research and development, citing thewealth of consumer and safety research supporting billions of unique products.He also touted Nestle's goal of creating foods that better meet consumer needsfor nutrition, health and wellness such as by reducing trans fat content andadding whole grains.
Dr. Bruce German, a Professor at the Department of Food Sciences andTechnology at the University of California-Davis, and Senior ScientificAdvisor at Nestle explained the mission of the International NutritionSymposia and the challenge of bringing leading scientists together. "The ideaof having an annual scientific event was a bold one. Among the manyscientists, eight Nobel laureates have stood here. We want these scientiststo come into this room and then challenge them to think broadly on how theirscience can be translated into improvements in the human condition throughdiet."
Highlighting the media conference was a public debate between two eliteathletes. Gunn-Rita Dahle, eight-time world champion mountain biker, andFaris Al-Sultan, five-time Ironman winner and former Ironman world champion --together with Dr. Samantha Stear, Head of Nutrition at the English Instituteof Sport -- debated the proper use of nutrition during training, performanceand recovery.
"Nestle is playing its part, with top quality products, adding nutritionalintegrity to the health and well-being of young people," said David Hemery, aformer Olympic champion and founder of the 21st Legacy Project, in his keynotespeech. Hemery underlined the importance of athletes achieving eliteperformances through talent, hard work and determination as role models foryouth.
Separate Web casts of these different discussions can be watched onhttp://www.nestle.com.
About Nestle Nutrition
Through science-based nutrition products and services, Nestle Nutritionhelps enhance the quality of people's lives by supporting health and providingcare for consumers with special needs -- at every stage of life. NestleNutrition is a part of Nestle S.A. in Vevey, Switzerland -- the world'sleading nutrition, health and wellness company, with 2007 sales of $90billion.-- A good diet has a much greater potential than previously recognized to improve physical performance; -- Exercise/physical activity is highly beneficial to human health at all ages; inactivity is devastating to human health at all ages; -- Muscle development and degradation are active processes; muscle cell requires stimulation -- use it or lose it; -- Muscle metabolism is, in part, mediated by nuclear receptors -- Exercise turns the nuclear receptors on -- and drugs targeting these receptors mimic exercise in animal models -- Nutritional status and exercise are critical to build and retain bones through life -- Nutrition can enhance the benefits of exercise, but, its ability to prevent the damage of inactivity is limited.
SOURCE Nestle
