30 maja (wtorek) o godz. 10:00 w sali konferencyjnej Oddziału Nauk o Żywności IRZiBŻ PAN odbędzie się otwarte seminarium naukowe w ramach projektu WELCOME2. Gościem wydarzenia będzie Profesor Karl-Heinz Herzig, specjalista w zakresie gastroenterologii,  fizjologii oraz chorób wewnętrznych; wykładowca na Wydziale Lekarskim Uniwersytetu Oulu w Finlandii. 

Podczas seminarium w Instytucie wygłosi referat: Metabolic syndrome and Vitamin D – mechanisms, benefits and limitations.etabolic syndrome and Vitamin D – mechanisms, benefits and limitations.

Abstrakt wystąpienia:

The metabolic syndrome is defined by increased fasting plasma glucose, abdominal obesity, high triglyceride levels, reduced high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and high blood pressure. The incidence of the metabolic syndrome is increasing. Vitamin D is a steroid-structured hormone produced in the skin to UVB-radiation or obtained from certain food products. Besides its well know roles in calcium and phosphate homeostasis (e.g. Rickets disease) it has a variety of other metabolic effects e.g. on inflammation, hypertension. Decreased seasonal sun light, obesity, and old age are associated with decreased Vitamin D levels. Therefore, food products have been fortified with Vitamin D and additional supplementation recommended to aid in the prevention of certain diseases. In the lecture, mechanisms and effects of vitamin D supplementations will be highlighted and their limitations discussed.