Agenda

18
Nov

Mind, Body, and Plate: The Science of Food and Well-Being

General public Seminar

The third FRIC Mini Symposium will explore the impact of food on both mental and physical health. The full program will be announced soon.
Save the date – 18 November – and join us for this event, which will conclude with an apéro.


When? 18.11.2025 13:30 - 17:00
Where? PER 10 Auditorium 0.013 (ground floor)
Chemin du Musée 9, 1700 Fribourg 
speaker 13h00-13h30 - Arrival of the participants and registration.

13h30-13h45 - Welcome word from the Food Research & Innovation Center.

13h45- 14h10 - MySpicyPregnancy : a pilot study on the use of spices and foods with hypoglycaemic effects in women with gestational diabetes - Sybille Schenk (dietician, service d’endocrinologie, diabétologie et métabolisme, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, CHUV).​

14h10 - 14h40 - Brain, food, and reward in the perinatal period - Amel Hamam-Mechkour & Mariana Trevino Montemayor (psychologists, Service d'endocrinologie, diabétologie et métabolisme, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, CHUV).​

14h40 - 15h10 - Coffee break.

15h10 - 15h35 - Disordered eating behaviors in adolescent athletes: the role of general and sport-related pressures on weight and appearance - Amandine Franzoni (Assistante-diplômée, Doctorante en Psychologie clinique de l’enfant et de l’adolescent, FAmily and DevelOpment research center (FADO), Institut de Psychologie – Université de Lausanne UNIL). ​

15h35 - 16h00 - Dr. Serge Rezzi, CEO Swiss Nutrition & Health foundation (SNHf) - Title of the presentation to be confirmed.

16h00 - 16h25 - Presentation to be confirmed.

16h25-16h30 - Closing remarks.

16h30 - 18h30 - Apero.
Contact Food Research & Innovation Center (FRIC)
Sebastien Luo
sebastien.luo@unifr.ch
Chemin du Musée 8
1700 Fribourg
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