Description

1. Describe the role of the gut microbiota in energy harvest and storage and its possible role in weight regulation
2. Explore the potential to manipulate the gut microbiota for therapeutic purposes in weight management
3. Discuss the role of the gut microbiota in mediating inflammation with relevance to inflammatory bowel disease
4. Provide evidence linking diet and the gut microbiota to colon cancer and demonstrate the influence of microbiotal metabolites in relation to colon cancer

Speaker(s):

• Gail Cresci, PhD, RD, LD, CNSC, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology; Director of Nutrition Research, Center for Human Nutrition, Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
• John DiBaise, MD, Gastroenterologist; Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ

Speaker(s):

• Vadivel Ganapathy, PhD
• Stephen J.D. O'Keefe, MD, MSc