Lecture: “Does Diet Play a Role in Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases?” Thursdays at theUM

Thursday, February 15, 2018, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Montpellier School of Medicine – Anatomy Lecture Hall
Free admission

A lecture led by Dr. Claire Daien, a rheumatologist, and Dr. Ariane Sultan, an endocrinologist.
The development of inflammatory rheumatic diseases is attributed to a combination of genetic susceptibility and environmental factors. However, the exact causes of inflammatory rheumatic diseases have yet to be determined.
Numerous studies have demonstrated the importance of diet in human biological functions. The effect of diet on inflammatory rheumatic diseases is often discussed but remains highly controversial.
This public lecture will be hosted by:

• Claire Daien, Doctor of Medicine and Science, university hospital physician in rheumatology at the Montpellier University Hospital;
• Ariane Sultan, Doctor of Medicine and Science, hospital physician, and university professor of endocrinology, diabetes, and nutrition

It aims to:

• explain the mechanisms by which diet can modulate the immune system and, therefore, theoretically, inflammatory rheumatic diseases;
• to present the available data from human studies on the impact of diet on inflammatory rheumatic diseases.

It includes a discussion of the limitations of dietary studies and the dietary recommendations that can currently be given to patients with inflammatory rheumatism.

"UM Thursdays": A Unique Series of Lectures

The University of Montpellier, with its eight faculties, two schools, and six institutes, is home to a wealth of faculty members andProfessors in a wide variety of fields of study. The university sought to highlight these experts and make their work accessible to as many people as possible by offering a unique lecture series, with one event per month from October 2017 to May 2018.