Can Animal Nutrition Reveal the True Biofunctionality of Polyphenols for Human Health?

We are pleased to welcome Prof. Dr. Katrin Giller from the University of Hohenheim, Germany as a speaker at Polyphenols Applications 2026.

She will present: Specific Biofunctionality of Polyphenols: Insights from Ruminant and Human Nutrition

Polyphenols are increasingly recognized as modulators of nutrient utilization, metabolic efficiency, oxidative stress, and immune function. But are their effects universal, or highly species-specific?

Using tannins as model compounds, Prof. Giller will explore how polyphenols influence protein utilization, methane reduction, fatty acid transfer, and environmental sustainability in ruminants, while drawing important parallels with human nutrition and cardiometabolic health.

Her lecture will address a strategic question for the future of the field:

Which findings on polyphenols can truly be translated from animal models to human health and where should caution prevail?

This talk brings a valuable scientific and translational perspective to Polyphenols Applications 2026.

Join us in Málaga for Polyphenols Applications 2026, where science, nutrition, and innovation will meet to rethink the future of prevention.

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