Firmen kaufen sich in Universitäten ein. Ich finde das sehr bedenklich.
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Kellogg’s invests in K.U.Leuven cereal science and nutrition research
From: "K.U.Leuven Press Office" <pressoffice[julklapp]kuleuven.be>
Date: Mon, November 22, 2010
The new “W.K.Kellogg Chair in Cereal Science and Nutrition” at K.U.Leuven was
inaugurated in Leuven on 18 November 2010 by Professor Marc Waer, Rector of
K.U.Leuven and Ms. Margaret Bath, Vice-President for Research, Quality and
Technology of the Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, MI, USA.
The Chair’s objective is
to support education and research in the field of cereal science and nutrition.“This is the first time in its hundred-year history that Kellogg’s is financing
fundamental university research,” Margaret Bath says. “We chose K.U.Leuven because
it conducts the best research into cereals and fibres.”
Professors Jan Delcour and Kristin Verbeke have been appointed joint holders of the
Chair. Kellogg's has invested in the Chair for a period of five years. It is named
after William Keith Kellogg, one of the founders of the Kellogg’s Company, which has
an obvious interest in the health effects of cereals.
The research
Cereals contain starch, protein and dietary fibre. Both enzyme-resistant starch – a
non-digestible component of starch – and dietary fibre are beneficial to human
beings. Enzyme-resistant starch and dietary fibre can neither be digested nor
absorbed in the human small intestine, but are (partially) fermented by micro-
organisms in the large intestine. During this process, micro organisms produce
acetic acid, propanoic acid and butyric acid. The latter is especially important
because it provides energy to the cells of the intestinal lining and thus supports
the barrier function of these cells in protecting the body from the contents of the
intestines.
The aim of the Chair’s research is to examine the relationship between the
consumption of dietary fibre components or enzyme-resistant starch and the
production of acetic acid, propanoic acid and butyric acid by intestinal micro
organisms. This research will use wheat cultivated under 13C-atmosphere. After it is
harvested, the cereal will be divided into starch, protein and dietary fibre
components. Enzyme-resistant starch will then be prepared from the starch component.
The starch and dietary fibre components will be labelled with 13C, enabling links to
be made with the production of acetic acid, propanoic acid and butyric acid. This is
the first time such research will be conducted.
K.U.Leuven – Kellogg's
Kellogg's attaches great importance to the health effects of its products and
conducts intensive research into the relationship between nutrition and health. The
company is particularly interested in the research conducted by K.U.Leuven on
prebiotic dietary fibres extracted from wheat bran. Prebiotics are (carbohydrate)
components in food that are neither digested nor absorbed in the human small
intestine and which stimulate beneficial colon microbiota that combat less
beneficial micro organisms. One of their positive effects is the production of
short-chain fatty acids. Professor Jan Delcour has compiled a patent portfolio in
this field, together with Professors Paul Rutgeerts, Kristin Verbeke, Willem
Broekaert and Christophe Courtin, among others.
Contact:
- Professor Jan Delcour, Faculty of Bioengineering, tel. +32 16 32 15 81, e-mail:
Jan.Delcour[julklapp]biw.kuleuven.be
- Professor Kristin Verbeke, Faculty of Medicine, tel. +32 16 34 43 97, e-mail:
Kristin.Verbeke[julklapp]med.kuleuven.be
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Eines sollte man dabei besonders beachten: Die Wirkung INNERHALB der Universität, wie Studenten es
durch die Prägung durch ihre Umgebung als völlig normal hinnehmen, korrumpiert zu werden durch Firmen und deren Interessen.
Wieviele "Karrieren" der Korruption werden auf diese Weise (vielleicht auch hier?) vorbereitet?
