One of the purposes of the Nestle Nutrition Fund (NNF) is to foster scientific research on nutrition. With that in mind, the NNF has created the Nestle Nutrition Conference, which aims at stimulating the critic discussion of actual topics related with nutrition problems in Mexico.

The format of the conference comprises a foreign lecturer, followed by a local (national) commentator, and a general discussion. The expositions, comments, and discussions are published in the international magazine Nutrition Reviews.

The Conference takes place on a biannual basis, lasts two days, and is organized in coordination with the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubiran (Salvador Zubiran National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition)

Up to now, three Nestle Nutrition Conferences have been organized: the content of the first two has been published in Nutrition Reviews, and the third one is about to be published.

Third Nestle Conference: Nutrition and Brain Function from Infancy to Old Age.
Nutr Rev 2001; 59(8Pt2): s1-s101.

Content

	Foreword
	Contribution of Joaquín Cravioto to the Research on Malnutrition and Mental Development Mario Mandujano and Carmen Sánchez-Pérez
	Ontogeny of Brain and Cognition: Relevance to Nutrition Research Andre Roch Lecours, Mario Mandujano, and Gabriela Romero
	Discussion
	Invited Comment/Carmen Sánchez-Pérez
	The Role of Folate in the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: Human and Animal Studies Angeleen Fleming
	Discussion
	Invited Comment/Osvaldo M Mutchinick
	Nutrition and Mental Development Alan Lucas, Ruth Morley, and Elizabeth Jsaacs
	Discussion
	Lipids and Neurodevelopment Ricardo Uauy and Patricia Mena
	Discussion
	Invited Commen/lSoledad DeSantiago
	Macronutrients and Neurotransmitter Formation During Brain Developmen Jorge Hernández-Rodriguez and Gabriel Manjarrez-Gutiérrez
	Discussion
	Invited Comment/Alma Rosa del Ángel
	Monoamines and Protein Intake: Are Control Mechanisms Designed to Monitor a Tnreshold Intake or a Set Point? John D. Fernstrom and Madelyn H. Fernstrom
	Discussion
	Invited Comment/Bruno Estañol
	B Vitamins, Homocysteine, and Neurocognitive Function Irwin H. Rosenberg
	Discussion
	Antioxidants and Cognitive Function Mohsen Meydani
	Discussion
	Invited Comment/Luis Miguel Gutiérrez-Robledo
	Deficiency and Excess of Iron in Brain Function and Dysfimction Mousa B.H. Youdim
	Discussion
	Invited Comment/Magda Giordano and Camilo Rios
	Successfúl Aging and Nutrition Anne-Sophie Nicolas, Sandrine Andrieu, Fati Nourhashémi, Yves Rolland, and Bruno Vellas
	Invited Comment/Consuelo Velázquez Alva
	Aging Successfully: A Oenetic Perspective Philip J. Garry
	Discussion