On October 17th, 2009, The 11th Danone Nutrition Forum under the theme “Nutrition Guidance Required in a Clinical Setting” was held at Toshi Center Hotel Cosmos Hall.
The 7th Danone International Prize for Nutrition was awarded to Belgian research scientist Johan Auwerx from the Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne (Switzerland) for his discoveries concerning the mechanisms by which certain nutrients "communicate" with our cells in similar fashion to hormones by issuing them with orders, for example to shed fat from adipose tissue.