31^st European Nutrition and Dietetics Conference

Maha M Saber is currently the Head of Complementary Medicine Department in the National Research Centre, Egypt. She is also the Professor of child health, Consultant of Clinical nutrition consultant of Pediatrics and. She received her MB Bch degree in 1985 from the Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University and her Master’s degree in Pediatrics in 1990. She received her PhD in Child health in 1995. Her research work has been focused lately on therapeutic nutrition, complementary medicine. She organized and contributed to national and international research projects since 1998 and up till now; she has been the Principal Investigator and Member of multiple research projects within the National Research Center. She has published many scientific papers and articles in national and international journals. She is also the Head of the field of complementary medicine, Head of the field of management of regional obesity at the Center of Excellence, National Research Center, and the President of the Arabic Society of Therapeutic Nutrition and Complementary Medicine

Nutrition in Athletes

Giorgio Galanti is a Full Professor of Medicine since 2002 at University of Florence. He is the director of Departement of Sports Medicine at University of Florence. He has published more than 150 papers in MEDLINE and now is a also director of International School of Sports Medicine and Sports Science. (I.S.S.M.&S.)

Sports Medicine and Sports Science

Eitedal M. Daoud is currently a Professor of Child-Health at National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt. Prof. Eitedal received her master’s degree in pediatrics1989 Cairo University, and her PhD of child-health in 1996 Ain Shams University and Diploma in clinical nutrition form National Institute of Nutrition in 2014. Eitedal organized and contributed to national research projects since 1997 and up till now; she has been the principal or Co –PI or member investigator on research projects within the National Research Centre. She has published many scientific papers and articles in national and international journals. She is interested in clinical nutrition and neonatology.

clinical nutrition and neonatology

Jan Jeszka has completed his PhD and habilitation from Poznan University of Life Sciences, in the field of human nutrition. At present he has the position of full professor of nutrition, head of Department of Hygiene and Human Nutrition, head of Division of Dietetics at the Poznan University of Life Sciences. Author and co-Author of over than 100 paper publish of polish and international scientific journals. The supervisor of over 150 M.Sc students and 10 PhD students. Member of the The Polish Society of Nutritional Sciences and the committee of Human Nutrition in Polish Academy of Sciences.

Human Nutrition

Krzysztof Durkalec-Michalski has completed his PhD from Poznan University of Medical Sciences. Actually he is a Assistant Professor in the Department of Hygiene and Human Nutrition at the Poznan University of Life Sciences, as well as a dietician at the Polish Wrestling Federation. He is working also with the elite athletes in many sports disciplines. Member of the The Polish Council for Supplements and Nutritional Foods (KRSiO), Polish Society of Nutritional Sciences and the Polish Association of Food Technologists. Author of numerous national and international conference presentations concerning, nutrition and supplementation and their relationship to nutritional status and health as well as physical capacity in sport. He has published more than 25 papers in scientific journals.

Human Nutrition

Dr. Leonard 'Lenny' Lomax is the Founder & CEO of Ultimaxx Health (www.ultimaxxhealth.org), an early stage “Natural” pharmaceutical company founded in 2009, that develops innovative solutions for pressing public health problems and consumer healthcare products that will help improve their general health and well-being. Dr. Lomax is a licensed Physician & Orthopaedic Surgeon. As a physician, he became tired of watching patients suffer as a result of the adverse side effects of many pharmaceutical products; side effects often so severe in some cases they not only led to addiction but in many, death. This didn't settle well with his core beliefs. His passion for solving this problem, specifically prescription “painkiller” addiction, prompted him to develop his first safe and effective, “natural”, non-narcotic OTC pain remedy, LEVARE® (pronounced: la-var-ay), for which he received a prestigious patent in 2012. Patients and consumers can now have a much-needed alternative to prescription narcotics; one that is non-habit forming, versus those comprised of synthetic compounds that may cause addiction and other harmful adverse side effects. Dr. Lomax defines his role as a physician as being someone trusted by patients and their families. ‘Doctors are expected to heal, not cause more pain and suffering’. Dr. Lomax acknowledges that natural medications have the potential to greatly improve the public's general health and well-being, as our country has become a nation addicted to pills, which is destroying our communities. As the CEO of Ultimaxx Health, his mission is to find a resolution to this pervasive problem by offering effective natural solutions to remedy this global problem. As he often states "I know GOD made me for this purpose. It makes my spirit full and motivates me! I am so encouraged that I have been blessed with this mission. I became a Doctor to help people and that's exactly what I plan to do." Dr. Lomax obtained his Bachelors of Science degree from Temple University, received his Medical Doctorate from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and completed his Orthopaedic Surgery residency training at the top-ranked Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. Ultimaxx Health is currently focused on developing patented, clinically tested, “natural” non-narcotic OTC pain relief alternatives, metabolic mood enhancement supplements like “Advyndra™”, and human performance optimization products. Through Ultimaxx Health and with products like LEVARE, Dr.Lomax and his team will continue to focus on positively impacting the lives of many and on “Changing The World Naturally™”.

Developing safe and effective natural, non-narcotic, non-habit forming OTC pain relief formulations as alternatives to prescription narcotic and typical otc pain relievers, Integrative approaches that incorporate proper nutrition and supplementation in order to optimize human performance.

Kazim Sahin, nutritionist, graduated from School of Veterinary Medicine, Ankara University in 1990. He is working for Firat University. His research focuses mainly on vitamin and mineral metabolism, cancer prevention, stress and obesity. He has been very active internationally with collaborative research projects and international conferences conducted with scientists in USA, Germany, Austria, Belgium and Poland. He organized the First International Congress on Nutrition and Cancer in Antalya, Turkey in May 2008. He was also the first to report that dietary lycopene intake prevents leiomyoma and renal cancer in the Eker rats and Japanese quail in collaboration with medical researchers at Emory University, Atlanta and Wayne State University, Detroit, USA. He has approximately 120 original papers in peer-reviewed international journals (Web of Science) and review articles.

cancer prevention, stress, animal welfare, stressed animal fed particularly antioxidant vitamins and minerals and improving food quality

Eileen Kennedy is the Dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and was the first Director of USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion. Kennedy holds an undergraduate degree from Hunter College, two master's degrees from Pennsylvania State University, and a Doctor of Science in Nutrition from Harvard's School of Public Health. Kennedy has long been involved in the academic arena of nutrition conducting research and teaching at Tufts, Columbia University, Cornell University and Johns Hopkins University. In 2008, Dr. Kennedy was named president of the "Smart Choices" board. “Smart Choices” is a front of label nutrition benchmarking system, a program whose criteria are based on government dietary guidelines and widely accepted nutritional standards.

Assessing the health and nutrition impacts of policies and programs; nutrient density and diet diversity; interventions for obesity prevention.

After completing studies at the renowned School for Complementary and Natural Medicine, Southern Cross University, Australia, Keonie Moore has become a highly sought-after presenter for her experience in scientific implementation. As the director of ReMed Natural Medicine Clinic, a multi-modality clinic that exemplifies scientific implementation in the Australian Health sector, Keonie is involved in clinical mentoring to enhance additional integrative clinics and practitioners in the assimilation of research findings and evidence into clinical practice.

Keonie Moore is involved in clinical mentoring to enhance additional integrative clinics and practitioners in the assimilation of research findings and evidence into clinical practice.

Dr. Wilna Oldewage-Theron is a Professor of Nutrition in the College of Human Sciences at TTU where she teaches graduate classes on Issues in Nutrition: Food Security among others. Dr. Oldewage-Theron has fifteen years Community Nutrition research experience in Africa and her research interests include the factors contributing to household food insecurity and malnutrition, specifically micronutrient deficiencies, in resource-poor communities focusing on women, children and the elderly. Her community research and development program at present is mainly focused on soy applications and the nutritional benefits of soy for human health in South Africa.

Her research interests include the factors contributing to household food insecurity and malnutrition, specifically micro nutrient deficiencies, in resource-poor communities focusing on women, children and the elderly.

Theresa Loomis received her B.S from the University of Rhode Island and her M.S. and Doctorate of Clinical Nutrition from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. She is a Registered Dietitian (RD) with 11 years of experience in neonatal and pediatric nutrition. Theresa has conducted research in a number of areas related to the nutrition care of the high-risk infant, including the impact of a Registered Dietitian in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) setting on the adequacy of parenteral nutrition administration and the timeliness of the initiation of enteral nutrition, the use of post-discharge formulas in low birth weight (LBW) infants after discharge from the NICU, and the adequacy of vitamin D intake in LBW infants. Her doctoral work looked at the impact of standardized feeding guidelines for low birth weight infants on enteral nutrition administration, growth, and bone and liver health and was recently published in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. She has publications on the use of probiotics for infants and on nutrition after NICU discharge. Currently Theresa is an Assistant Professor at SUNY Oneonta and is the Director of the Masters Program and Dietetics Internship.

Use of and Benefits of Conducting Nutrition Focused Physical Exam by RD's in the clinical setting, Prevalence and Barriers to RD's practicing in the NICU, Vitamin D administration in Children with Obesity, The impact of Role Modelling on Weight Loss in children with Obesity.

Özlem Tokuşoğlu (Associate Professor Dr.) was born in Izmir, Turkey, completed her bachelor’s (1992) and master’s (1996) at Ege University in the Department of Chemistry and also completed her PhD from Ege University in the Department of Food Engineering (2001), Izmir, Turkey. She worked as a researcher at Ege University from 1993 to 2001. She professionally officiated at the Food Science and Nutrition Department at the University of Florida-Gainesville, Florida, USA as a research associate during 1999–2000. Dr.Tokuşoğlu has worked on the faculty staff as an assistant professor at Celal Bayar University, Manisa during 2002–2007, Turkey. Tokuşoğlu, is currently also working as associate professor, faculty member in the Department of Food Engineering of Celal Bayar University from 2007 to now. She’ll be full professor at December Tokuşoğlu was a visiting professor at the Food Science and Nutrition Department at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA during 1999–2000 and at the School of Food Science, Washington State University, Pullman, in the State of Washington, USA during April–May 2010. Her study focusses on food quality control, food chemistry, food safety and toxicology, shelf-life of foods and innovative food processing technologies on foods, beverages, and functional products. Her specific study areas are phenolics, phytochemicals, bioactive antioxidative components, food additives, bioactive lipids, their determinations by instrumental techniques, their effects on quality of food and beverages, oil-fats and functional food technologies and the novel food processing effects on food bioactives, food toxicants, and shelf-life of foods and beverages. Tokuşoğlu has conducted academic research studies, keynote addresses, and academic presentations at Geneva, Switzerland in 1997; Gainesville, Florida, USA in1999; Anaheim–Los Angeles, California, USA in 2002; Sarawak, Malaysia in 2002; Chicago, Illinois, USA in 2003; Szczyrk, Katowice, Poland in 2005; Ghent, Belgium in 2005; Madrid, Spain in 2006; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA in 2008; Athens, Greece in 2008; Anaheim–Los Angeles, California, USA in 2009; Skopje/Üsküp, The Republic of Macedonia in 2009, Chicago, Illinois, USA in 2010; Munich, Germany in 2010; Jamshoro, Sindh-Hyderabad, Pakistan in 2011; New Orleans, Louisana, USA in 2011; Boston, Massachusetts, USA in 2011; Natick, Massachusetts, USA in 2011; Damghan, Tehran, Iran in 2011; Osnabrück, Germany in 2011, Otsu, Kyoto, Japan in 2012; Chicago, Illinois, USA in 2013, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,USA in 2013, Las Vegas,Nevada,USA in 2014, SanFrancisco-Albany,California, USA in 2014. She has professional affiliations at Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) in USA and has a professional responsibility with Turkey National Olive and Olive Oil Council (UZZK) as research & consultative board member. As conference chair, she organized and directed the International Congress titled ANPFT2012 (Advanced Nonthermal Processing in Food Technology: Effects on Quality and Shelf-Life of Food and Beverages in 07–10 May 2012 at Kusadasi-Aegean, Turkey (www.anpft2012.org). She served as Organizing Committee Member at 2nd International Conference and Exhibition on Nutritional Science & Therapy Conference in July 2013 at Philedelphia-USA and Co-Chair at Food Technology 2014 Conference (3rd International Conference and Exhibition on Food Processing and Technology) in July 2014 at Las Vegas-USA. She is currently Chair at Food Technology 2015 Conference in August 10-12 at London-UK. Professor Tokuşoğlu is the editorial board member of the International Journal of Food Science and Technology (IJFST) by Wiley Publisher,USA and Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences (PJFNS) in Thomson Reuters. Tokuşoğlu has several editorial and reviewer assignments in Science Citation Index (SCI) and international index covered journals. Tokuşoğlu has published a scientific edited book titled Fruit and Cereal Bioactives: Chemistry, Sources and Applications by CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, USA and the book titled Food By-Product Based Functional Food Powders by CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, USA is also in progress. She has many research papers published in peer-reviewed international journals covered by the SCI and by the international index covered journals, international book chapters, international presentations (as oral and posters) presented at international congresses and other organizations. She was the principal administrator and advisor for the theses of four masters’ students; also one doctorate student and one masters’ students are in progress from 2014.

Food Chemistry, Quality Control, Novel Processing & Nutrition

Kazutaka Yamamoto got his Ph.D in Agricultural Chemistry and Food Engineering 1991. His dissertation on Inhibitors against insolubilization of calcium phosphate. Oligo-L-glutamic acids of various degree of polymerization (DP) were synthesized and their inhibitory activity was measured. A DP of 20 was essential to have the same activity as poly-L-glutamic acid. This study shows a marginal number between an oligomer and a polymer.

Research on high pressure food processing from the viewpoints of food safety, food functionality, and physical modification of food components such as starch.

Charles Brennan is a Professor of Food Science at Lincoln University, New Zealand where he is a member of the Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Brennan’s research interests lie in the interface between food science and human nutrition with particular interest in how bio-active ingredients and processing manipulate the nutritional quality of foods in particular the role of plant dietary fibre in manipulating the glycaemic response. Brennan is a graduate of London University, Wye College (BSc in Applied Plant Science) and King's College London (PhD in Food Science and Nutrition). During his career he has also worked at Durham University (UK), Plymouth University (UK) and Massey University (NZ). He currently serves as Editor in chief for the journal International Journal of Molecular Sciences,[2] and International Journal of Food Science & Technology[3] and in the Editorial Board of the Journal of Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre

Food and Nutrition, Food Quality and Consumer Acceptance, Food Biochemistry

Gary Stoner is Professor of Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Division of Hematology and Oncology, specializing in the fields of chemical carcinogenesis and cancer chemoprevention. He serves as Director of the Molecular Carcinogenesis and Chemoprevention Program in the newly developing Cancer Center. Dr. Stoner received his PhD in microbiology from the University of Michigan in 1970 and became involved in cancer research as a post-doctoral fellow and research scientist at the University of California-San Diego (UCSD). While at UCSD, his research was focused on the development of a mouse model of lung cancer for the identification of environmental carcinogens and for mechanistic studies of lung carcinogenesis. He then joined the Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis at the National Cancer Institute where he conducted research on the metabolism of tobacco carcinogens in human lung tissues and developed human lung cell culture systems for investigations of carcinogen/oncogene-induced cell transformation. He became involved in chemoprevention research in the early 1980’s while at the Medical College of Ohio, initially investigating the chemopreventive potential of naturally-occurring ellagitannins and isothiocyanates in the rodent lung and esophagus. As an extension of research with ellagic acid, Dr. Stoner’s laboratory developed a “food-based” approach to the prevention of esophagus and colon cancers in rodents and in humans using freeze-dried black raspberries. His research is documented in more than 350 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters, and he has edited several books. Dr. Stoner joined MCW after nearly 20 years at the Ohio State University College of Medicine where he held the positions of Lucius Wing Endowed Chair in Cancer Research and Therapy, Associate Director for Basic Research and Director of the Chemoprevention Program in the Cancer Center, and Chair of the Division of Environmental Health Sciences and Associate Dean for Research in the College of Public Health. In addition, he served as Director of the Laboratory of Cancer Etiology and Chemoprevention in the Arthur James Cancer Hospital and Richard Solove Research Institute. Dr. Stoner has served on several grant and contract review committees including the NIH Chemical Pathology Study Section, the NCI Cancer Biology and Immunology Contract Review Committee, and as Chair of the NIH Chemo/Dietary Prevention Study Section and the American Cancer Society Advisory Committee on Carcinogenesis, Environment and Nutrition. He has also served as President of the Carcinogenesis and Molecular Biology Specialty Sections of the American Society of Toxicology and of the Ohio Valley Society of Toxicology. He has received numerous awards including the NIH MERIT award, and the Distinguished Alumni Award and Honorary Doctorate from Montana State University. He is also a Fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Chemoprevention of aerodigestive tract cancers with naturally occurring compounds and with berries.

Osama Ibrahim is a highly-experienced Principal Research Scientist with particular expertise in the field of microbiology, molecular biology, food safety, and bioprocessing for both pharmaceutical and food ingredients. He is knowledgeable in microbial screening /culture improvement; molecular biology and fermentation research for antibiotics, enzymes, therapeutic proteins, organic acids and food flavors; Biochemistry for metabolic pathways and enzymes kinetics, enzymes immobilization, bioconversion, and Analytical Biochemistry. Dr. Ibrahim was external research liaison for Kraft Foods with Universities for research projects related to molecular biology and microbial screening and holds three bioprocessing patents. In January 2005, he accepted an early retirement offer from Kraft Foods and in the same year he formed his own biotechnology company providing technical and marketing consultation for new startup biotechnology and food companies.

Principal Research Scientist with particular expertise in the field of microbiology, molecular biology, food safety, and bioprocessing for both pharmaceutical and food ingredients.

Nutrition, Diet, Fitness, Food Science

Lara Hanna Wakim is the Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Lebanon. She is the Vice-President of the Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for Agricultural and Life Sciences-2015 and Member of its Steering Committee. She served as Head of Food Science Department at USEK and as Responsible of the International Relations. She has an extensive experience as Food Safety consultant. She is Member of the National Committee of Agri-Food Industries at the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture, an Active Member at the Lebanese Standards Institution at the Lebanese Ministry of Industry, Member of the Lebanese Association of Food Scientists and Technologists and also Member of the Governing Council of the International Union of Food Science and Technology Her research interests are primarily focused on consumer perceptions and attitude toward food safety in Lebanon. She holds an Agricultural Engineering Diploma from USEK (Lebanon), an MS in Food Science from the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF)/INAP-G (France) and a PhD in Food Process Engineering from AgroParis Tech (France). She holds as well an MA/PG Diploma in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education from University of Chester (UK)

Food, Nutrition and Health

carotenoids and other phytochemicals, functional foods, LCMSMS analytical measurements, cancer prevention, food processing.

Multidisciplinary areas of dermatopharmacology, dermatotoxicology, skin carcinogenesis, chemical carcinogenesis,Photocarcinogenesis, prostate cancer, drugmetabolism, toxicology, cancer chemoprevention, diet nutrition andcancer, oncogenes and cancer, photobiology, photodynamic therapy, environmental health, occupational health, riskassessment, inflammatory responses and clinical research.

Graham is a Professor of Applied Biology in the Department of Biological Sciences. In addition to teaching in the Departments of Biological and Clinical Sciences, he is involved in research and knowledge transfer in the food chain sciences, as well as the development of industry responsive blended learning programmes for workforce up-skilling. He is a Project Director for the ERDF NowFood Project which is creating a centre of excellence (North West Food Research Development Centre) and lead the Food Growth Team in the Faculty of Life Sciences. Graham is also actively involved in science communication activities for schools, colleges and the wider community to promote public awareness and engagement with science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Food, Nutrients, Biomedical Toxicology.

Alison Burton Shepherd is a Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing at De Montfort University, UK. In 2010, she became a Queens Nurse, which is an Award given for excellence in Nursing Care within the community setting. She works as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner and she is an Independent Nurse Prescriber. She is also an Inspector for the Care Quality Commission.

Nutrition, Food Science, Malnutrition

Graduated in Medicine (UAM, 1981) and MIR specialist in Endocrinology and Nutrition (1985). PhD in Medicine from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (1991) Head of Section of the Clinical and Dietetic Nutrition Unit of La Paz University Hospital since 1993

Diabetology, Nutritional Biochemistry, Nutrition and Dietetics

Iris Shai is a professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology at BGU and a visiting Scientist at Harvard School of Public Health in the field of nutrition and chronic diseases. Her focuses are long-term, compressive dietary randomized controlled trials (RCTs), performed in standards of drugs trials, and long-term cohorts. Following her fellowship in Harvard School of Public Health, she performed the 2-year Dietary Intervention Randomized Controlled Trial (DIRECT) and 4-year follow-up, comparing the effects of low-fat, Mediterranean and low-carb diets on cardiometabolic risk and plaque regression. In her next RCT she addressed the 2-year effect of moderate alcohol in type 2 diabetes and her current whole-body MRI RCT focus on dynamic of human specific fat depots and fuel metabolism across dietary strategies

Nutrition, Adipose Tissue, Diet, Healthy lifestyle

Mirjana Menkovska is full Professor at the Department of Food Technology and Biotechnology at the Institute of Animal Science, Sts.Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Macedonia. Her background is Food Technology. She graduated at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy in Skopje in 1976, took M.S. Degree in Instrumental Analysis at the same University in 1982, and Ph.D. degree in Food Technology at the University of Belgrade, Serbia. She was research visiting scientist at GMRC in Manhattan, Kansas, USA, during the academic 1985/86, at Cereal Research Institute in Detmold, Germany in 1997, and at many other known research centers in Europe. She published more than hundred thirty papers in domestic and foreign scientific journals; and participated at more than sixty scientific meetings in the country and abroad. She was for a long time member of AACC, RACI and ICC National Delegate, and member of many Scientific Committees at International and Domestic scientific conferences.

Food processing and technology, Product development,

Nurdan is a Professor in the Department of Pediatric Oncology at Ankara University School of Medicine in turkey

Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology

Gary Stoner has expertise in the fields of chemical carcinogenesis and cancer chemoprevention. Early studies in his career were focused on lung cancer and tobacco carcinogenesis. Later, his laboratory conducted research on the identification of naturally-occurring compounds to prevent cancer including ellagic acid and a series of isothiocyanate compounds that were exquisite inhibitors of lung and esophageal cancer induced by N-nitrosamine carcinogens. More recently, his laboratory pioneered a “food-based” approach to cancer prevention using freeze-dried black raspberries. Initially, the berries were found to inhibit chemically-induced cancer in the rodent oral cavity, esophagus, colon and skin through reducing cell proliferation, inflammation, angiogenesis and stimulating apoptosis. In humans, the berries were found to cause partial to total regression of premalignant lesions in the oral cavity, esophagus and colon. He will discuss the results of his studies in his presentation.

chemical carcinogenesis and cancer chemoprevention

Sima Hamadeh is an Assistant Professor and program Coordinator of Nutrition & Dietetics Sciences at Haigazian University-Lebanon. Her interests lie in such areas as the dietary motivations and behaviors in communities; the evolution of nutrition; the epidemiology of obesity especially among youth; the health promotion and communication; and the nutrition policies. Her Master and Doctoral studies were awarded respectively, the “Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2009” - as Highly Commended Award Winner and the “Prix d’Excellence Scientifique Franco-Libanais 2015” for the outstanding research project. She has several publications in scientific refereed journals and book. She has also many oral communications on public health nutrition in international and national congresses. She works closely with different national ministries and organizations, and international institutions in projects, seminars, researches and community programs. Dr. Hamadeh is also former member of several executive international Scientific Committees and Associations.

Her interests lie in such areas as the dietary motivations and behaviors in communities; the evolution of nutrition; the epidemiology of obesity especially among youth; the health promotion and communication; and the nutrition policies.

Sima Hamadeh is an Assistant Professor and program Coordinator of Nutrition & Dietetics Sciences at Haigazian University-Lebanon. Her interests lie in such areas as the dietary motivations and behaviors in communities; the evolution of nutrition; the epidemiology of obesity especially among youth; the health promotion and communication; and the nutrition policies. Her Master and Doctoral studies were awarded respectively, the “Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2009” - as Highly Commended Award Winner and the “Prix d’Excellence Scientifique Franco-Libanais 2015” for the outstanding research project. She has several publications in scientific refereed journals and book. She has also many oral communications on public health nutrition in international and national congresses. She works closely with different national ministries and organizations, and international institutions in projects, seminars, researches and community programs. Dr. Hamadeh is also former member of several executive international Scientific Committees and Associations.

Her interests lie in such areas as the dietary motivations and behaviors in communities; the evolution of nutrition; the epidemiology of obesity especially among youth; the health promotion and communication; and the nutrition policies.

Debi Foli attained her Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Health/Business after attending Charter Oak State College, Arizona State University, California State University at San Marcos and others. Debi Foli is a Certified Nutritional Consultant (CNC), a diplomat member in good standing of the American Association of Nutritional Consultants. Debi is a Registered Naturopathic Diplomat (RND) and Traditional Naturopath (NP). She is a professional member in good standing of the National Association of Nutritional Professionals (NANP). In her training she studied anatomy, physiology, chemistry, biology, nutrition and disease, naturopathic toxicology, blood chemistry, saliva testing, herbology, homeopathy, tissue and cellular detoxification, biology of cancer, endocrinology, contemporary ethics in health care, regulatory and accrediting agencies in health care, and medical terminology. Board Certifications: American Association of Drugless Practitioners (AADP) and American Alternative Medical Association (AAMA). Former Retail Buyer and Retail Marketing Manager for Y-95 FM in San Diego, CA, Debi Foli has worked in the natural health field since 1991 and is a home-birthing mother of three. Debi has been involved in the drugless, natural health and whole food industry since 1991 and created her practice, Straight Nutrition, in 2002.

Nutrition,Naturopath

He is the Founder, Director Gastrolab & NuHance Nutraceuticals LLP in India's first Digestive Diseases Screening and diagnostic focussed company utilising advances in research and technology, its mission is Innovating in Gut health and is committed to bringing advanced gut diagnostic tests to India. they provide innovative products and services to promote research and early diagnosis. As an Owner, Designated Partner, he involved in research, designing and manufacturing Dietary Health Supplement which uses principles of Ayurveda, Nutritional science and Modern medical/health sciences to innovate products related to preventive cardiology, preventive neurology, Auto immune diseases, Metabolic disorders,Woman health, Oncology and Sports nutrition. He is also the Co-Founder of Atmajyoti Ayurveda Health and Wellness Clinics, works at Ayurveda Consultant in Dr. Kolatkar's Clinic and Program Coordinator/Research Officer at Shushrut medical Care and Research Society's Hardikar Hospital

Nutrition

She is the Co-Founder of Appetite for Health Consulting is a nutrition communications firm that provides strategy and planning, content development for high-impact marketing communications. Appetite for Health dieticians are authors and journalists who contribute to national media outlets including the Yahoo.com, MSN.com, Health.com, HuffPost, WebMD.com, USNews.com, Prevention, PopSugar.com, Livestrong.com, Refinery29 and EliteDaily.com. She works at Co-Owner of AFH Consulting Provides food and beverage nutrition communications consulting for start-ups to multinational corporations seeking to leverage nutrition with consumers and/or influencers. She is Nationally-recognized journalist, author and media spokesperson for print, online and broadcast media.

Nutrition

She is the Program Coordinator at WIC and Health Insurance Access Programs, Responsible for planning, coordinating, implementing and evaluating the Health Insurance Access Program and oversees a staff that includes county employees and subcontractors. And Vice Chair, Board Of Directors Of WIC Association of New York State and WIC Coordinator for Westchester County Department of Health. She is Clinical Dietitian, Pediatrics at Sodexo Dates EmployedJun 2012 – Sep 2015

Nutrition

Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria, currently working as Postdoctoral Fellow in Kansas State of University, He had worked as RHD Fellow in School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Australia funded by Australian Government. He worked as Postgraduate Research Fellow with Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO, Australia). In May 28th 2014, he has been awarded the Early Career Research Award, 2014 (CSIRO, University of Adelaide, Australia) on cutting edge Science Symposium funded by Australian Government. He has been working as Lecturer in Department of Food Science, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan. Recently, he has been awarded IUTOX Junior Fellowship for Young Scientist (International Union of Toxicology) for the XIII International Congress of Toxicology, June 30-July 4, 2013 in Seoul, South Korea. He has also been awarded International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) and Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) funded by Australian Government for his PhD studies in University of Queensland Australia. He has visited in different International Universities during Student Exchange Program funded by Higher Education Commission (HEC) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Mr. Suleria has been working as Research Associate in PAK-US Joint Project funded by HEC and Department of State, USA with collaboration of University of Massachusetts, USA and National Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. His research expertise is on Natural product phytochemistry, Functional & Nutraceutical foods, Food Nutrition & Metabolic Syndromes. He has got various trainings on advance analytical techniques. He has awarded various International Travel Grant Awards to attend International Conferences, Seminars and Workshops as Speaker, Co-Chair, and Mediator. He is member of various National and International Organizations like IFT, European Federation of Food Science and Technology, International Society of Food and Hygiene and PSFST, IUTOX and SOT. Mr. Suleria has published more than 20 International Research and Review Articles in various high reputed/impacted journals. He is also a potent reviewer of International Journals like International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition, Critical Reviews of Food Science and Nutrition and International Journal of Food Science & Technology.

Food and Nutrition, Food Science & Technology, Functional Foods, Bioactive compounds, Marine Bioactives, Food and Medicine