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3rd International Conference in the Series
"Functional Foods: Prevention and Disease Treatment"
Functional Foods and Phytotherapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Diseases
October 14-15, 2006 - Dallas, Texas, USA
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Saturday, October 14:
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9:00-9:30 a.m.
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Conference Registration
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Chairing Undurti Das (MD)
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9:30a.m.
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WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION:
Dr. Danik M. Martirosyan – Chairmen of Conference, Academician of the International Academy of Scientific Discoveries and Inventions, Founder of Functional Foods Center at D&A Inc. (Dallas, TX, USA)
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9:45 a.m.
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Grapefruit and Carrot: Colon Cancer and Type II Diabetes Prevention
Dr. Jairam Vanamala (Research Scientist, Center for Obesity Research and Program Evaluation Associate Member, Intercollegiate Faculty of Nutrition, Department of Nutrition and Food Science) and Dr. Peter S. Murano, (Director of Obesity Center at A&M University) Center for Obesity Research and Program Evaluation, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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10:30 a.m.
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Antidiabetic Potential of Nepalese Herbal and Food Plants
Dr. Megh Bhandari (PhD), Hokkaido University (Sapporo, Japan)
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11:00 -11:15 a.m.
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REFRESHMENT
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11:15 a.m.
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Quality Control and Prediction of Nutritional and Pharmacological Value in Herbal Dietary Supplements
Moris L Silber, M.D., Ph.D Research Professor, Natural Resource Sciences, Washington State University (Pullman, Washington, USA)
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12:00-1:00 p.m.
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LUNCH
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Chairing Dr. Peter S. Murano (PhD)
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1:00 p.m.
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Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases by Nutritional Factors
Dr. Undurti Das, MD, President and CEO, UND Life Sciences, Editor-in-Chief Lipids in Health and Disease (Shaker Heights, OH, USA)
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1:30 p.m.
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A Dietary Supplement for the Prevention/Reduction of Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
Dennis R. Sparkman, PhD, President of Southwest Immunology, Inc.(Ennis, Texas, USA)
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2:00-2:15 p.m.
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REFRESHMENT
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2:15p.m.
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Diabetes and Non-enzymatic Glicosylation. Functional Food for Preventing of the Proteins Glycosylation
Boris Feldkoren (PhD), Functional Foods Center (Richardson, TX, USA)
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2:45 – 5:00p.m.
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POSTERS PRESENTATION SESSION AND WORKSHOP
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Sunday, October 15:
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9:00-9:30 a.m.
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Chairing Moris L Silber, (MD)
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9:30 a.m.
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Diet and Nutrition for the Prevention of Diabetes
Dr. Sharon Rabb Ph.D., ND, Naturopath and Clinical Nutritionist (Dallas, TX, USA)
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10:15 a.m.
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Nutrigenomics
Dr. Undurti Das, MD, President and CEO, UND Life Sciences, Editor-in-Chief Lipids in Health and Disease (Shaker heights, OH, USA)
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11:00-11:15 a.m.
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REFRESHMENT
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11:15 a.m.
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Amaranth Advance Nutrition in Africa
Dick Bugger (USA)
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11:30-12:30 p.m.
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LUNCH
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Chairing Dr.
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12:30
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The Discovery and Research of the Himalayan Goji Berry and it's Many Benefits
Dr. Earl Mindell, Director for the Corporate Board for the Illinois College of Physicians and Surgeons (USA)
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1:15 p.m.
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Dr. Richard Vega's independent study of Himalayan Goji Juice "Acid is for Batteries"
Presented by: Cheryl Church and Alice R. Comer (USA)
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1:30 p.m.
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Salba, Nature’s Most Powerful Whole Food Grain
Ellie Berglund, Core Naturals (Dallas, TX, USA)
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1:45 p.m.
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Nutrition and Cancer
Dr. Parviz Ghadirian (PhD), Director of the Epidemiology Research Unit, University of Montreal Health Center (Dr. Ghadirian has been a consultant for the World Health Organization of the United Nations since 1969), Montreal, Canada.
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2:30-2:45 p.m.
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REFRESHMENT
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2:45 p.m.
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Amaranth as a Good source of Functional Food Products
1Danik M. Martirosyan (PhD) and 2 Yuri A. Kulikov (PhD), 1Founder of Functional Foods Center at D&A Inc., Academician of the International Academy of Scientific Discoveries and Inventions, (Dallas, TX, USA), 2Kazan State University (Kazan, Russia)
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3:15
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Quality Evaluation of the Green Tea Extract and Investigation Antioxidant Activity
Arunas Savickas (PhD), Head of Drug Technology Department, Kaunas University of Medicine (Kaunas, Lithuania)
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3:30
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Intake of Functional Foods and Nutrients Among Urban as well as Rural Population Group in India.
Avula Laxmaiah, MBBS, MPH, DPH
Assistant Director, National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research (India), (Hyderabad, India)
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3:45 - 5 p.m.
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POSTERS PRESENTATION SESSION AND WORKSHOP
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5:00 p.m.
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CONFERENCE CLOSING
Dr. Danik M. Martirosyan – Chairmen of Conference, Functional Foods Center (Dallas, TX, USA)
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Agenda subject to change without notice.
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