Functional Foods for Chronic Diseases:

Obesity and Related Diseases 

October 16-18, 2008

Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Baton Rouge, USA  

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	Thursday, October 16, 2008
8:30 a.m.	Conference Registration
	Chairing: Fatemeh Malekian , PhD, Associate Professor, Food Science and Nutrition, Southern University, Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
9:30 a.m.	Welcome to Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Baton Rouge, LA   Dr. Leodrey Williams, Chancellor of SU Agricultural Research and Extension Center Dr. Kirkland Mellad, Vice Chancellor for Research, Agricultural Research and Extension Center Dr. Gina E. Eubanks, Vice Chancellor of Extension, SU Agricultural Research and Extension Center
10:00-10:30 a.m.	Introduction of Functional and Healthy Foods for Chronic Diseases Danik M. Martirosyan, PhD, Chairmen of Conference, Founder of Functional Foods Center at D&A Inc. Dallas, TX, USA
10:30-11:30 a.m.	Current Concepts in Obesity and their Relevance to Newer Approaches to its Management Undurti N Das, MD,  President of Biotech Company, UND Life Sciences, Shaker Heights, OH, USA
11:30-11:45 a.m.	REFRESHMENT
11:45 -12:45 p.m.	White Wine Mediated Amelioration of Myocardial Ischemic Reperfusion Injury: Does Colour Matter Samson Mathews Samuel (PhD),  Mahesh Thirunavukkarasu, and  Professor Nilanjana Maulik ( PhD),  University of Connecticut Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Molecular Cardiology and Angiogenesis Laboratory, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
12:45-1:15 p.m.	Summary of Baltics Pharma Market for Obesity Products. Alternative for Chemicals - Functional Food  Mykolas Aniunas,  Kaunas Medical University, Kaunas, Lithuania
1:15-2:15 p.m.	LUNCH
	Chairing: Jairam Vanamala, PhD, Assistent Professor, Bioactive Compounds for Health Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Colorado State Univerity, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
2:15-3:00 p.m.	Honey Versus Sucrose: The Impact on Weight Gain and Biochemical Measures After Short-Term and Long-term Feeding   Lynne Merran Chepulis, PhD, Honey Research Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, Waikato University, Hamilton, New Zealand
3:00-3:45 p.m.	Designing Functional Foods to Prevent Obesity in Children: The Role of Sensory Issues Shanon Trueman (Project Analyst), and Coreen Reed Agriculture and Food Science, Nerac, Inc. Tolland, Connecticut USA
3:45-4:30 p.m.	POSTERS PRESENTATION SESSION AND WORKSHOP
	Friday, October 17, 2008
	Chairing:   Undurti N Das, MD,  President of UND Life Sciences, Shaker Heights, OH, USA
9:30-10:15 a.m.	How to Make Money from Food Innovation   Charles J. Brez, Vice President of Nine Sigma, Inc. Cleveland, OH, USA
10:15-11:00 a.m.	Benefits of Amaranth Oil for Diabetic Patients with Obesity   Danik M. Martirosyan, PhD,  Founder of Functional Foods Center at D&A Inc., Dallas, USA., Vladimir Zoloedov, MD, Vice Chancellor for Research at Voronej State University, Lida Miroshnichenko, PhD, Voronej, Russia
11:00-11:15 a.m.	REFRESHMENT
11:15-12:15 p.m.	The Potentiel Use of an Extract of Irvingia Gabonensis in the Management of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome in Cameroon   Dr. Julius E Oben, Professor, Head of Laboratory of Nutrition and Nutritional Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaounde, Cameroon
12:00-1:00 p.m.	Potential Role of Borreria Hispida  in Ameliorating the Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Disease      Hannah R. Vasanthi, PhD, Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA,  Herbal and Indian Medicine Research Laboratory, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India.
1:00-2:00 p.m.	LUNCH
	Chairing: Charles J. Brez, Vice President of Nine Sigma, Inc. Cleveland, OH, USA
2:00-2:45 p.m.	Stabilized Rice Bran as a Functional Ingredient for Chronic Diseases  Fatemeh Malekian , PhD, Associate Professor, Food Science and Nutrition, Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
2:45-3:30 p.m.	The Effect of Crataegus Extract on Heart Mitochondrial Function.   Jurga Bernatoniene, PhD, Kaunas Medical University, Drug Technology and Social Pharmacy, Kaunas, Lithuania
3:30-4:30 p.m.	POSTERS PRESENTATION SESSION AND WORKSHOP
	Saturday, October 18, 2008
	Chairing: Mykolas Aniunas,  Kaunas Medical University, Kaunas, Lithuania
9:30-10:30 a.m.	Obesity-Enhanced Colon Cancer: Functional Food Compounds and their Mechanisms of Action Jairam Vanamala, PhD, Assistent Professor, Bioactive Compounds for Health Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Colorado State Univerity, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
10:30-11:30 a.m.	Broccoli Protects Heart through the Activation of Genes of Thioredoxin Superfamily   Subhendu Mukherjee, Hiranmoy Gangopadhyay and Dr. Dipak K. Das, Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
11:30-11:45 a.m.	REFRESHMENT
11:45-12:30 p.m.	The Pros and Cons of Pizza Consumption for Obesity. Danik Martirosyan, PhD, Owner of D&A Pizza and Founder of Functional Foods Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
12:30 p.m.	Cytokines and Factors Related with the Activity of Olive Oil Mixture and Obesity Vicente G. Villarrubia, MD, Epidemiology & Public Health, Director of R&D, BIOAVEDA, Jaén, Spain
1:00 p.m	CONFERENCE CLOSING   Dr. Danik M. Martirosyan - Chairmen of Conference, Functional Foods Center, Dallas, TX, USA