Preventive nutrition: a historical perspective, public health benefits, ethnic and socioeconomic
issues, nutrition in the age of polypharmacy, preventive nutrition throughout the life cycle;
• Cancer prevention: upper GIT cancer, prostate cancer, dietary supplements and cancer risks, soy and cancer prevention, micronutrients as intermediate biomarkers in chemotherapy;• Cardiovascular disease prevention: omega-3 fatty acids from fish and plants, cardiovascular effects of trans fatty acids, antioxidants and B-vitamins and atherosclerosis, Prevention and nutritional management - TLC dietary patterns, AHA dietary patterns
• DASH dietary patterns, weight reduction, increased dietary fiber, Omega-3 fatty acids, soy proteins, fruits and vegetables as antioxidant role, reduce dietary cholesterol;
• Diabetes and obesity: role of nutrition in pathophysiology, prevention and treatment, Adipokines, nutrition and obesity, obesity and insulin resistance in childhood and adolescence, obesity and chronic disease,
• meal replacement products and fat substitutes, prevention and treatment (dietary changes, calories restricted diet and other dietary regimens, exercise, behavioural modification); Growth,
• Immunity and Infection: Role of long chain fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids and autoimmune diseases; Prevention and treatment for hypertension: weight reduction, adaptation of DASH diet, nutrition education for behavioural modification; Bone density:
• Osteoarthritis
role of nutrition and dietary supplements, calcium requirement during treatment of osteoporosis, Prevention and treatment - adequate calcium intake, adequate vitamin D intake, avoidance of excess phosphorous, lifestyle dietary modifications, exercise;
• Role of dietary fiber in preventing diseases (colon cancer, diabetes, constipation, diverticular disease, obesity, cardiovascular diseases);
• Health claims for foods and dietary supplements; Micronutrient and immunity in older people.
