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Sunday 29 June 2008

 



14.30        Opening of the registration desk and attendee accreditation

18.15        Introduction

.................Antonio Caretto

18.30        The Role of the Scientific Journal

                 “Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism”

                 Samir Giuseppe Sukkar

19.30         Welcome Cocktail

 



Monday 30 June 2008

 



                  .SESSION 1

                 ..Moderators: Eugenio Del Toma, Riccardo Giorgino

 

9.00         ...Mediterranean diet, olive oil and longevity

                  .Antonia Trichopoulou

9.30         ...Interaction between genes and lifestyle factors on obesity

                  .Alfredo J. Martinez

10.00         .The nutritional aspects of hypertension

                  .Rekia Belahsen

10.30         .Coffee Break

11.00    ..... .Pharmacotherapyfor obesity: clinical and research innovations

                  ..Fabrizio Muratori

11.30         ..Incretins and body weight: new pharmacological perspectives in

                  ..diabetes mellitus

                  ..Francesco Giorgino

12.00         ..Post-prandial hyperglicemia, inflammation and cardiovascular disease

                  ..Domenico Cucinotta

12.30         ..INTERACTIVE workshop

                  ..Expert opinions

....................Antonia Trichopoulou, Alfredo J. Martinez, Rekia Belahsen, Fabrizio Muratori, Francesco.Giorgino, Domenico Cucinotta

13.00         ..Buffet Lunch

                  ..SYMPOSIUM

                  ..Lipid metabolism: clinical and therapeutic update

                  ..Moderators: Giovanni De Pergola, Rosalba Mattei

14.30         ...Lipidemia in low-fat or low-carbohydrate diets

                  ...Mario Parillo

15.00         ...Phytosterols in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia

                  ...Maria Antonia Fusco

15.30         ...The use of statins in diabetes mellitus

                  ...Marcello Arca

16.00         ...Coffee Break

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.....................ARTIFICIAL NUTRITION

.....................Moderators: Mario Di Sapio, Francesco Leonardi

16.30         ...Artificial nutrition in anorexia nervosa

                  ...Lorenza Caregaro Negrin

17.00         ...Insulin therapy in artificial nutrition

                  ...Giuseppe Fatati

17.30        ....Enteral nutrition in geriatric patients

                  ...Yitshal N. Berner

18.00         ...Parenteral nutrition and liver metabolism

.....................Daniela Domeniconi

18.30        ....Ethics in artificial nutrition: the ADI Document

           ..........Marco Tagliaferri

20.30        ....Gala Dinner

 

 


Tuesday 1 July 2008

 



                  .....SESSION 2

                  .....Moderators: Gianfranco Abbaticchio, Sergio Leotta

 

8.30         .......Oxidative stress method

                  .....Benvenuto Cestaro

9.00         .......Non antioxidant activity of nutritional antioxidants

                  .....Fabio Virgili

9.30         .......Antioxidants and ageing

                  .....Antonio Capurso

 10.00         ....Coffee Break

                  .....SYMPOSIUM

.......................Undernutrition and role of Mediterranean countries

.......................UN-WFP (United Nation World Food Program)

.......................ADI ( Italian Association for Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition )

.......................Moderators: Giuseppe Fatati, Bronek Szynalski

10.30         .....Theepidemiology of undernutrition

                  .....Tina Van den Briel

11.00        ......Agricultural and food industry for and in developing countries

                  .....Cosimo Lacirignola

11.30         .....Fortified foods

                  .....Anna Rita Sabbatini

12.00         .....Undernutrition in crisis situations

                  .....Broken Szynalski

12.30         .....International Service Clubs and World Food Programme

                  .....International Clubs Service

13.00         .....Nutrition Society and World Food Programme

                  .....Antonio Caretto

.....................................................13.30     .........Conclusions and closing remarks