^{8th International Conference on} Clinical Nutrition December 8-10, 2016 Dubai, UAE

Biography:

Ms Nafeesa Ahmed, Director- Nutrition & Lifestyle Management with Zulekha Health Care Group is a Clinical Dietitian and Life Style Management Consultant. She has more than 18 years of hospital experience. She has been actively involved in conducting presentations on healthy eating for heart, diabetes kidney and other diseases during clinical symposiums hosted by the hospital. She was invited twice to speak at the Annual Convention of the Indian Dietetic Association, India She contributed nutrition-related advice during interviews and published articles about food and health for local newspapers. Her talks on Health, Food & Nutrition and prevention and / or management of health related problems have been aired on local radios. She has conducted several health related talks for corporate companies, community groups, health campaigns and schools.

Abstract:

Menopause brings a multitude of changes for women. It’s a time when she needs to protect herself against various health risks, make positive, healthy lifestyle decisions. Menopause is the cessation of menstruation for 12 consecutive months. This marks the end of a woman’s reproductive years. It occurs earlier in women who use tobacco, are heavy smokers, and those who live at a higher altitude. Women who have a hysterectomy will experience instant menopause. Symptoms of hormonal fluctuations are hot flushes, tachycardia, mood swings, urinary incontinence, depression, decreased libido and vaginal dryness. The most important health issues are the increased risks of osteoporosis, heart disease and weight gain. Some of the chronic symptoms of menopause are CAD, osteoporosis and genital cancers like cancer of uterus, breast and ovaries. They may also have chronic urinary tract infection & endocrine disorders like thyroid and parathyroid disorders and diabetes. Women’s diets are often low in iron and calcium- hence foods rich in these nutrients & vitamin D are important. Enough fiber, plant based isoflavones plenty of water and cutting back on foods high in fats, sugars & salt and being physically active can help prevent or ease certain conditions that may develop during and after menopause The two diets that focus on maintaining blood lipids to reduce risk for heart disease are -The Heart Healthy Diet & Therapeutic Lifestyles Changes (TLC) Diet while Dash Diet maintains healthy blood pressure. Therefore, diet and life style modification are the corner stone for a healthy qualitative life.

Biography:

Maysm has completed her bacholer dgree in dietitics from the Nutrition and Health Department, UAEU with hounors. She was awarded with a scholarship for her PhD studies in the consintration of Nutritional Sciences. Maysm is a well-presented, self-motivated, well-educate dietitian, she is ILSI Middle East’s Scientific Program Manager and confidant PhD candidate. She has an experience in reviewing nutrition journals, preparing dietary recommendations and counseling clients. Currently involved in research studies in areas related to obesity, anthropometry, diabetes and metabolic syndrome.

Abstract:

Introduction:Scientific evidence has confirmed the continuous increase in the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in the young population. This study investigates the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components among young female adults (17-25 years old) in the United Arab Emirates University. Design: Cross-sectional study of 555 Emirati female college students during the academic year 2013/ 2014 at United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates. Methods: Anthropometric measurements, including height, weight, body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) were measured. Biochemical measures including total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C), high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), and fasting blood glucose (FBG) concentrations were determined from fasting venous blood samples. Clinical, and dietary data were also collected. Results: The total prevalence of metabolic syndrome using the harmonized IDF/AHA/NHLBI criteria was 6.8 %. One MetS component was found in 38.4% of participants, and two MetS components were found in 11% of participants. The most frequent component of MetS was reduced HDL-C levels, followed by central obesity, carbohydrate metabolism disorder, hypertension, and hypertriglyceridemia. The prevalence increased from 4.1% among participants aged 17 through 19 years to 11.3% for participants aged 23 through 25 years (P=0.044). Conclusion: The prevalence of MetS among Emirati female students is highly prevalent. Its occurrence was directly proportional to the increase in body mass index (BMI).This highlights the importance of regular screening and urgent intervention programs for college students, targeting weight reduction and an increase in physical activity.

Biography:

Daniyah Abdullah Alkhawtani is a Clinical Dietitian at Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She has obtained her Bachelor of Clinical Nutrition degree from King Saud University, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Riyadh in 2011 and Master of Clinical Nutrition degree. She has participated as a speaker in the advance course for resident's level 3, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh (2015)

Abstract:

Glutamine is the most abundant free amino acid in the body and commonly classified as a non-essential or a conditionally essential amino acid in catabolic conditions. The main glutamine functions within the cell include its role in nitrogen balance, maintaining the cellular redox state, regulation of glucose metabolism and acid base homeostasis. In addition, it has an important role in cell-mediated immunity and the integrity of the intestinal mucosa. Glutamine stores are depleted during severe metabolic stress (i.e., trauma, sepsis, major surgery, inflammatory bowel diseases etc). Glutamine supplementation during illness increases gut barrier, lymphocyte function and preserves lean body mass. Furthermore it causes a profound improvement in intestinal barrier function in highly stressed patients. This review will discuss effects of glutamine in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases. In vitro, animal and many recent human studies evaluated the role of several ways of glutamine supplementation including oral, enteral and parenteral rout in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. There is contradictory evidence regarding whether glutamine can improve IBD. It was reported that glutamine enriched oral diet offer no advantage in the treatment of active Crohn's disease. In addition, enteral and parenteral glutamine administration has no biochemical or clinical benefit in patients with active IBD. In contrast, limited studies concluded that orally glutamine supplementation have favorable effect on treating IBD. Briefly we can conclude that it is inappropriate to recommend glutamine for therapeutic use in active phase of inflammatory bowel diseases. Further understanding and application of glutamine based therapeutics effects can be enhanced by future studies

Biography:

Ali Alyami is a Clinical Dietitian, obtained his Bachelor’s degree from King Saud University 2004 and Master’s degree from Canberra University in 2011. He is currently pursuing his PhD at Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia

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There is increasing interest in the extra-skeletal effects of vitamin D on chronic diseases including CVD. The objective of this study was to determine whether circulating lipids, systemic inflammation and biomarkers of endothelial cell activation varied across vitamin D status of older Australians. One hundred and one participants were proportionately sampled across tertile (T1=lowest, T2=middle, T3=highest) of 25(OH)D3 from a larger cohort of free living older adults. Blood samples after an overnight fast were assayed for PTH, insulin, TAG, total cholesterol and lipid fractions. Markers of systemic inflammation and endothelial activation included hsCRP, TNF- α, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), P-selectin and soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule (sVCAM) amongst others. Eighty three participants (48 women, 35 men) aged 65±7.7 years; BMI 28±4.5 kg/m² with complete data entered the analysis. A general linear model multivariate analysis with a backward elimination stepwise procedure was performed (SPSS version 22). The final model built based on a parsimonious model, which included age, gender, BMI, McAuley’s index as confounders but excluded season, medications and PTH, indicated that there were significant differences across vitamin D tertile in TC (T1>T3, p=0.003), LDL-C (T1>T3, p=0.005), HGF (T1

Biography:

Emma Wightman is currently a Senior Lecturer of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at Northumbria University in the United Kingdom. Her research conducted within the Brain Performance and Nutrition Research Centre involves investigating the effects of nutritional interventions, in particular polyphenols, on human brain function, including cognitive function, metabolic parameters and cerebral blood-flow

Abstract:

Resveratrol is a stilbene polyphenol found predominantly in grapes. It has been associated with a plethora of health effects with much of this literature supporting its benefit to cardioprotection. This latter role is likely underpinned by the ability of resveratrol to modulate blood flow, making it of great interest as a potential modulator of cerebral blood flow (CBF) and therefore, neural/cognitive function. However, the natural metabolism of resveratrol results in quick excretion and poor bioavailability in human plasma. After finding robust cerebral blood flow effects but no cognitive enhancement in a cohort of healthy 18-35 years old after 250 and 500 mg, this lab has conducted 2 studies which attempt to alter natural resveratrol metabolism, to increase bioavailability and to assess the effects of this on cerebral blood flow (CBF) and behavioral outcomes. Study 1 co-supplemented 250 mg resveratrol with 20 mg of the bioenhancer piperine and demonstrated increased efficacy on CBF but no significant alteration in plasma levels or cognition/mood. Study 2 investigated whether repeated dosing of resveratrol (500 mg daily, for 28-days) could inculcate increased plasma levels and improve CBF, health, mood, sleep and cognition/mood. Here resveratrol demonstrated acute CBF affects attenuated fatigue across the entire 28-days and suggests that cumulative plasma resveratrol levels can be achieved by chronic consumption. However, cognitive effects were still elusive in these cohorts at their cognitive peak. The most recent study we have conducted uses hypoxia as a model of aging to ascertain whether the resulting cognitive deficits can be attenuated by resveratrol and this data will be presented here

Biography:

Dr Mini Joseph is Assistant Professor in Food & Nutrition at Government College for Women, Trivandrum, Kerala. She is presently pursuing post-doctoral fellowship at the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, at Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. She is recipient of Young Scientist Award from the Nutrition Society of India 2012. Her interests are in community nutrition, energy expenditure research, sports nutrition and Diabetes.

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Introduction: Type 1 DM accounts for 5% to 10% of all diagnosed diabetes. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the commonest metabolic disorders of childhood. India has the largest number of Type 1 diabetes mellitus patients. The study was conducted amongst young adults Type 1 Diabetes mellitus patients (18-45 years of age). The main objectives of this study were to look at the demographic, clinical, nutritional characteristics and to study the effect of these factors on their glycosylated haemoglobin levels. Materials and Methods: Data was obtained from updated medical records and clinical examination by physician. Dietary intake was assessed using food dairies and 24 hour recall method. Anthropometry was determined using standard procedures. Results and Discussion: The analysis revealed that the socio-economic variables did not affect the glycosylated haemoglobin levels. The mean glycosylated haemoglobin value was 8.81 + 2.38%. Nearly half the patients were malnourished. The overall quality of the diet intake was inadequate. The multivariate regression model, adjusted for confounding factors like gender, age and BMI, revealed that only duration of the diabetes and protein intake were significant predictors of HbA1C status (p<0.005). Conclusion: Type 1 Diabetes patients are a vulnerable segment of the Diabetes population and Indian society needs to be sensitised to their needs.

Biography:

Raneem has completed her bacholer degree in clinical nutrition at the age of 23 from Taibah University and now she’s completing her internship. She has graduated with first honor class. She’s intersted in volunteering in health campagians and particpated and headed more than 20 campagians during the last 4 years, she also orgenized and headed the first clinical nutrition conference in AlMadinah alMonwarah. For 4 years she was the group leader for her class and headed the collage voluntering club for a year. She’s intrested in research and will continue her study in the nutrtion and disease research feild. 

Abstract:

Aim of the Research

        The purpose of this research was to study the effect of drinking boiled olive leaves on Blood Glucose (BG) level among adults with type-2 diabetes (both males and females) in Al-Madinah Al-munawarah. The following research questions guided the study: 

1-      Is there a relationship between olives leaves consumption and BG level?

2-      Can olive leaves reduce high BG level?

Materials and methods

       73 participants (29 males & 44 females) were chosen from 120 applicants according to the inclusion & exclusion criteria. Each patient was given a box that contains (3 disposable cups, 3 packs containing 5 gram grounded olive leaves, 18 lancets & strips for measuring BG, follow-up & instruction card & diabetes education book). They were asked to measure BG level for 6 days (Before the main meal, after 1 hour of eating and after 3 hours). The last 3 days they add drinking boiled olive leaves powder immediately after the main meal.  Comparison of BG levels in the three reading times before & after olive leave consumption.

Results

     Reduction in mean BG level after drinking boiled olive leave extracts was found in all measurements during the 3 days of consumption but the only significant reduction in BG was found on the third day one hour after meal.

Conclusion

       Hypoglycemic effect of olive leaves was found in the study with minor side effects. Further studies are recommended to identify the ideal dose, duration and timing of consumption to produce the maximum impact on BG.

Biography:

Dina Keumala Sari has completed her PhD from University of Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia. She has published few papers in journals and did research about vitamin D

Abstract:

Background: Vitamin D deficiency found in women with vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism who lived in tropical country which is North Sumatera Indonesia. Most of vitamin D deficiency had associations with lifestyle, vitamin D intake and body weight.

Objective: This study investigated whether urban and rural women with vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism who lived in North Sumatera had difference circulating of 25(OH)D concentration and whether there are associations with other factors such as lifestyle, vitamin D intake and body mass index.

Design: This was a cross sectional study, including 100 healthy women with vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism, parameters observed were 25-hydroxyvitamin D serum; lifestyle including sunlight exposure, daily sunscreen application; vitamin D intake and body mass index.

Results: The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency was 70%, insufficiency was 29% and sufficiency was 1%. None of the subject reached normal 25(OH)D serum level. Mean of 25(OH)D serum level in urban women was 14.9±3.64 ng/dL and rural women was 20.24±4.43 ng/dL. The prevalence of routine daily sunscreen application was higher than not routine (87% vs. 13%), prevalence of less vitamin D intake was higher than enough vitamin D intake (83% vs. 17%) and prevalence of overweight was higher than normal and obese (83%, 12%, 5%, respectively). There was significant difference 25(OH)D serum level between urban and rural group.

Conclusions: The results indicated that vitamin D deficiency can occur in North Sumatera women and there was significant different between urban and rural group

Biography:

Florence Wakhu Wamunga has completed her PhD at Kenyatta University, Kenya. She is a Lecturer at the University of Eldoret, Kenya in the Department of Family & Consumer Sciences. She is a Project Leader in a VLIR-UOS funded project. She has published more than 10 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an Editorial Board Member of repute

Abstract:

High levels of protein energy malnutrition are a major cause of high infant and child morbidity and mortality rates. Ready-to-use-therapeutic foods (RUTF) are used in any cultural setting for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) without medical complications and where there is appetite. Effectiveness trials of alternate formulations of RUTF in the treatment of malnutrition are needed before they can be considered as substitutes for the milk-based RUTF. Ready-to-use-therapeutic foods were formulated using soybeans as a milk substitute. This was a controlled trial using albino rats designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the developed food in the management of malnutrition. The objectives of the study were to determine the effect of the locally developed RUTF on growth and rehabilitation of malnourished animal models and to determine the effectiveness of the locally made ready-to-use-therapeutic foods in decreasing mild to moderate malnutrition. Complete randomized trial using 20 rats was carried out for a period of 30 days. The rats were fed on a protein free diet for a period of 10 days. The rats lost weight. Since they could not be allowed to lose more than 20% of their body weight, they were put on a rehabilitation using the three formulations with plumpy’nut as the control. The rats were weighed on alternate days. There was steady weight gain among the four groups of rats. All the formulations were statistically similar to the plumpy’nut in terms of weight gain which is an indicator of growth. These formulations, therefore, can and should be used in the management and treatment of malnutrition

Biography:

Thushari Bandara has completed her BSc and MPhil and recently submitted her PhD thesis. She is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka and the Coordinator of the BSc Medical Laboratory Science Degree Program of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna. She has published more than 12 research articles in reputed journals and presented 12 abstracts at reputed foreign and local scientific conferences

Abstract:

Milk fat serves as the main contributor for energy, essential fatty acids and fat-soluble vitamins for exclusively breastfed infants. Data on fatty acid composition in human milk of Sri Lankan mothers is limited. Present study was conducted to determine the composition of fatty acids in breast milk during the period of exclusive breastfeeding and to assess whether the fat mass of lactating mother influences the fatty acid composition of breast milk. In this cross sectional study, milk samples from healthy lactating mothers (n=48) were collected in three phases of lactation (0-2, 2-4 and 4-6 months) and analyzed by Gas Chromatography with a flame ionization detector. Mother’s body composition was determined by deuterium dilution technique. Composition of 17 fatty acids in breast milk was detected. Lauric acid was the most abundant fatty acid (22.3±5.2%) in breast milk of these mothers. Oleic acid, Palmitic acid and Myristic acid contents were also higher (21.9±4.4, 19.2±2.6 and 15.7±2.7 respectively). The percentages of C18, C14:1 and C20:3n6 were significantly different between the studied three phases of lactation. Mothers’ age showed a significant positive correlation with the percentage of Docosapentaenoic acid. Mother’s body weight was positively correlated significantly to the percentages of C14:1, C16, C18, C18:1c, C20:4n6, C22:5n3 and C22:n3. C16:1 showed positive significant correlations to the %FM of the mother. Fatty acid composition of the breast milk of Sri Lankan mothers was considerably varied with respect to C8, C18:1t, C18:3n3, C20, C20:3n6, C20:4n6, C22:5n3 and C22:6n3. Although the percentages of arachidonic acid and DHA were higher, linoleic and linolenic acid percentages were fairly low. Supplementation of these essential fatty acids during lactation is recommended