Baton Rouge, LA - Fatemeh Malekian, Professor of Food
Science, attended the 18th International Conference of Functional
Foods held September 15-17 at Harvard Medical School in Boston,
Massachusetts. Malekian presented the
results of her USDA/NIFA Capacity Building Grant funded project on September 15
under the category of functional foods and obesity. Her presentation was titled “The effect of
Whey Protein and Resistant Starch on Body Weight.” On September 16th, she chaired a
session entitled “Functional Foods and Diabetes.”
The conference sessions included functional foods in
relation to obesity, neurological disorders, chronic diseases, diabetes, among
others, and a panel discussion titled “Safety of the Bioactive Compounds at Efficacious
Level.” More than 40 countries were represented
in the conference, which ended with award and certificate presentations.
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| Dr. Malekian presenting a session at the conference |
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