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Second Nutrition & Food Technology Conference USJ

25 October 2018

Ms. Dima Kreydieh and Mrs. Hana El Tannir actively participated as moderators in the Second Conference of Nutrition & Food Technology that was held on October 25 & 26 2018 at the Medical Sciences Campus, USJ. Ms. Kreidieh participated in the first session entitled ‘Mediterranean Diet’ where several topics where held including the ‘Assessment and comparison of five international tools measuring the adherence to the Mediterranean Diet’, ‘Mediterranean vs Western breakfasts: impact on satiety’ and ‘Cognitive function in elderly: role of nutrition’. Whereas Mrs. Hana El Tannir participated in the session entitled ‘Functional Ingredients and Waste Management’ covering several topics including ‘Triticum durum: an interesting novel functional ingredient in bread making’, ‘Available data on the implementation of sensory evaluation of food in Lebanese industries’, ‘Survey study on the waste and by-products generated by agro-food industries in Lebanon’ and ‘Treatment and valorization of olive oil mill waste water in Lebanon’.