FFC's 23rd International Conference and Expo on Functional Foods - 11th Int. Symposium of ASFFBC

FFC's 23rd International Conference and Expo on Functional Foods - 11th International Symposium of Academic Society for Functional Foods and Bioactive Compounds (ASFFBC) is organized by Functional Food Center (FFC) and will be held during Apr 24 - 25, 2018 at San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California, United States of America.

Course Description:
This Conference of Functional Food Center will bring together experts in medicine, biology, and the food industry to discuss the functional foods with bioactive compounds as dietary interventions for chronic diseases, as well as for health promotion.

Main Conference Topics/Sessions :
• The Status of Functional Foods in Japan, USA, and Other Countries
• Health Claims: Nutraceutical, Functional, and Medical Food Regulations
• Functional Foods and Chronic Diseasesa
? Functional Foods and Obesity
? Functional Foods and Diabetes
? Neurological Diseases
? Cardiovascular Diseases
? Functional Foods and Cancer
? Functional Foods and other Chronic Diseases
? The Effects of bioactive molecules on Biomarkers of Chronic Diseases
• The Effects of Nutrition and Functional Foods on Aging and Health
• Functional Foods, Bioactive Compounds, and Microbiome
• Safety of Bioactive Compounds and Functional Foods
• Special session: Bioaccessibility and Bioavailability of Bioactive compounds
• Special Session: MicroRNAs from foods
• Special Session: Food Bioactive Compounds, Biomarkers, and Functional Foods: Promising Concept for Chronic Disease and Healthy Aging
• Special Session: Coffee consumption benefits and adverse events. Session Chair: Gabriela Riscuta MD, CNS, Program Director, Nutritional Science Research Group, Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
• Special session: Dietary Nitrite and Nitrate. Session Chair: Nathan S. Bryan, Ph.D., Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX USA
• Current Research and Development of New Functional Food Products

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.