SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
CONFERENCE
“Nutrition and Diseases of Civilization – The Studies from Lund University”
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
9:30-10:45 – The Kitava Study:
ü Brief Description of The Kitava people (Papua-New Guinea)
ü Identification & Description of the markers analysed (Anthropometric Variables, Blood Pressure, Lipid Profile, Glycaemia, Insulinemia, Leptinemia, Uricemia, Adiponectinemia, Hemostatic and Fibrinolytic Variables, Bone density)
ü Results & Discussion
10:45-11:10 – Healthy Snack
11:10-11:50 – Intervention Studies with Pre-Agricultural Diets:
ü Introduction to the evolutionary basis of Nutrition
ü Dietary Intervention Studies in Humans: o Palaeolithic Type Diet vs Mediterranean Diet in Coronary Heart Disease Patients o Palaeolithic Type Diet vs Diabetes Diet in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
ü Intervention Study with an animal model (pig): o Palaeolithic Type Diet vs Cereal-based diet
11:50-12:30 –Macronutrient composition vs Bioactive Substances in foods. Implications for Chronic Disease Prevention:
ü Limitations with diets that focus on Macronutrient Composition
ü Bioactive Peptides present in Neolithic Foods (Gluten-derived peptides, Lectins, Casomorphins, Betacellulin, etc.)
ü Lectins and Leptin Resistance
12:30-13:15 – Discussion
SPEAKER:
Dr. Staffan Lindeberg
· Ph.D. Medicine (Lund University, Sweden). Dissertation title: “Apparent absence of cerebrocardiovascular disease in Melanesians. Risk factors and nutritional considerations – the Kitava Study”.
· General Practitioner (S:t Lars Primary Health Care Center, Lund)
· M.D. (Lund University)
· Associate Professor (Center for Primary Health Care Research, Lund University)
· Principal Investigator of The Kitava Study
· Senior author of the first intervention Studies with Pre-Agricultural diets
· Author of more than 60 peer-reviewed scientific papers
DATE:
October 31, Starting at 9:30 AM
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