Each year since 2004, the Functional Foods Center has held international conferences under the series "Functional Foods for the Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Diseases." The 7th annual conference held on December 4-5, 2010, at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX, USA is entitled, "Functional Foods for the Prevention and Management of Metabolic Syndrome." The main goal of the 2010 conference is to bring together experts in medicine, biology and food industry to discuss the contribution of functional foods in the prevention and treatment of Metabolic Syndrome and its related...

Each year since 2004, the Functional Foods Center has held international conferences under the series "Functional Foods for the Prevention and Management of Chronic Diseases." The 8th International conference will be held on March 15-17 2011, at the University of Nevada Las Vegas is entitled, "Functional Foods and Chronic Diseases: Science and Practice." Main conference topics include: the role of nutrition in chronic diseases, as well as the creation of functional products for the prevention and management of diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer. Scientific sessions will...

The 12th International Conference "Functional Food Ingredients and Nutraceuticals in Chronic Disease: Science and Practice" at Southwestern Methodist University in Dallas, TX was held with great success on November 2012. This conference reviewed functional food components for the prevention and management of chronic chronic diseases. The forever growing field of functional foods for chronic diseases brings together research scientists, medical doctors, food manufacturers and consumers who are committed to the present day major health issues to discuss the contribution of functional food...