CREATESPACE Functional Foods for Chronic Diseases: Diabetes and Related Diseases: The 6th International Conference proceedings: 6 (Functional Food Science)

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 6th annual conference held on December 4-5, 2009, at Texas Woman's University in Denton, TX, USA is entitled, "Functional Foods for Chronic Diseases: Diabetes and Related Diseases." The main goal of the 2009 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 diabetes and its related complications such as cardiovascular diseases, obesity and other disorders. Main conference topics include: the role of nutrition in diabetes occurrence, as well as the creation of functional products for the prevention and treatment of diabetes. Scientific sessions will cover these main aspects of diabetes: 1. the epidemiology and health economics of diabetes, 2. the modern mechanisms and contributing factors of diabetes, 3. diabetes and its related complications, 4. modern diets for diabetes: prevention and control, 5. functional foods for the prevention and management of diabetes. About the Author Danik M. Martirosyan, PhD in Biology is the Founder and Executive Director of the Functional Food Center Inc. He is a full Member of the International Academy of Scientific Discoveries and Inventions. In 2004, Dr. Danik M. Martirosyan discovered an interdisciplinary field of "Functional Foods for Chronic Diseases". Dr. Danik Martirosyan is the Chairman of the Annual International Conferences in the series of "Functional Foods for the Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Diseases" and editor of the books in the series of "Functional Foods for Chronic Diseases". Within these 6 International Conferences Dr. Danik Martirosyan has created a global network of scientists and functional food experts in an environment conductive to innovative research collaboration His professional goals are to develop new anti-obesity, anti-cancer, anti-diabetes, and anti-hypertension functional food products on the base of natural ingredients. Publications: Over 70 articles in print, 17 book chapters, 68 reviewed articles in scientific magazines and books, 5 published books: Books: 1. Danik M. Martirosyan and Nicholas P. Yensen. Functional Foods for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases. Dallas, D&A Inc., 2005, pages: 1-116 (ISBN: 0-976535-1-0 2. Danik M. Martirosyan. Functional Foods for Cardiovascular Diseases, Volume 1. Functional Foods Can Help Reduce the Risks of CVD. Dallas, D&A Inc., 2005, pages: 1-267 (ISBN: 0-976535-0-2) 3. Danik Martirosyan. Functional Foods for Chronic Diseases, Volume 2. The Modern Day Cure without the Side Effects of Traditional Treatments Dallas, D&A Inc., 2006, pages: 1-255 (ISBN: 0-9767535-2-9) 4. Danik M. Martirosyan. Functional Foods for Chronic Diseases, Volume 3. Advances in the Development of Functional Foods. Dallas, D&A Inc. 2008, pages: 1-271 (ISBN-10: 0976753529) 5. Danik M. Martirosyan. Functional Foods for Chronic Diseases, Volume 4. Obesity, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disorders and AIDS. Dallas, FF Publishing, 2008, pages: 1-351 (ISBN-10: 0976753529)