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Journal of Food Science and Nutrition | Volume 2
December 09-10, 2019 | Dubai, UAE
Nutrition, Food Science and Technology
8th International Conference on
J Food Sci Nutr, Volume:2
Obesity has become a global epidemic, which is rapidly
spreading at phenomenal rates. The gravity of this
“Globesity” epidemic goes beyond sheer numbers, as it
is directly linked to numerous diseases that pose serious
health risks and are responsible for escalating health care
expenditures. Obesity is the singlemost important contributor
to development of type 2 diabetes along with other metabolic
disorders, all of which individually increase cardiovascular
morbidity and mortality. Though the solution seems
straightforward with weight reduction being the best cure,
however, achieving and maintaining weight loss is extremely
challenging. Diets have disappointingly had limited short term
benefits with lack of sustainability and even rebound weight
gain. In addition to their restrictive nature, there are even
more complex personal behaviour and social factors affecting
food ingestion that current day “diets” do not address. This
lecture will highlight these shortcomings and explore dietary
behaviour patterns promoting weight gain that may be critical
in sabotaging weight loss efforts. Our GERG research group
has undertaken a number of research initiatives including a
multicentre survey aimed at understanding eating habits
in overweight and obese individuals in our region. The
published data will be shared for interactive discussion.
Furthermore, a recently published novel eating behaviour
modification concept called “Eat-ology” will be introduced.
This intervention empowers individuals to identify their own
specific “Eating Errors” and imparts techniques to convert
them into “Eating Essentials.” In this way, Eat-ology not only
circumvents many of the shortfalls of today’s “diets,” but
through non-restrictive, simple and practical principles it may
enable the transformation of one’s “way of eating” to support
weight loss and its long-termmaintenance.
Speaker Biography
Samra Abouchacra has had extensive clinical and academic experience
in Canada and UAE. She has Canadian & American Board certification in
Internal Medicine & Nephrology and master’s in science from the Toronto
Institute of Medical Sciences. She is the founder and previous chairperson
for Academic Affairs department and previous chairperson of Nephrology
department at Tawam Hospital. She also served as medical director
of Urology Kidney Disease Service Line Council for the Emirate of Abu
Dhabi and has recently held the post of Director of Outpatient Services at
Tawam and now Al Ain Hospital in preparation for commissioning of the
new facility. She has been actively participating in teaching and research
activities with numerous publications in peer review journals and among
country investigators for the International Dialysis Outcomes and Practice
Patterns Study (DOPPS). She has membership in national & international
medical societies and is a fellow of American Society of Nephrology.
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Samra Abouchacra
Al Ain Hospital, UAE
Why diets fail? A role for “Eat-ology” as a disruptive weight loss
methodology