FOPH Annual Public Health Conference 2020 - Public Health Nutrition in Kuwait: Ultra-Processed Foods and Chronic Diseases

Speciality Public health - General/other

Organizer Joseph Craig Longenecker

CME/CPD Provider Faculty of Public Health,HSC, Kuwait University

Scheduled date(s):

From 09 March 2020 To 09 March 2020

Aims And Objectives

The main objective of the Conference is to outline the scope of epidemic of non-communicable diseases and the impact of our foods on disease risks. During the past few decades, diets in Kuwait have shifted towards a dramatic increase in consumption of ultra-processed foods. The aim of the Conference is to communicate the new evidence on the role of food and nutrition in public health, on the sustainability and prevention of chronic diseases (cardiovascular, stroke, cancer, obesity, diabetes) by various diets and nutritional patterns, and to strengthen the capacities for effective implementation of the relevant knowledge in the field of Diet, Nutrition and Public Health. The new classification system for foods generated by Prof. Monteiro and colleagues, the NOVA system, offers a chance to fine-tune what are often confusing nutritional messages. The Annual Public Health Conference 2019 will: 1. Provide a platform to exchange experience (local, regional, international) on issues of diet, nutrition and public health. 2. Increase in capacity building and research competence regarding public health nutrition. 3. Advocating evidence –based implementation of dietary instructions and effective tools in health promotion. 4. Sharing knowledge, experience and guidance of international expertise 5. Encourage networking among public health and nutrition experts in health promotion and maintenance.

Content Outline

Timing Subject Presenter 08:00 – 09:00 Registration 09:00 – 09:15 Welcome and Opening 09:15 – 09:45 Diet, Overweight, Obesity, Overfat and Burden of Diseases: what’s new? Prof. Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita, The Netherlands 09:45 – 10:15 Ultra-processed Foods and Risk of Non-Communicable Diseases Prof. Carlos A. Monteiro, Brazil 10:15 – 10:45 Coffee/ tea and refreshments 10:45 – 11.15 The role of “usual” diet in the development of major NCDs of public health interest Prof. Rudolf Kaaks, Germany 11:15 – 12:00 Roundtable discussion: Dietary priorities to reduce major NCDs in the developed world Facilitator / All Speakers 12:00 – 13:00 LUNCH 13:00 – 13:30 Dietary guidelines and recommendations in Kuwait and the region: Challenges and Opportunities Dr. Nawal Al-Hamad, Public Authority for Food and Nutrition, Kuwait 13:30 – 14:00 Healthy Diet – what is it? Experiences from Brazil in developing the Nutritional Guidelines Prof. Carlos A. Monteiro, Brazil 14:00 – 14-15 Coffee / Tea Break 14:15 – 14:45 Nutritional Guidelines in Lebanon - experiences from the MENA region Dr. Lara Nasreddine, AUB, Lebanon 14:45 – 15:30 Roundtable on Nutritional Guidelines, healthy diet and sustainability Facilitator / All Speakers 15:30 – 15:40 Closing of the Seminar Prof. Harri Vainio, FOPH, Kuwait

Target Audience

The target audience is all Medical and Health Sciences professional from Kuwait as well as the students in Medical and Health Sciences Center faculties.