Editorial Board Member - JOO

OMAR A. OBEID
Professor of Human NutritionDepartment of Nutrition and Food Science
American University of Beirut
Lebanon
BIOGRAPHY:
Dr. Omar A. Obeid is presently working as a Professor of Human Nutrition in Department of Nutrition and Food Science at American University of Beirut, Lebanon. He also worked in UNICEF and WHO public health expert in the field of Nutrition. He has 24 years of experience in the field of Nutrition and Food Science. He has completed PhD in Nutrition at King's College London, University of London, UK. He had worked as Principal Investigator in various research grants at American University of Beirut. He has delivered more than 40 invited lectures in various countries. He has supervised more than 35 theses till now and 2 PhD students.
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
His research interests are
- Human Nutrition and Metabolism
- Relation between eating behavior and metabolic syndrome, including diabetes
- Micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) and metabolic syndrome
- Effect (acute and chronic) of dietary (nutrients) manipulation on the different components of the metabolic syndrome
Other Editorial Board Members - JOO

CARLOS ALBERTO NOGUEIRA DE ALMEIDA
Professor
Department of Paediatric Nutrition
Brazilian Association of Nutrology
University of Ribeirao Preto
Brazil
Department of Paediatric Nutrition
Brazilian Association of Nutrology
University of Ribeirao Preto
Brazil

VOJTECH HAINER
Associate Professor
Institute of Endocrinology
Obesity Management Center
Prague
Czech Republic
Institute of Endocrinology
Obesity Management Center
Prague
Czech Republic

SHAMSUN NAHAR
Professor
Department of Family & Community Medicine
King Khalid University
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Department of Family & Community Medicine
King Khalid University
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

KEQUAN ZHOU
Associate Professor
Department of Nutrition & Food Science
Wayne State University
United States
Department of Nutrition & Food Science
Wayne State University
United States

WINNIE CHAN
Department of Nutrition & Dietetics
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
United Kingdom
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
United Kingdom

Baojun Xu
Associate Professor
Division of Science and Technology
Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University
United International College
China
Division of Science and Technology
Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University
United International College
China

UMA D PALANISAMY
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Science
Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Monash Universtiy
Malaysia
Department of Biomedical Science
Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Monash Universtiy
Malaysia

KONSTANTINOS KANTARTZIS
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology
Nephrology, Vascular Disease and Clinical Chemistry
University of Tübingen
Germany
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology
Nephrology, Vascular Disease and Clinical Chemistry
University of Tübingen
Germany