Diabetes control
A healthy diet and a sound lifestyle
In an attempt to spread the awareness regarding the importance of high blood sugar prevention, and to highlight the risk of obesity and the importance of a healthy diet, the Lebanese association of endocrine and diabetes, in collaboration with the ministry of health, has organized the opening of the 10th scientific conference. The conference was held under the patronage of the public health minister Mr. Wael Abu Faour in Metropolitan Beirut, cooperated by the orders of both doctors and nurses, the permanent care center and the Lebanese Association for Dietetics.
A lecture titled "Save your leg" was addressed to the public by the president of the European society of diabetes; Mr. Andrew Bolton, a specialist in endocrinology and diabetes. They later held a round table discussion entitled; "Diabetes, do we control it using a healthy diet and a sound lifestyle?" Specialists who took part in this discussion were the President of the Lebanese Association of Endocrine and diabetes; Dr. Munther Saleh, the president of the Lebanese Association for Dietetics and the Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences at the American University of Beirut; Dr. Nahla hula, a professor at the American University of Beirut and a masters coordinator for care of chronic diseases; Dr. Samar Noureddine, the medical director of the permanent care center Dr. Therese Abu Nasr, the psychiatrist and analyst Dr. Shawqi Azouri, and lastly the sports trainer Stephanie Semaan.
By : Stephany B.