African Journal of Food Science Research

ISSN 2375-0723

Editorial Board

Dr. Alaa Kareem 

Ph.D. Biotechnology,

Dep:Food Sci.,College:Agriculture

Basrah Univ.,Basrah,Iraq.

Email: [email protected]

  

Dr. Abdolghafour Badpa 

Agricultural Process and Food Engineering 

Faculty of Agricultural Science,

Aligarh Muslim University, India

E-mail: [email protected]

Prof. Wim HM Saris (Executive Director)
Department of Human Biology
Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht
(NUTRIM)
PO Box 616
6200 MD Maastricht
The Netherlands
Ph: +31 43 388 1619
Fax: +31 43 367 0976
Email: [email protected] 
www.hb.unimaas.nl 


Karin Quanten (Project Management)

Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht
(NUTRIM)
PO Box 616
6200 MD Maastricht
The Netherlands
Ph: +31 43 388 1873
Fax: +31 43 367 0286
Email: [email protected] 
www.nutrim.unimaas.nl 

Gabby Hul (Project Management) 
Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht

(NUTRIM)
PO Box 616
6200 MD Maastricht
The Netherlands
Ph: +31 43 388 1779
Fax: +31 43 367 0286
Email: [email protected] 
www.nutrim.unimaas.nl 

Prof. Arne Astrup (Co-ordinator RTD1)

Department of Human Nutrition
Rolighedsvej 30
DK-1958
Frederiksberg C
Denmark
Ph: +45 352 82 476
Fax: +45 352 82 483
Email: [email protected]
www.life.ku.dk


Dr. Nick Wareham

MRC Epidemiology Unit
Institute of Metabolic Science
Box 285 
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Hills Road
Cambridge, CB2 0QQ
United Kingdom
Ph: +44 1223 769144
Fax: +44 1223 330316
Email: [email protected] 
www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk  

Dr. Susan Jebb
Human Nutrition Research
Elsie Widdowson Laboratory
Fulbourn Road
Cambridge CB1 9NL
United Kingdom
Ph: +44 1223 426 356
Fax: +44 1223 437 515
Email: [email protected] 
www.mrc-hnr.cam.ac.uk 


Prof. Anthony Kafatos

Department of Social Medicine
Preventive Medicine & Nutrition Clinic
PO Box 2208
GR-710 03
Heraklion, Crete
Greece
Ph: +30 2810 394 595
Fax: +30 2810 394 604
Email: [email protected] 
www.med.uoc.gr 


Prof. Andreas Pfeiffer

Department of Clinical Nutrition
Arthur-Scheunert Allee 114-116
14558 Nuthetal
Germany
Ph: +49 33200 88 770
Fax: +49 33200 88 777
Email: [email protected] 

Dr. Heiner Boeing
Department of Epidemiology
Arthur-Scheunert Allee 114-116
14558 Nuthetal
Germany
Ph: +49 33200 88 710
Fax: +49 33200 88 721
Email: [email protected] 

www.dife.de 


Prof. J Alfredo Martínez

Department of Physiology and Nutrition
C / Irunlarrea 1
31008 Pamplona
Spain
Ph: +34 948 425600 ext. 6424
Fax: +34 948 425649
Email: [email protected] 
www.unav.es 


Prof. Svetoslav Handjiev

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Metabolic Diseases
1, Krusha Planina Str
1233 Sofia
Bulgaria
Ph: +359 2 831 9254
Fax: +359 2 931 5138
Email: [email protected] 


Dr. Alison Eldridge

Nestlé Research Centre
Vers-chez-les-Blanc
1000 Lausanne 26
Switzerland
Ph: +41 21 785 8847
Fax: +41 21 785 8544
Email: [email protected] 
www.nestle.com 


Dr. Dominique Langin (Co-ordinator RTD2)

Consortium on Functional Genomics of Obesity
Obesity Research Unit
Inserm UPS U586
Institut Louis Bugnard IFR31
BP 84225
31432 Toulouse Cedex 4
France
Ph: +33 56 217 2950
Fax: +33 56 133 1721
Email: [email protected] 
www.inserm.fr 

Dr. Karine Clément
Research Unit Inserm Avenir, EA3502
UMPC Paris 6
Nutrition department Hôtel-Dieu
1, Place de Parvis Notre Dame
75004 Paris
France
Ph: +33 1 4234 8453
Fax: +33 1 4051 0057
Email: [email protected]

Dr. Hubert Vidal
Research Unit Inserm U.499/INRA U.1235 IFR62
Claude Bernard  University of Lyon
69372 Lyon Cedex 08
France
Ph: +33 4 7877 1004
Fax: +33 4 7877 8762
Email: [email protected]


Dr. Francis Rousseau

4 Rue Pierre Fontaine
91000 Evry
France
Ph: +33 160 910 910
Fax : +33 160 777 910
Email: [email protected] 
www.integragen.com 


Prof. Thorkild IA Sørensen (Co-ordinator RTD3)

Region Hovedstaden, Bispebjerg Hospital
Danish Epidemiology Science Centre
Øster Søgade 18-20
DK 1399 Copenhagen K
Denmark
Ph: +45 3338 3860
Fax: +45 3332 4240
Email: [email protected] 
www.ipm.hosp.dk 


Dr. Claus Holst (Co-ordinator RTD6)
Region Hovedstaden, Bispebjerg Hospital
Danish Epidemiology Science Centre
Øster Søgade 18-20
DK 1399 Copenhagen K
Denmark
Ph: +45 3338 3863
Fax: +45 3332 4240
Email: [email protected] 


Prof. András Salgó

Department of Biochemistry and Food Technology
H-1111 Budapest
Mi Egyetem rkp. 3
Hungary
Ph: +36 1 463 3854
Fax: +36 1 463 3855
Email: [email protected] 
www.bme.hu 


Dr. Daphne van der A

Centre for Nutrition and Health
PO Box 1
3720 BA Bilthoven
The Netherlands
Ph: +31 30 274 4241
Fax: +31 30 274 4466
Email: [email protected] 
www.rivm.nl 


Dr. Domenico Palli

Molecular & Nutritional Epidemiology Unit
Cancer Research and Prevention Centre (CSPO)
Scientific Institute of Tuscany
Villa delle Rose
Via Cosimo il Vecchio 2
50139 Florence 
Italy
Ph: +39 055 32 69 78 28
Fax: +39 055 32 69 78 29
Email: [email protected] 
www.cspo.it 


Prof. Jaakko Kaprio

Department of Public Health
PO Box 41
FI-00014 University of Helsinki
Helsinki
Finland
Ph: +358 9 191 27 595
Fax: +358 9 191 27 600
Email: [email protected] 
www.helsinki.fi 


Dr Stephen Whybrow

Division of Energy Balance and Obesity
Greenburn Road
Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB21 9SB
United Kingdom
Ph: +44 1224 716 693
Fax: +44 1 224 716 686
Email: [email protected] 
www.sari.ac.uk 


Prof. John Blundell

BioPsychology Research Group
Institute of Psychological Sciences
Leeds LS2 9JT
United Kingdom
Ph: +44 113 343 5742
Fax: +44 113 343 6674
Email: [email protected] 
www.leeds.ac.uk 


Prof. Richard Shepherd

Food, Consumer Behaviour and Health Research Centre
School of Human Sciences
Guilford GU2 7XH
United Kingdom
Ph: +44 1483 689449
Fax: +44 1483 689553
Email: [email protected] 
www.surrey.ac.uk 

Dr. Monique Raats (Co-ordinator RTD4)

Food, Consumer Behaviour and Health Research Centre
School of Human Sciences
Guilford GU2 7XH
United Kingdom
Ph: +44 1483 689431
Fax: +44 1483 689553
Email: [email protected]


Prof. Joachim Westenhoefer

Nutrition and Health Psychology Group
Faculty of Life Sciences
Lohbruegger Kirchstr. 65
21033 Hamburg
Germany
Ph: +49 700 5693 7836
Fax: +49 700 5693 7836
Email: [email protected] 


Prof. Dr. R.J. Hamer

PO Box 557
6700 AN Wageningen
The Netherlands
Ph: +31 317 485 383
Fax: +31 317 485 384
Email: [email protected] 
www.wcfs.nl 


Dr. Rianne Ruijschop

Department of Flavour
PO Box 20
6710 BA Ede
The Netherlands
Ph: +31 318 659 638
Fax: +31 318 650 400
Email: [email protected] 
www.nizo.nl 


Dr. Øydis Ueland (Co-ordinator RTD5)

Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture  Research Norway
Osloveien 1
N-1430 Ås
Norway
Ph: +47 64 97 0494
Fax: +47 64 97 0333
Email: [email protected] 
www.nofima.no 


Dr. David Mela

Senior Scientist, Weight Control and Behavioural Nutrition
Unilever Food & Health Research Institute
PO Box 114
3130 AC Vlaardingen
The Netherlands
Ph: +31 10 460 5626
Fax: +31 10 460 5993
Email: [email protected] 
www.unilever.com 


Dr. Tony Lam

Ave Villamont 19, 4th floor
1005 Lausanne
Switzerland
Ph: +41 2135 15366
Email: [email protected] 
www.netunion.com 


Dr. Phillippe Corcos

110, rue de Rivoli
75001 Paris
France
Ph: +33 1534 09920
Fax: +33 1534 08920
Email: [email protected] 
www.cortecnet.com 


Dr. Anne Tjønneland
Institute of Cancer Epidemiology
Strandboulevarden 49
DK-2100 Copenhagen
Denmark
Ph: +45 3525 7607
Email: [email protected]  
www.cancer.dk


Prof. Elio Riboli

Faculty of Medicine
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
St. Mary's Campus, Norfolk Place
London W2 1PG
United Kingdom
Ph: +44 20 7594 3328
Email: [email protected]  
www.imperial.ac.uk


Dr. Patrick Ritz

UMR Inserm 694, Mitochondrie et régulations hormonales
Rue Haute de Reculee
49045 Angers
France
Ph: +33 2 4135 3450
Email: [email protected]  
www.univ-angers.fr


Dr. Gerd Harzer

Bayerwaldstrasse 8
81737 München
Germany
Ph: +49 89 62738 6113
Email: [email protected] 
www.kraft.com 

Dr. James Stubbs
Slimming World Nutrition Department
Clover Nook Road
Somercotes, Alfreton
Derbyshire DE55 4RF
United Kingdom
Ph: +44 01773 546075
Email: [email protected] 
www.slimming-world.com 

Marie Kunesova, M.D., Ph.D
Obesity Management Centre
Narodni 8
116 94 Praha 1
Czech Republic
Ph: +420 224 905104
Email: [email protected] 
www.endo.cz 

Dr. Petra Budde
Group Leader Medical Research
Proteome Sciences R&D GmbH & Co. KG
Altenhöferallee 3
60438 Frankfurt am Main
Ph: +49 69 50986-735
Email: [email protected] 
www.proteomics.com 
 


Dr. Uta Faure

Scientific Officer
Research Directorate General
European Commission
Square de Meeûs 8
B-1049 Brussels, Belgium
Fax: +32 2 296 33 34
Email: Uta.Faure@ec.europa.eu  

Jürgen Lucas
Scientific Officer
Research Directorate General
European Commission
Square de Meeûs 8
B-1049 Brussels, Belgium
Fax: +32 2 296 43 22
Email: [email protected] 

Dr. Leo Bick
Technical Director, ABIA
Av. Brig. Faria Lima 2003/11°
Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Tel.: 55 11 814 5733
Fax: 55 11 814 5733

Max Blum
Advisor in Human Nutrition
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.
P.O. Box CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland.
Tel.: 41 61 687 2792
Fax: 41 61 688 1736 email: [email protected]

Dr. Patricia Murphy
Professor
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011, USA.
Tel.: 515 294 3011
Fax: 515 294 8181 email: [email protected]

Irina du Bois
Vice President
Head of Regulatory Affairs
Nestec Ltd.
Vevey, Switzerland.
Tel.: 41 21 924 2262
Fax: 41 21 924 4547 email: [email protected]

Professor D. Labadarios
Head: Department of Human Nutrition
Faculty of Medicine
University of Stellenbosch and the South African Medical Research Council
Tygerberg 7505, South Africa.
Tel.: 27 21 938 9259
Fax: 27 21 933 2991
email: [email protected]

Dr. Tomas Walter
Haematology Unit, INTA
University of Chile
Casilla .1.5139
Santiago 011, Chile
Tel.: 56 2 678 1480
Fax: 56 2 221 4030
email: [email protected]

Dr. Rodolfo Florentino
Director, Food and Nutrition Research Institute
General Santos Avenue
Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Tel.: 632 823 8934
Fax: 632 837 2937
email: [email protected]

Dr. Chen Chun Ming
Chinese Academy of Preventative Medicine
27, Nanwei Road
Beijing, 100050, China.
Tel.: 86 1 3022960
Fax: 86 1 317 0892

Dr. Shawky Dagher
Chairman, Department of Biology
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon.
Tel.: 961 1 353465/6 ext. 3880
Fax: 1 212 478 1995
email: [email protected]

Dr. David Yeung
Director, Corporate Nutrition
H. J. Heinz Co. Ltd.
5650 Yonge St., 16th Floor
North York, ON M2M 4G3, Canada
Tel.: 416 226 7504
Fax: 416 226 5064

Dr. Victor Fulgoni
Kellogg Company
Nutrition Department
235 Porter Street
Battle Creek, MI 49016-3423, USA
Tel.: 616 961 3160
Fax: 616 961 3130
email: [email protected]

Dr. Samuel Kahn
Senior Health and Nutrition Advisor
Office of Health and Nutrition
USAID
Washington, D.C., 20523, USA.
Tel.: 703 875 4228
Fax: 703 875 4686
email: [email protected]

Mr. Basil Mathioudakis
Principal Administrator
European Commission
Directorate General Ill-Industry
Rue de la Roi 200
B-1049 Brussels, Belgium
Tel.: 3222959951
Fax: 3222960951
email: [email protected]

Dr. Nelly Baiocchi
Director General
Centro Nacional de Alimentacion y Nutricion
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Lima, Peru
Tel.: 5114633833
Fax: 5114 639617

Dr. Fernando Viteri
Professor
Department of Nutritional Sciences
University of California
Berkeley, California, USA
Fax: 510 642 0535

Dr. Anna Ferro-Luzzi
Human Nutrition
Istituto Nazionale della Nutrizione
Rome, Italy
Tel.: 39 6 504 2677
Fax: 39 6 503 1592

Dr. Emilia Carnovale
Food Chemistry
Istituto Nazionale della Nutrizione
Rome, Italy
Tel.: 39 6 519 1133
Fax: 39 6 503 1592

Anthony Whitehead
Senior Officer
Food Quality and Standards Service
Food and Nutrition Division, FAO

Enrico Casadei
Nutrition Officer
Food Quality and Standards Service
Food and Nutrition Division, FAO

Renata Clarke
Consultant
Food Quality and Standards Service
Food and Nutrition Division, FAO

Mary Kenny
Associate Professional Officer
Food Quality and Standards Service
Food and Nutrition Division, FAO