Where:
Aula De Lillo, Building 7, Piazza dell’Ateneo Nuovo 1, Milano
The seminar will be also available on ZOOM:
MEETING ID: 651 0002 8770
PWD: 490973
Abstract:
The role of diet in the relation to CVD is complex. This seminar will aim to review the epidemiological evidence on the relation between diet and CHD reflecting on the link with cardiovascular dietary guidelines and improving the understanding of the complex role of diet in relation to CHD. New emerging and future perspective will also be taken in account.
About the Speaker:
Federica Laguzzi is an Assistant Professor at the Unit of Cardiovascular and Nutritional Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. She has a Pharmacy degree (2009), Medical specialization in Food Science (2014) and PhD in Experimental and Clinical Nutrition (2015). Her research activities are focused on cardiovascular disease and cancer epidemiological research in relation to dietary factors with specific focus on dietary fats, circulating fatty acids and gene-fats interactions.
Recently, she has focused her research in the health effects of a food processing contaminant, acrylamide and lead a European project, HBM4EU. She is also coordinator and analyst in epidemiological research based on international collaborative efforts (e.g. CHARGE and FORCE).