農業生物技術講座系列（11）膳食纖維作為對人類健康的多功能食品成分（2021年9月17日）

Description: Dietary fiber (DF) research has drawn much attention recently, particularly in the growing functional food and nutraceutical industry. DF is defined as edible parts of plants or analogous carbohydrates that are resistant to digestion and absorption in the human small intestine. It has been demonstrated that sufficient DF intake has benefits for health maintenance and disease prevention including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and weight regulation. DF of different origins has different chemical composition and structure as well as physico-chemical properties that would affect its physiological benefits to humans. This talk will provide an overview based on current research on the chemical structure of DF and its relationship with the physiological functions that are beneficial to humans.

Date: 17 September, 2021 (Friday)

Time:
18:00-19:30 (Hong Kong / Mainland China) (1 hour talk and 30 mins Q&A)

Venue:
– Room 297, Science Centre South, CUHK (Seat capacity: max 20, by first-come, first-served)
– Online via Zoom (Zoom link will be sent to registered participants by email on 15 September)

Speaker: Prof Peter C.K. Cheung, Professor, School of Life Sciences, and Director of Food Research Centre, CUHK
Host: Prof Hon Ming Lam, Professor, School of Life Sciences, and Director of SKLA, AoE and SeedTEC, CUHK

Language: English

Registration deadline: 14 September
Free admission, all are welcome.

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