Abstract
UN figures projecting global population growth of almost 50% since 2000 to 9.5 billion by 2050. In addition to giving rise to an increased demand for food as a result of more mouths to feed, other changes, such as increased incomes and urbanization, will result in changes Foods, A growing global population, combined with factors such as changing socio-demographics, will place increased pressure on the world’s resources to provide not only more but also different types of food. Increased demand for animal-based protein in particular is expected to have a negative environmental impact, generating greenhouse gas emissions, requiring more water and more land. Addressing this will necessitate more sustainable production of existing sources of protein as well as alternative sources for direct human consumption. Also Dietary protein may play an important role in the prevention of metabolic dysfunctions. However, the way in which the protein source affects these dysfunctions has not been clearly established.
.These issues with particular emphasis on chickpea protein will be presented and discus
Prof. Ram Reifen
Director, the Research Center for
Nutrigenomics and Functional Foods
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Israel
http://departments.agri.huji.ac.il/nutrition/RamReifen.html
Biography
Ram is a pediatric gastroenterologist and a nutritionist and a professor of human Nutrition at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Dr Reifen graduated The Hadassa Medical School, did his residency in Pediatrics in Jerusalem, and a dual fellowship in Pediatric gastroenterology and Nutrition in Sick Kids Toronto. Prof Reifen was the head of the School of Nutritional Sciences at the Hebrew University and is currently the director of the research center for nutrigenomics and Functional foods. Ram published more than 120 peer-reviewed papers and 80 students graduated from his lab. He is a member of international and national committees in nutrition and health related subjects, and is a senior consultant to the food industry and to governmental authorities. Ram's vision is to carry out research that translates to helping alleviate malnutrition and contributes to better nutrition and health of mothers and children. Recently Ram founded a startup Chick.P that focuses on producing an isolate of 90% high quality chickpea protein based on two IP's and a special technology.
