MINSK, 15 May (BelTA) – An international seminar “Longevity, nutrigenomics and traditional knowledge about genetic resources, national cuisine and healthcare” will take place in Minsk on 17 May, BelTA learnt from the press service of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.
The seminar will be held within the framework of joint studies in the field of longevity and active ageing conducted by Belarus and the Autonomous Region of Sardinia (Italy). Participants of the seminar will discuss elderly care in Belarus and Sardinia, healthy eating and a healthy lifestyle, genetics of ageing and longevity and genetics of nutrition (nutrigenomics).
Taking part in the seminar will be Chairman of the World Longevity Community Roberto Pili, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Italy to Belarus Mario Baldi, Belarus' Honorary Consul in Cagliari (Sardinia) Giuseppe Carboni, and well-known Belarusian and Italian scientists.
The seminar will be hosted by the Belarusian Medical Academy of Post-Graduate Education. The forum will start at 15.30.
