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Dr. Richard Feinman to Speak on the Science of Diabetes and Diet on October 2:

Sep 28, 2009

Site is Convention of European Association for the Study of Diabetes

Brooklyn, NY - Richard Feinman, PhD, professor of biochemistry and of family medicine at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn, New York, will speak at the annual conference of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) on October 2, 2009. EASD is holding its annual conference September 28 – October 2 in Vienna, Austria.

Dr. Feinman will be one of four speakers covering the topic, Controversies in Dietary Strategies in the Treatment of Diabetes.

According to Dr. Feinman, it has been scientifically documented that carbohydrate consumption raises blood glucose and there is no disagreement that diabetes is a disease of carbohydrate intolerance. “There really is no controversy about the science,” Dr. Feinman explains. “It’s as simple as this: An increase in dietary carbohydrate will raise HbA1c, which in turn will raise the risk of microvascular complications, and this is science we all agree on.”

“That being said,” he adds, “the controversy may indeed be whether or not we are getting good advice from our healthcare professionals, but that is out of my area – I will be at the conference in Vienna to explain the science.”

Dr. Feinman’s presentation will take place at the Messe Wien in van Swieten Hall on October 2, 2009.

More information is available by contacting Dr. Feinman at 718-270-2252 or Richard.Feinman@downstate.edu, or Laurie Cagnassola at 646-678-4656 or info@nmsociety.org.

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About SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn is one of four academic health centers (AMCs) in The State University of New York (SUNY) 64-campus system and the only SUNY AMC in New York City dedicated to health education, research, and patient care for the borough’s 2.7 million residents. Its flagship hospital, University Hospital at Downstate (UHD), is a teaching hospital and benefits from the expertise of Downstate’s exceptional medical school and world-class academic center research facilities. With a staff of over 800 physicians representing 53 specialties and subspecialties, Downstate offers comprehensive healthcare services to the community.

UHD provides high-risk neonatal and infant services, pediatric nephrology, and dialysis for kidney diseases and is the only kidney transplantation program in Brooklyn. Beyond its clinical expertise, Downstate houses a range of esteemed educational institutions, including its College of Medicine, College of Nursing, School of Health Professions, School of Graduate Studies, and School of Public Health. Downstate fosters innovation through its multifaceted biotechnology initiative, the Biotechnology Incubator and BioBAT, which support early-stage and more mature biotech companies.