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Part 3: Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma

Nutraceuticals are medicinal compounds found in food. They have health benefits when used at pharmacological levels. Examples include; Green tea extract (Camellia sinensis), Curcumin, Cinnamon. In this three-part series Dr Evangeline Mantzioris will describe the clinical evidence, safety and purported mechanisms of action for selected nutraceuticals in the management of chronic diseases (Part 1: Cardiovascular disease, Part 2: Hyperglycaemia, Part 3: Inflammatory based diseases)

Part 3 Medicinal foods in the management of Inflammatory based diseases

• osteoarthritis
• rheumatoid arthritis
• asthma

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About the Presenter

Dr Evangeline Mantzioris BSc BND PhD APD AccSD

Evangeline is the Program Director of the Nutrition and Food Sciences Degree at the University of South Australia. She is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian (APD) and Sports Dietitian (AccSD) and has experience in clinical dietetics and clinical teaching at major Adelaide teaching hospitals and in private practice.

Evangeline is passionate about communicating nutritional science to the public and has been invited to talk at WOMADelaide, Australian Society for Medical Research Public Dinner, Raising the Bar and Tasting Australia. She is an author of a sports nutrition textbook ‘Nutrition for Sport, Exercise and Performance’ and contributor to The Conversation. Evangeline's research interests include: nutraceuticals including omega-3 fatty acids; Mediterranean Diet, Sports Nutrition and the environment-food nexus.

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