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Dr Labros S. Sidossis, PhD, FTOS, FAHA, FNAK is a Distinguished Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Kinesiology and Health and Professor of Medicine at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Rutgers University. He has a BS in Kinesiology, an MS in Exercise Physiology, an MA in Exercise Biochemistry and Nutrition, and a PhD in Nutrition – Metabolic Biochemistry from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

His research over the past 30 years has focused on the role of lifestyle factors in the pathophysiology, prevention, and treatment of various noncommunicable diseases, including obesity, insulin resistance, and dyslipidemias. His studies have been funded by the US National Institutes of Health, the American Diabetes Association, the Shriners Hospitals for Children, the European Union, and the industry. His 200+ publications in peer‐reviewed journals have been cited >15,000 times.

Dr. Sidossis has been an inspiring teacher for undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of nutrition, physical activity, and health. He has developed and taught numerous undergraduate and graduate courses in these disciplines in the European and US universities, and has published four textbooks.

Dr. Stefanos N. Kales, MD, MPH, FACP, FACOEM is Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Professor ' Director of the Occupational Medicine Residency, Harvard Chan School of Public Health; and Chief of Occupational Medicine /Employee Health, Cambridge Health Alliance, a Harvard-affiliated system. He has participated in medical and public health activities on five continents resulting in over 200 publications and wide recognition internationally. He is a faculty member in Harvard‛s Cardiovascular Epidemiology Program and its Division of Sleep Medicine.

Dr. Kales has received numerous honors, including the Kehoe and Harriet Hardy Awards for outstanding scientific contributions. He has organized several groundbreaking Mediterranean Diet/Lifestyle Conferences (Harvard Chan 2014, Halkidiki-Greece 2017 and Harvard‛s Radcliffe Institute 2019). Dr. Kales leads by example, following a Mediterranean diet, practicing regular physical fitness and good sleep hygiene. Based on the scientific evidence, he is convinced that lifestyle measures are the most accessible and cost-effective of chronic disease prevention and control.