Professor in the Departments of Medicine (Endocrinology) and Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada;

Associated Director in the Risk Factor Modification Centre, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada;

From 1986 to 1989 he concentrated his research efforts in the area of carbohydrate food and dietary fiber in diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer;

During the twelve years working in the Institute of Diabetes and Metabolism (Zagreb Croatia), Collaborative Centre of World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Vuksan was the Principal Nutrition Investigator and the coordinator of the Maltese Diabetes National Program, an advisor for the WHO in different Asian countries, a Nutritional Coordinator in the field of diabetes for the Mediterranean Region;

Throughout the above mentioned period of time Dr. Vuksan was the head nutritionist in a major teaching hospital in Croatia, and also as a Director of the National Consortium for the Development, Production and Distribution of Diabetic Products designed for the European market;

Recent Projects and Awards:

1. Medical Research Council of Canada: Study on Health in Ethnic Groups (South Asian, Chinese and White Canadians)
2. National Science and Engineering Research Council, Canada: Development of Functional Food for Health
3. Canadian Diabetes Association: Soluble Fiber MUFA and treatment of Diabetes
4. Kellogg Co., B. Creak, USA: Soluble Fiber Hyperlipidemias

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Dr Vladimir Vuksan's contact information:
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Konjac-Mannan and American Ginseng: Emerging Alternative Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus:
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Dicomannan in the treatment of type 2 diabetes:
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Beneficial Effects of Viscous Dietary Fiber From Konjac-Mannan in subjects with the insulin resistance syndrome:
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Beneficial effects of viscous dietary fiber from Konjac-mannan in subjects with the insulin resistance syndrome: results of a controlled metabolic trial:
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Fiber and physiological and potentially therapeutic effects of slowing carbohydrate absorption:
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Viscous and nonviscous fibres, nonabsorbable and low glycaemic index carbohydrates, blood lipids and coronary heart disease:
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