Lampung – The Food Technology study program of Sumatra Institute of Technology, in collaboration with the Indonesian Association of Food Technologists (PATPI) Lampung, held a webinar on Tuesday (2/6) at 14.00 WIB. The event, titled “International Webinar Conference: Food and Immune System During COVID-19 Pandemic,” was held with 1,424 participants from Indonesia and abroad. The participants included students, lecturers, researchers, doctors, and members of industry.
This major event, organized for the first time by the ITERA Food Technology study program, invited four speakers: Dr. Vimal Karani from the University of Reading UK, dr Laurentya Olga, M.Phil from Cambridge University UK, Prof. Sukrasno, M.S. from ITERA, and Dr. Samsu Udayana Nurdin from Universitas Lampung.
The presentation topics focused on various matters, ranging from the urgency of vitamin D needs, the influence of oligosaccharides in breast milk on the infant immune system, secondary metabolites in foodstuffs that can act as immunomodulators, to the potential of phytochemically modified starch as an immune booster.
“By managing Vitamin D in the body, we can also manage Immunoglobulin E, which is an immune reaction,” said Dr. Vimal Karani, the first speaker at this event. Dr. Karani – an associate professor in Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics – recommended sunbathing for 60 minutes in the morning to meet vitamin D needs.
On this occasion, dr. Laurentya Olga spoke about oligosaccharides from breast milk, also known as Human Milk Oligosaccharide (HMO). “Breastfeeding can save more than 800,000 lives every year,” she said. She also explained several factors that influence HMO levels in breast milk, such as genetics, lactation course, microbiota, and the birthing process.
The speaker from Sumatra Institute of Technology, Prof. Sukrasno, M.S., explained various important compounds in food that act as secondary metabolites. The webinar, broadcast via the Zoom platform and YouTube Live, also featured Dr. Samsu Udayana Nurdin from the Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Lampung, who is also the Chair of PATPI Lampung. According to him, one way to increase a person’s immunity is to change one’s daily diet.
This International Webinar is part of the responsibility of the ITERA academic community and the Indonesian Association of Food Technologists (PATPI) Lampung in sharing knowledge about food science, particularly on the immune system. At the event, webinar participants could also make donations for students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The donations collected at the event amounted to Rp. 3,735,000 (three million seven hundred thirty-five thousand rupiah) from 30 donors. (ONF/HAP)
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