Farah Hillou
Zayed University, UAE
Biography
Farah Hillou is a Registered Dietitian from the College of Dietitians of Ontario, Canada, as well as with the Commission of Dietetic Registration, USA. She has earned her Undergraduate Degree in nutrition from the University of Nottingham, UK and her Postgraduate Degree in Dietetics and Community Nutrition from McGill University, Canada. She has been involved in academia instructing nutrition and dietetics students in a variety of clinical and public health nutrition courses, in addition to supervising internship students and participating in several research projects related to obesity and children’s health. She has also worked in-corporate health and wellness, where she continues to provide nutrition consultancy to several entities including companies and media. She serves as a member in the Nutrition Task Force, Abu Dhabi Department of Health. Her strong interest is in integrating genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors in addressing physiological imbalances and root causes of chronic disease has led her to seek Certification as an Integrative and Functional Nutrition Practitioner (USA). Her focus lies particularly on gut health, and health conditions linked with the gut microbiome including obesity, autoimmune conditions and chronic disease.