Dr. George Szewczyk, presented at the 5th Annual World Congress of Food and Nutrition, held November 18-20, 2016, at The Conference Venue – Kaohsiung Exhibition Center in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. This presentation,” Role of nutrients in metabolic diseases resolution after metabolic surgery: therapeutic approaches” described the mechanism by which metabolic surgery results in resolution of diabetes. This mechanism is the basis for the development of BioKier’s medical food for glucose management. In addition, Dr. Szewczyk chaired a scientific session on “Nutrition and Disease”.