Dr. Sérgio Henrique Sousa Santos is a Professor of Food Engineering at the Institute of Agrarian Sciences of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). He holds a degree in Pharmacy (2005) and a master’s degree in Physiology and Pharmacology from UFMG (2007) with a Doctoral Stay in the same area from the MDC Berlin-Germany/UFMG (2009). He finished his post-doctorate studies in the area of Pre-Clinical Pharmacological Tests at INCT NanoBiofar in 2010. Dr. Santos has experience in pharmacology, nutrition, food and physiology, with an emphasis on the metabolism and multidisciplinary interface, and works mainly on the following subjects: metabolism, diet, functional foods, metabolic syndrome, adipose tissue, renin-angiotensin system, Sirtuins, cancer and Cerrado plants. He is also a recipient of the CNPq productivity grant.