Under the auspices of Prof. Ezzat Hassan, the Dean of the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences Technology and Prof. Essam Ghoniem, the Head of the Nutrition and Food Safety Technology Department, a scientific competition entitled “Obesity and Covid-19” was organized on Thursday, 14 January 2021 on Blackboard platform. It is worth mentioning that the participating students were divided into 5 groups consisting of 6 students and each group prepared a presentation on obesity and Covid-19 by defining obesity, its damages, its relationship to Covid-19, and how the risk of developing it can be avoided by changing the negative lifestyle. At the end of the competition, the judging panel evaluated the presentations based on the scientific content, PowerPoint design and presentation skills.

It is worth mentioning that the judge panel was comprised of:

• Essam Ghoniem, the Head of the Nutrition and Food Safety Technology Department.
• Amany Salam, an Assistant Professor in the Nutrition and Food Safety Technology Department.
• Sally Salah, a Lecturer in the Nutrition and Food Safety Technology Department.

Dr. Heba Ragab, a Lecturer in the Nutrition and Food Safety Technology Department.