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        • COMs Webinar – MASLD & Obesity: Mechanisms & Management – Tuesday 28th October 2025 at 12:30-13:30 CET

          COMs Webinar – MASLD & Obesity: Mechanisms & Management – Tuesday 28th October 2025 at 12:30-13:30 CET

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        • Effect of sweeteners and sweetness enhancers on weight management and gut microbiota composition in individuals with overweight or obesity: the SWEET study

          Effect of sweeteners and sweetness enhancers on weight management and gut microbiota composition in individuals with overweight or obesity: the SWEET study

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        The leading voice of obesity science, medicine and community in Europe. We represent scientists, obesity specialists, physicians, health care practitioners and public health practitioners.

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Italy Approves the First Law Recognizing Obesity as a Chronic Disease

Italy Approves the First Law Recognizing Obesity as a Chronic Disease

Italy Approves the First Law Recognizing Obesity as a Chronic Disease

Member News, Policy
Semaglutide and tirzepatide recommended as first-line treatment of obesity and most of its complications in new guidance from European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO)

Semaglutide and tirzepatide recommended as first-line treatment of obesity and most of its complications in new guidance from European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO)

Research
Framework for the pharmacological treatment of obesity and its complications from the European Association for the Study of Obesity

Framework for the pharmacological treatment of obesity and its complications from the European Association for the Study of Obesity

Policy, Research
EASO ECN at the 12th ESE Young Endocrinologists and Scientists (EYES) Meeting 2025

EASO ECN at the 12th ESE Young Endocrinologists and Scientists (EYES) Meeting 2025

Early Career Network, ECN, Education, Research
ECN eLearning Hub Webinar: Designing Child-Centred Health Promotion Interventions, 14 October 2025

ECN eLearning Hub Webinar: Designing Child-Centred Health Promotion Interventions, 14 October 2025

ECN, Education, Upcoming Events
Opportunities, Resources and News – January 2025

Opportunities, Resources and News – January 2025

Newsletter
Opportunities and Application Deadlines – December 2024

Opportunities and Application Deadlines – December 2024

Newsletter
Opportunities and Application Deadlines – November 2024

Opportunities and Application Deadlines – November 2024

Newsletter
Opportunities, Resources and News – November 2024

Opportunities, Resources and News – November 2024

Newsletter
Opportunities, Resources and News – October 2024

Opportunities, Resources and News – October 2024

Newsletter
Opportunities and Application Deadlines – July 2024

Opportunities and Application Deadlines – July 2024

Newsletter
Professor Luca Busetto responds to the new EASO publication in Nature Medicine: A new framework for the diagnosis, staging and management of obesity in adults

Professor Luca Busetto responds to the new EASO publication in Nature Medicine: A new framework for the diagnosis, staging and management of obesity in adults

Education, Guidelines, Research
A new framework for the diagnosis, staging and management of obesity in adults: Publication comment from Professor Gijs Goossens

A new framework for the diagnosis, staging and management of obesity in adults: Publication comment from Professor Gijs Goossens

Education, Guidelines, Research
A new framework for the diagnosis, staging and management of obesity in adults

A new framework for the diagnosis, staging and management of obesity in adults

Education, Guidelines, Infographics, Research
Providing a common language for obesity: The EASO obesity taxonomy

Providing a common language for obesity: The EASO obesity taxonomy

Education, Research
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European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) is a federation of professional membership associations from 40 European countries. It is the voice of the European obesity community, promoting action through collaboration in advocacy, communication, education and research. Our members enjoy extensive EASO member benefits.

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