{"id":131267,"date":"2026-07-22T08:29:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T06:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/easo.org\/?p=131267"},"modified":"2026-07-22T08:29:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T06:29:54","slug":"easo-at-ico2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/easo.org\/fr\/easo-at-ico2026\/","title":{"rendered":"EASO at ICO2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EASO colleagues were pleased to contribute to the International Congress on Obesity, held in Mexico City &#x1f1f2;&#x1f1fd; from 15\u201317 July 2026, joining colleagues across the global obesity community for three days of scientific exchange and international collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>EASO President Professor Volkan Yumuk co-chaired the EASO partner symposium, \u201cChanging Perspectives: Different Looks into Obesity Diagnosis, Treatment and Targets,\u201d alongside former WOF president Professor Louise Baur. This session brought together Professor Dror Dicker, Dr Andreea Ciudin Mihai and Dr Arya Sharma to examine approaches to obesity diagnosis and management, including the EASO Framework and the importance of setting meaningful, person-centred treatment targets.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-131275 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/easo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ico2026-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Large audience seated in a conference room with purple lighting, attentively watching a presentation or speaker at the front.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ico2026-1.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/easo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ico2026-1-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/easo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ico2026-1-1024x640.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/easo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ico2026-1-768x480.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/easo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ico2026-1-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Professor Yumuk also contributed to the session \u201cCancer, Obesity and Weight Loss,\u201d a crucial theme given the recent WHO landmark analysis estimating that cancer cases are set to nearly double by 2050, alongside increasing evidence on the impact of obesity management on cancer incidence, highlighting this increasingly important area of clinical research.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-131271\" src=\"https:\/\/easo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ico2026-3.jpeg\" alt=\"A woman stands at a lectern giving a presentation at a conference. The lectern displays the ICO 2026 logo and event information. Two empty chairs are visible beside her.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ico2026-3.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/easo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ico2026-3-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/easo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ico2026-3-1024x640.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/easo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ico2026-3-768x480.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/easo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ico2026-3-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ICO2026 was also an opportunity to celebrate two distinguished EASO colleagues. Professor Mar\u00eda del Mar Malag\u00f3n, co-chair of the EASO Basic and Discovery Science Working Group, received the Wertheimer Award, in recognition of her outstanding contributions to basic science in obesity research. Professor Antje K\u00f6rner, co-chair of the EASO Childhood Obesity Working Group received the Willendorf Award, recognising outstanding clinically oriented obesity research.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-131273\" src=\"https:\/\/easo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ico2026-2.jpeg\" alt=\"Five people stand onstage at an awards ceremony, with one man holding a certificate and one woman holding a trophy. All are dressed in business attire and facing the camera.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ico2026-2.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/easo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ico2026-2-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/easo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ico2026-2-1024x640.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/easo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ico2026-2-768x480.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/easo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ico2026-2-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We warmly congratulate Mar and Antje on receiving these prestigious honours and thank World Obesity Federation and the ICO2026 organisers for an excellent congress and a valuable opportunity to strengthen international collaboration.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EASO colleagues were pleased to contribute to the International Congress on Obesity, held in Mexico City &#x1f1f2;&#x1f1fd; from 15\u201317 July 2026, joining colleagues across the global obesity community for three days of scientific exchange and international collaboration. 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