COVID-19 AND OBESITY
LET’S TALK OBESITY WEBINARS REACHED 1.6 MILLION PEOPLE DURING COVID-19
The Turkish Association of Obesity Studies has been pleased to host the Let’s Talk Together campaign, a series of talks and presentations from eight Turkish COMs Centres. These resources have reached well over 1.5 million people during the COVID-19 pandemic to date. Read the blog post by EASO’s Dr Volkan Yumuk and watch the promo video.
Click here to read more and watch the video
EDUCATION
MANAGING OBESITY IN PRIMARY CARE: INTERVIEW WITH DR ABD TAHRANI
We are pleased to share our interview with Dr Abd Tahrani, who recently worked with a team of experts to develop helpful guidance and a novel treatment algorithm for obesity management in primary care.
NEW MASTERS OF SCIENCE PROGRAMME IN FOOD AND HEALTH LAUNCHED
We are delighted to announce a new multidisciplinary Masters of Science in Food and Health at the University of Padova. Launching in the 2021-2022 academic year, the first cohort of students will join the course in October 2021.
Download the flyer here
POLICY
EASO POLICY CONFERENCE 2021
The European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) and The European Coalition for People Living with Obesity (ECPO) invite you to attend our annual conference – online.
Thursday, 4 March 2021
10:00 – 12:30 CET
MILAN CHARTER ON URBAN OBESITY 2020
The European Association for the Study of Obesity endorses the Milan Charter on Urban Obesity.
Read the full position paper here
ADVOCACY
WORLD OBESITY DAY EUROPE
World Obesity Day is a global event, held annually on March 4 to bring people together to raise awareness and increase knowledge about obesity and the many other diseases on which it impacts.
ADVOCATING ON OBESITY: INTERACTIVE TRAINING
We are delighted to invite you to participate in the second edition of the EASO online advocacy workshop series, hosted on Zoom on the following dates and times (CET)
Monday 22 February 2021 17.30 – 19.30
Wednesday 24 February 2021 17.30 – 19.30
Monday 8 March 2021 17.30 – 19.30
Wednesday 10 March 2021 17.30 – 19.30
Registration is free – click here to read more and register
EASO AWARDS FOR SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE
Please click below view the links below before applying for any award.
Click here to view the application form
Four EASO New Investigators Awards will be presented at ECO2021 – in Basic Science, Clinical Research, Public Health and Childhood Obesity Research. Click here for more information
The EASO Friedrich Wassermann Award is a highly prestigious award that recognises outstanding and sustained scientific contributions to the advancement of knowledge in the field of obesity. Click here for more information
The New Investigators United (NIU) Best Thesis Award aims to recognise new researchers and their contribution to the obesity field. Click here for more information
ECO ONLINE 2021
28TH EUROPEAN CONGRESS ON OBESITY
#ECO2021 is more than a scientific congress. It is a learning platform for disseminating the best obesity research and practice in Europe, and a platform for discussion, collaboration and sharing. We have developed a programme structure that will enable delegates to interact as much as possible with presenters, so we will have plenary discussion sessions, teaching workshops, case study discussions and moderated e-poster sessions. Programme topics will be organised into four main areas:
Day 1: Basic Science
Day 2: Childhood and Adolescent Obesity
Day 3: Behavioural and Public Health
Day 4: Management and Intervention
We will also host a meet-and-greet terrace, where you can learn from and speak with members of the patient community in a discussion lounge with the European Coalition for People Living with Obesity.
In the New Investigators lounge, you will be able to meet early career researchers from around the world, and chat with senior leaders in your field of interest. Submit your abstracts by 31 January.
#ECO2021 will be online, but we will make it as interactive and rewarding as ever!
A Double Feature You Won’t Want to Miss?
7th Canadian Obesity Summit & ECO2021 will run concurrently online
This spring, Obesity Canada (OC) and EASO will offer our virtual flagship scientific conferences simultaneously 10-13 May, 2021. Delegates will be able to save on joint registration for both events, with access to recorded sessions. Joint sessions will be held at the end of each day for #ECO2021 to jumpstart the day for the Canadian Obesity Summit
ADDITIONAL ARTICLES
NOT TO BE MISSED
COVID-19 AND OBESITY
READ RECENT ARTICLES HERE
RESEARCH
READ THE LATEST RESEARCH ARTICLES HERE
EDUCATION
READ THE LATEST EDUCATION ARTICLES HERE
POLICY
READ THE LATEST POLICY ARTICLES HERE
ADVOCACY
READ THE LATEST ADVOCACY ARTICLES HERE
EASO represents the European Obesity Community
- EASO develops and supports active campaign groups
- We support our national members
- EASO provides a global platform for sharing ideas and developing solutions in the European context
- We support development of a unified evidence-based approach to addressing obesity across disciplines and countries
- We advocate around obesity as an urgent and relevant health priority to policymakers, NGOs, research funders, health professionals, media, industry and the public, and
- Identify and articulate effective solutions to these stakeholders
OBESITY FACTS JOURNAL
The European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) Endorses the Milan Charter on Urban Obesity
Eccentric Cycling Training Improves Health-Related Quality of Life in Adolescents with Obesity
Validation of a Three-Item Short Form of the Modified Weight Bias Internalization Scale (WBIS-3) in the German Population
Effects of Dietary Self-Monitoring, Physical Activity, Liraglutide 3.0 mg, and Placebo on Weight Loss in the SCALE IBT Trial
Issue 6, December 2020 of OBESITY FACTS (OFA) is online and open access
The multidisciplinary online journal for obesity research and therapy
Obesity Facts, publishes articles covering all aspects of obesity: epidemiology, etiology and pathogenesis, treatment, and pre- vention of adiposity. As obesity is related to many disease processes, the journal also covers all topics pertaining to comorbidity and covers psychological and sociocultural aspects of obesity as well as the influences of nutrition and exercise on body weight. The editors carefully select papers to present only the most recent findings in clinical practice and research.
EU PROJECTS
EASO acts as a dissemination and communications
partner in a number of important EU funded Horizon 2020
research projects, often as WP leader.
PROTEIN PROJECT
The PROTEIN Project is a research initiative led by a consortium of European public- and private-sector organizations working to promote health and wellbeing. By bringing together experts from across Europe, PROTEIN will develop tools using the latest communications technologies and machine learning strategies to provide personalized nutrition and physical activity support to EU citizens.
To read the latest PROTEIN Project newsletter click here
SWEET
SWEET, a European Commission Horizon 2020 funded project, is supported by a consortium of 29 pan-European research, consumer and industry partners, who are reviewing and developing evidence on long term benefits and potential risks involved in switching over to sweeteners and sweetness enhancers (S&SEs) in the context of public health and safety, obesity, and sustainability.