Die Ernährung der Zukunft: Gesund und nachhaltig – geht das zusammen? (The diet of the future: healthy and sustainable - can they go together?)
As part of a three-part Academy Lecture on April 15, 2025, Ute Mons (IAG member, German Cancer Research Center Heidelberg) and Tilman Grune (IAG member, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke), moderated by Constanze Bickelmann (BBAW), will discuss how the nutritional turnaround and successful disease prevention can be promoted while at the same time protecting our environment. With a welcoming address by Academy President Christoph Markschies and an introduction by IAG spokesperson Ralph Bock.
The conversation will be held in German.
More information about the event, the series and registration
On May 10, 2025, the research institutions of the Potsdam Science Park invite you to the Potsdam Science Day, which will take place around the Brandenburg Main State Archive, the Fraunhofer Campus, the Max Planck Campus and the University of Potsdam. Together with around 40 research institutions and universities, a varied program with interactive experiments, exciting lectures, games and fun hands-on activities awaits interested visitors.
The future of our food in times of global crises
Our global food system is facing major challenges such as hunger, malnutrition and overeating, the prevention of and adaptation to climate change, as well as an increasing scarcity of resources. How can the agricultural and the food system meet these challenges? What options are there for making the necessary food transition environmentally friendly and healthy?
Hermine Mitter (Member of the Junge Akademie, IAG-Member, University of Graz), Ralph Bock (Academy Member, IAG-Spokesperson, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Benjamin Bodirsky (IAG-Member, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research) and Harald von Witzke (IAG-Member, Humboldt University of Berlin) will discuss the opportunities presented by the food transition and present examples of promising approaches for its success. Moderation: Constanze Bickelmann.
The discussion will be held in German.
Why do our brains make us fat?
Overweight, obesity and other diet-related chronic diseases are challenging healthcare systems worldwide. Our brain not only regulates food intake and metabolism, but also our eating habits. How can we change cherished habits and effectively implement a healthy diet in disease prevention?
Pediatrician Annette Grüters-Kieslich provides insights into everyday clinical practice with overweight and obese patients and presents current treatment and prevention options ranging from nutritional advice and stomach reduction to so-called weight loss injections. Neurobiologist Martin Korte will explain the evolution and functioning of our brain in relation to nutrition, learning and behavioral changes. Moderated by Constanze Bickelmann, they will discuss promising approaches in the context of the nutritional turnaround.
The discussion will be held in German.
Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Nutrition, Health, Prevention
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