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ACADEMY LECTURE “FOOD TRANSITION - OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES” (III/III)
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 gastric reduction to semaglutide injections. Neurobiologist Martin Korte elaborates on the evolution and function of our brain in relation to nutrition, learning and behavioral changes. Moderated by Constanze Bickelmann, they will discuss promising approaches in the context of a nutrition transition.
June 5th 2025, 6 pm, Einsteinsaal (BBAW)
The discussion will be held in German.
(dt. AKADEMIEVORLESUNG „ERNÄHRUNGSWENDE – CHANCEN UND HERAUSFORDERUNGEN“)
A fundamental transformation of our food system is needed to ensure a healthy and sustainable nutrition for everyone.
Such food transition offers significant opportunities for the health of the global population, all living organisms and our planet. At the same time, it is associated with major challenges: We must ensure the quality and availability of food. Political scope for action must be utilized in order to promote changes in consumer behavior at an individual and societal level. Concertized efforts by science, politics, business and society are necessary for this transformation to succeed.
All three events will be held in German.
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Nutrition, Health, Prevention
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