Symposium on the prevention of weight (re-)gain, Amsterdam, Netherlands

The EU-funded DIOGENES projects will present its key results and insights at an event in Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands, from 4 to 6 May.

Under the title 'Prevention of weight (re-)gain - diet, genetics, behaviour, screening and novel food ingredients', DIOGENES researchers and external experts will discuss the following topics:
- the relative efficacy of different diets in preventing weight gain, regain and co-morbidities;
- genomics-based predictors of weight variation, and biomarkers of nutritional status;
- epidemiological identification of key dietary factors influencing the development of obesity and risk of co-morbidities across Europe;
- a new set of psycho/behavioural tools to identify predictors of weight (re-)gain;
- an obesity risk and behavioural advice screening tool;
- the identification of novel food ingredients systems which induce satiety or satiation while remaining in the preferred sensory range.

The symposium will take place in the framework of the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2009).For further information, please visit:
http://www.diogenes-eu.org/ECO2009/Default.htm(opens in new window)