With the Horizon 2020 program of the European Commission in its final stages of development, it is of crucial importance to showcase the most important health issues to the European decision makers and influencers. See http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm for more information regarding Horizon 2020. Obesity is certainly one of them. Obesity is one of the most important determinants of avoidable burden of disease.
Today a meeting organised by the European Association of the Study of Obesity was held in Brussels to communicate and help define the research agenda for the Horizon 2020 era regarding obesity prevention and treatment. A trans disciplinary team of researchers from across Europe with their specialities in for example, animal models, medical treatment of obesity, behavioral sciences, public health et cetera presented and discussed what they believe to be the main priorities for further obesity research in the years to come.
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I would be very interested in finding out about the outcome. will you be posting it, will there be a report?
I will indeed report on it when it becomes available. Thanks for your message
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