Save the date for the 14th EFAD Congress

It is a great pleasure to welcome you to the 14th EFAD Congress (12-14 October 2023), in Budapest, the vibrant capital city of Hungary.

This year’s theme is “Dietetic care, a human right: moving forward into a new era’’.

We are excited by this opportunity to connect again in person, bringing together more than 450 European dietitians from 30 European countries to network, exchange knowledge, learn from each other and have lots of fun, as well! You wouldn’t want to miss this vital meeting. 

Save the date and stay tuned as more information will be shared really soon.

Happy Women's Day

Yesterday, we celebrated all the inspiring women in the world! 💐
In EFAD, we want to take this day as an opportunity to thank and honour all fierce, intelligent, powerful women of all ages and races that have devoted their lives to our profession and science, along with their roles as students, workers, mums, caretakers etc.

World Obesity Day - March 4th 2023

World Obesity Day Europe 2023 was celebrated on Saturday, March 4 and it brought together healthcare, patient and political communities, to raise awareness of obesity and the many other diseases which it impacts.
EFAD would like to highlight that:
 Healthcare professionals, working in a multidisciplinary team, can make a difference by becoming more knowledgeable about obesity and addressing the concerns of people living with obesity
 Reducing obesity stigma is a vital step to successful treatment.

These 2 extremely important messages are highly addressed in the newly published position statements on Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) in the management of overweight and obesity in children, adolescents and adults, which are published today in Obesity Facts, the European Journal of Obesity, a joint collaboration of EFAD and EASO.

 Read the Position Papers.

Breakfast Toolkit Project survey

We need your voice!
The aim of the Breakfast Toolkit survey is to gather the views of dietitians on recommending breakfast as part of a balanced diet, and their sources to educate patients about healthy breakfasts as well as understand the breakfast patterns of European countries. The survey is addressed to European dietitians and intern dietitians.

If you are interested in participating in a focus group about breakfast, you can leave your contact information at the end of the survey. Please fill in the survey below to share your experience, it takes less than five minutes to complete.

ENDietS launched a new webinar concept to empower dietetic students, we encourage you to step up for international experiences.
The webinar starts with the application process to discover Erasmus students' mobility for studies and for internships and continues with experience sharing. Three former nutrition and dietetic students share their unique Erasmus experiences to give inspiration and motivation.
If you are looking for opportunities to study or train abroad, do not miss out on this webinar!

  Find out more and register.

Did you know EFAD Learning has podcasts? Listen to them while you cook 👨‍🍳, water your plants 🌷 or work out 🚶.

EFAD has produced four podcast episodes as part of the EFAD Learning experience. EFAD podcasts are also transcripted. 

 Listen to the 4 available podcasts.

Sustainable Nutrition and Sport

At the Change Now Summit 2022, Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet presented the Organising Committee’s catering strategy for the Games. The ambition is at the height of the challenge with 13 million meals served during the Olympic and Paralympic Games and strong commitments that will guide their preparation. The Paris 2024 Organising Committee has worked with relevant stakeholders to enhance French expertise and promote social and environmental practices that are more sustainable during the Games.

 Read the full article.

Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum)

The High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) produces the report “Strengthening urban and peri-urban food systems to achieve food security and nutrition in the context of urbanization and rural transformation”, at the request of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS). The HLPE-FSN report will be presented at the 52^nd plenary session of the CFS in October 2024.

With this e-consultation, the HLPE-FSN is seeking your feedback on the proposed scope of this report and the guiding questions below.

This consultation is open until 3 April 2023.

 Find out more.

The CO-CREATE Project: Co-creating policy with youth

WCRF International collaborated on three papers presenting a set of new tools developed to benchmark national policy action on physical activity and nutrition, as part of their work on the CO-CREATE project. These papers are now published in the journal Obesity Reviews.

 Find out more.

European Citizens’ Panel on Food Waste final recommendations - February 2023

On 12 February 2023, a randomly selected EU Citizens' Panel adopted 23 recommendations to reduce food waste in the European Union. The 150 participants developed their proposals together over three weekends.

Food waste means that high losses already occur in the production of food. In private households, edible food is thrown into waste bins in addition to inedible parts. In addition, there are further losses along the food supply chain.

 Read the recommendations.

Launch of the NOURISHING and MOVING policy indexes
WCRF International is organising two webinars in late March to launch a policy index on nutrition (21 March), and another on physical activity (28 March), as part of the CO-CREATE project.  
The NOURISHING (nutrition and diet) and MOVING (physical activity) policy indexes rate and rank the design of nutrition and physical activity policies from 30 European countries.

 You can find out more.

What is Food Literacy?

Food literacy is a term that is increasingly being used by a number of varied professionals who have an interest in food. These professionals include educators, home economists, dietitians, and public health workers. Not surprisingly each profession brings its own nuanced interpretation.

The Food Literacy International Partnership (FLIP) is offering a series of webinars where food literacy scholars and practitioners will discuss ideas of what food literacy is and what it looks like in practice. These discussions will be informed by research and everyday experiences.

📌 When: 17 March 2023, 15:00 CET
📍 Where: Online

 Find more & register here.

The 65th German Congress - Interdisciplinary Nutrition Therapy 2023, organized by the German Association of Dietitians (VDD)  – an EFAD member - takes place virtually on 4-6 May 2023.

100+ invited speakers from Germany and abroad will present and discuss the most up-to-date evidence on science and the relevance to evidence best practice. The annual conference devotes to the topic: Nutrition between deficiency and abundance.

The official language of the congress is German.

📌 When: 4 - 6 May 2023
📍 Where: Online

 Find out more & register.

"30th European Congress on Obesity"
17-20 May 2023
Dublin, Ireland
Submit your late-breaking abstracts by 28 February 2023, here.

 You can find out more and apply.

45^th ESPEN Congress on Clinical Nutrition & Metabolism
11 - 14 September 2023
Lyon, France

 You can find out more.

16th European Public Health Conference: "Our Food, Our Health, Our Earth: A Sustainable Future for Humanity"
📌 When: 8-11 November 2023
📍 Where: Dublin, Ireland

 You can find out more.

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