The voice of European Dietetics 
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Andrea Mikkelsen is a dietitian working in pediatric primary health care clinics in the West of Sweden. She presented her PhD thesis in 2014: “Children’s hypersensitivity to cow’s milk- Public Health aspects and impact on families” and achieved the specialties of pediatrics in public health in 2012 and pediatric food hypersensitivity in 2016.

Andrea is a member of the paediatric and food hypersensitivity reference groups in the Swedish Association of Dietitians. She is often invited as a lecturer and/or consultant by advocacy groups, by academia and in the health care, meal services,and the industry.

During 2017, Andrea represented EFAD at a stakeholders' focus group organised by the European Food Safety Authority during the production of their "Guidance on allergenicity assessment of genetically modified plants" (Naegeli, et al, 2017), and has been asked to participate again in this activity this year.

EFAD-ESPEN Agreement - EFAD building strong relationships in Europe! 

After becoming a non state actor member of WHO Europe in 2018, EFAD is building further on strong relationships in Europe.

On 15 September EFAD signed an agreement of collaboration with the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN).

Dietitians and nutrition experts join forces to have optimal nutritional care for patients, now and in the future.

One of the collaborative activities is EFAD dietitians being involved in developing nutrition guidelines and taking a key role in implementing these guidelines. The strength of dietitians lays in the fact that we bring science to practice.

It is also a great honor to have ESPEN chairman Prof. Rocco Barazzoni as a change maker at our 31st General Meeting, taking place in October 2020.

We are looking forward to sharing our dietetic knowledge with ESPEN. Watch out for more to come!

EFAD Annual Report 2019

See all that we achieved in 2019 in our Annual Report. From welcoming two new EFAD members, our largest and most successful conference to date and lots more.

Read the report.

Sugar reduction and low/no calorie sweeteners in dietary practice

This webinar taking place on 7 October, 7-8pm CET, aims to provide all the latest information and research outcomes on the main characteristics of low/no calorie sweeteners and their role in dietary practice. It will clarify the use of low/no calorie sweeteners in foods and drinks and their role in reformulation and in sugar reduction for people with obesity and diabetes.

Find out more and register.

Are you our next Chair of Congress Scientific Programme Committee?

We are looking for a dietitian to chair the EFAD Congress Scientific Programme Committee for the EFAD Congress in 2021. 

Nominations must be accompanied by 4 documents: 

• Curriculum Vitae
• Letter of motivation
• A reference confirming candidate’s research experience
• A reference confirming experience in organising European Congress'

Deadline for nominations – 6 October 2020. 

See the call in full and how to apply.

EFAD 31st General Meeting

Our 31st General Meeting will be organised virtually on 23 October 2020.
 

Attendance of the non-business meeting (10:30am-1:30pm) is open to delegates and Presidents of Full, Affiliate and Education Associate members, EFAD Committee members, Leads and members of ESDNs as well as Presidents and anchors of ENDietS.

The business meeting will take place from 2:30pm. This is restricted to delegates of Full Member Associations. Delegates of EFAD Member Associations and Education Associate Members are kindly asked to return the completed registration form previously directly emailed to you by 9 October.

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Healthcare experts call to improve the nutritional care of cancer patients

On 21 September, during the ESPEN virtual Congress, cancer patients’ representatives, dietitians, cancer caregivers and industry emphasised the importance of nutritional care during cancer treatment and called on the European Commission and the EU Member States to make optimal nutritional care a pillar of the forthcoming European strategy to defeat cancer.

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FIT4FOOD2030 launches the Sustainable Food Systems Network

The EU-funded project FIT4FOOD2030 has recently launched the Sustainable Food Systems Network. It is a virtual platform which aims to connect different actors who are interested in creating sustainable food systems that are ready for future challenges. Since ensuring sustainable and healthy diets is one of the key components of this transformation, dietitians are important actors in the food systems and might benefit from joining as well as contributing to the Network. You can become a part of the Network for free simply by filling out the registration form.

EIP on AHA September newsletter out now!

The European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIO on AHA) has launched the September edition of the EIP on AHA newsletter with all of the news and information that is relevant to the active and healthy ageing community.

Don't miss out on:

• Information about funding calls
• Opportunities to raise your organisation's profile and increase your visibility amongst the EIP on AHA community
• Details about all of the major European events related to innovation, ageing, health and ICT
• Highlights on interesting initiatives from around Europe and beyond.

See the edition.

World Obesity releases new policy briefing on obesity and COVID-19

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been clear that people with a higher body mass index (BMI) are at increased risk from severe illness due to the virus. Research from China, UK, USA, France and Italy demonstrates an approximate doubling of risk of complications and mortality from COVID-19 among people with obesity. 

Read the policy in full.

Dietary sugars – new date in 2021 for safety assessment 

The timing of EFSA’s assessment of the safety of dietary sugars has been revised due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the review of the exceptionally high volume of scientific information being considered.

A public consultation on the draft scientific opinion is scheduled to take place in the middle of 2021 with final adoption coming before the end of the same year.

Find out more.

International PhD Program in Diabetes Research

The International Helmholtz Research School for Diabetes is at the center of cutting-edge scientific research at the Helmholtz Diabetes Center and its partner institution, the Alberta Diabetes Institute. PhD students engage in international and innovative research projects that enable new approaches encompassing molecular research and translational application.

Find out more and apply.

Danone International Prize for Alimentation

Danone International Prize for Alimentation
The Danone International Prize for Alimentation (DIPA) is a 100,000 Euro Prize open to mid-career researchers from a variety of scientific disciplines within Alimentation. 

The purpose of the DIPA is to encourage and support cutting edge, innovative and multidisciplinary scientific research in Alimentation, the umbrella term for sustainable eating and drinking practices that contribute to the health of individuals, including food choice, purchase, preparation, cooking and meal organisation, and their determinants.

Applications are open until 16 October 2020.

Find out more and how to apply.

Farm to Fork Conference Building sustainable food systems together

The first Farm to Fork Conference - Building sustainable food systems together, will take place virtually on 15-16 October 2020.

The conference is hosted by the European Commissioner for Health & Food Safety, Ms. Stella Kyriakides, and the European Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Janusz Wojciechowski. The opening address of the Conference will be given by the European Commission Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans. The event will be held on the occasion of the World Food Day, and is the first in what will be an annual gathering of European stakeholders interested in helping to shape the EU's path towards sustainable food systems.

Stakeholders across the food chain, public authorities, international and civil society organisations, as well as other citizens and the interested public are invited to join the debate and contribute to the implementation of the recently adopted Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system.

EFAD will be represented by Manuel Monino, Executive Committee member, Lead of ESDN Public Health.

Find out more and register to attend.

Fruit & Veg 4 Health Conference

On 5-6 November, Aprifel is organising a restitution meeting of the European programme "Fruit and Veg 4 Health". After three years of action targeting French doctors, this event aims to present the results collected and to think about ways to extend this initiative. Representatives from the health, food and higher education sectors, scientists, decision-makers and civil society are invited to participate. A 100% digital event, with online conferences over two half-days.

Find out more.

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