Nutrition Society Conference 2018: Getting energy balance right

Speakers will provide their perspectives on the effects of dietary factors, physical activity, epigenetics and the gut microbiome on energy balance during this three day conference.

Currently the world is facing an incredibly costly epidemic of obesity. Almost two-thirds of UK adults are either overweight or obese and estimated costs to the UK economy are £27 billion a year. While fundamentally obesity is a disorder of energy balance, several decades of research has demonstrated that maintaining energy balance is much more complex than the ‘Calories in, Calories out’ equation that was once touted. The main purpose of this conference is to provide an overview of the myriad of influencing factors on energy balance, addressing varying needs across the lifespan.

The conference itself is designed to be a #HealthyMeeting, with healthy choices for food and group physical activities (to maintain energy balance!) offered throughout. There will be an opportunity to present your research within the Original Communication session or the Postgraduate Competition session. Submit your abstract online to be considered. 

Scientific Programme Organisers: J. Bernadette Moore, Associate Professor of Obesity and Dr Christine Bosch, Lecturer in Nutrition, University of Leeds.

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Dr Bernadette Moore, Associate Professor in the School of Food Science and Nutrition at the University of Leeds will be presented at the conference with the prestigious Nutrition Society Silver Medal for 2018.