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Vision
To support dietitians to take their role in the prevention and treatment of obesity and make citizens in Europe benefit from their skills, knowledge and commitment of dietitians. The ESDN will cooperate with the other ESDNs as well as with other bodies, like ECO, WHO and ICD and universities. The ESDN will encourage closer communication between dietitians in Europe to share skills and knowledge. The ESDN will stimulate research on the role of dietitians in prevention and management.
We work closely with EASO, OPEN-EU, FAO and World Obesity.
Who we are
Professor Department of Nutritional Sciences and
Dietetics of the International Hellenic University
Chair of Netherlands Knowledge Centre of Obesity
Reader in Nutrition and Health at London Metropolitan University and Visiting Senior Fellow at Kingston University, UK
Associate Professor of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics
Department of Nutrition-Dietetics, University of Thessaly, Greece
Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens
Specialist dietitian in adult obesity, PhD in Medical Science,
Center for Obesity, Academic Specialist Center, Region Stockholm & Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Reference dietitian at the Clinical Nutrition Service of Koelliker Hospital
Turin, Italy
Assistant Professor, Istanbul Kent University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
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EASO and EFAD Position Statement on Medical Nutrition Therapy for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents
Last Modified: December 15, 2022This position statement on medical nutrition therapy in the management of overweight or obesity in children and adolescents was prepared by an expert committee convened by the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) and developed in collaboration with the European Federation of the Associations of Dietitians (EFAD).
EASO and EFAD Position Statement on Medical Nutrition Therapy for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults
Last Modified: December 15, 2022Obesity affects nearly 1 in 4 European adults increasing their risk for mortality and physical and psychological morbidity. Obesity is a chronic relapsing disease characterized by abnormal or excessive adiposity with risks to health. Medical nutrition therapy based on the latest scientific evidence should be offered to all Europeans living with obesity as part of obesity treatment interventions.