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ECO 2018
ECO2018, the 25th European Congress on Obesity, will take place in Vienna, Austria from 23-26 May 2018.
The year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO2018) in the majestic city of Vienna, Austria, will feature the latest research, clinical approaches and perspectives on obesity from a wide range of fields. Issues covered will include:
- Childhood obesity
- New aspects on metabolic control
- Behavioural and lifestyle interventions
- Food addiction
- Behaviour change
- New research on obesity (bariatric) surgery
- Stigma and discrimination
- The role of gut microbiota
- Obesity and cancer
- Obesity surgery
- Obesity and puberty
- Experts from around the world will present abstracts and deliver symposia on these and other themes.
There will be a series of press conferences to showcase the items most of interest to the media, and press releases issued throughout the congress. A staffed media centre will be available on site to help journalists with their queries and interview requests.