Dr Antonis Vlassopoulos

Nutrition Scientist. Interested in multi disciplinary research in the area of nutrition - human physiology and food policy.Views are my own.

[EFAD @efad_org]

#Survey: Share your experience with Food Composition Data🥪
👉https://t.co/AceriktQ3F

🌐Dis4FooD aims to bring dietitians into the digital revolution of food and diet by helping them navigate food composition databases, data quality standards, & the EU food data ecosystem.

[ENLP @ENLP_Lead]

📣Applications are now open for the 2025 ENLP Seminars - both the Essentials and Advanced Programmes!

🗓️Deadline for applications 2nd Dec

📝Details about the 2025 programmes and applications available at https://t.co/W3rCTf80rZ

For questions [email protected]

[Dr Antonis Vlassopoulos @AntonisVls]

The @ENLP_Lead is recruiting for its 2025 cohorts!!!

Looking for a crash course in leadership? Are you a leadership newbie or looking for a refresher and a more advanced course?

We got you both covered!

Submit your applications via https://t.co/T6gUI5tE1F by 2/12!!!

[Dr Antonis Vlassopoulos @AntonisVls]

Great to be invited for an Erasmus visit at @BlanquernaFCS and to discuss healthy food choices and share insightful conversations with the academic staff!

[Blanca Salinas-Roca. PhD @blancasalroc]

Great discussion with @ecarrillo_dn @AntonisVls and other @BlanquernaFCS collegues about #GlobalNutrition and #foodcomposition #laveling on promoting healthy choises
#publichealth #foodchoices #foodpolicy

[Dr Antonis Vlassopoulos @AntonisVls]

Excited to be part of the Nutrition Teaching Workshop at #ECO2024 co organised by @EASOobesity @efad_org and to represent @GreekDietitians

Let’s talk about nutritional considerations in obesity medication !

[EASO @EASOobesity]

We look forward to the #ECO2024 EASO Teaching Workshops, which will begin at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow!

Working Groups on

✅ Nutrition
✅ Childhood Obesity
✅ Psychology, Behaviour & Mental Health and
✅ Phenotyping Obesities Beyond BMI

[Dr Antonis Vlassopoulos @AntonisVls]

We won’t treat cancer with paracetamol and we won’t solve all nutrition issues with UPFs…. Let’s move from proxies to root causes!

[Dr Antonis Vlassopoulos @AntonisVls]

Every issue on nutrition science in one post! Nutrition has been based on epidemiological proxies for far too long! It’s a deeply imprecise science and we ought to fight for precision moving ahead and using technological advances. Mid 60s epi techniques won’t provide answers!!!

[Tamar Haspel @TamarHaspel]

Why ultra-processed foods are bad, in one picture.

It's not emulsifiers or the additives or the processing per se.

It's because processing has mostly been used to create crappy-ish foods that you can't resist.

[Dr Antonis Vlassopoulos @AntonisVls]

What we fail to remember is that a proxy is not an intervention target. A proxy means that if I had only one question, UPFs consumption would most likely be the one to describe eating habits, weight status, SES etc. like fever and being ill!

[Dr Antonis Vlassopoulos @AntonisVls]

@ggkuhnle @TamarHaspel Agreed for some reason the upf argument goes hand in hand with the argument that crappy food at home, street vendors etc it’s ok! As if food behaviour is not universal! Also when will nutrition stop relying on epidemiological proxies!!!

[Dr Antonis Vlassopoulos @AntonisVls]

@TamarHaspel The picture shows two non overlapping areas! The argument that a bad proxy is ok means that for some reason it’s ok to be biased in favour of the right hand side… nutrition science is full of crappy proxies it’s time we opt for precision rather than fancy crappy proxies

[Dr Antonis Vlassopoulos @AntonisVls]

The latest issue of Kompass Nutrition & Dietetics is out and we are discussing the various ways dietetics can support vulnerable individuals @NutriKarger
Honoured to be invited as editor-in-chief!

Have a look:

https://t.co/9z4UrzpMcW

[Dr Antonis Vlassopoulos @AntonisVls]

Do we know what a highly processed food really looks like? Maybe yes but it means different things to difference people.

Read below why this is important!

How we apply those systems will also change what they tell us about diet and health per our data:

https://t.co/wUaXmlWgys

[Dr Antonis Vlassopoulos @AntonisVls]

@Foods_MDPI

[Dr Antonis Vlassopoulos @AntonisVls]

1 in 2 plain yogurts and frozen vegetables classified as #UPFs when the NOVA system was applied in detailed food data instead of epidemiological databases.

Minimal to no difference in nutritional composition.
Common biases in #processed_food epidemiology:
https://t.co/wUaXmlWgys

[Dr Antonis Vlassopoulos @AntonisVls]

@ProfWhelan @EilsGibney What sad news. He was an inspiration. A giant in nutrition. Condolences to his family.

[Dr Antonis Vlassopoulos @AntonisVls]

2024: Greece !!!

[Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru]

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Greece just legalised marriage equality! 🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈

[Dr Antonis Vlassopoulos @AntonisVls]

@almpinoos Ο,τι καλύτερο έχω διαβάσει σε λεζάντα αυτής της φωτό!

[Dr Antonis Vlassopoulos @AntonisVls]

Great chance to discuss UPFs!

[Yogurt in Nutrition @YogurtNutrition]

During the 14th EFAD (European Federation of Association of Dieteticians) Congress we talked with @AntonisVls about how the definition of UPF covers 70% of the food you will find in supermarkets and how consumers can find interesting products checking other aspects, in particular the nutritional composition.

Read the interview here:  https://t.co/ilOGGW6cuM

Find more about Antonis Vlassopoulo's session here:  https://t.co/cdbRD7m3jA

[Dr Antonis Vlassopoulos @AntonisVls]

If you want to be part of the @ENLP_Lead network there are still some spaces left for our interactive session today at 18.00 to learn about our programs!

Join us here https://t.co/EgvUjdPRfe

[Dr Antonis Vlassopoulos @AntonisVls]

You don’t want be the one that missed it!!!

More than 50 alumni attending!!! Book a seat!!!

We have bubbly!!!

[ENLP @ENLP_Lead]

To all our alumni travelling to FENS in Belgrade next week, we are hosting a Prosecco Mixer in the networking area Tues 14th 1930-2100... would love to see you there!! Spaces are limited so please register below to reserve your spot 🥂 🇷🇸 https://t.co/BKQBnqIVLC