Tim Edgar

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[Tim Edgar @Blogbe]

Nice one!

[Joel The Dane 🇩🇰🇺🇦 Данський Козак #NAFO @JoelTheDane]

GREENLAND WILL NEVER SURRENDER ‼️

[EASO @EASOobesity]

Meet Dr Andrej Belančić, member of the ECN Board and a specialist in clinical pharmacology 🇭🇷

Andrej invites early-career researchers to become involved in addressing obesity.

https://t.co/VzwR4EVETZ

[Tim Edgar @Blogbe]

This is going to be another very interesting event. There's still time to submit case studies.

[EASO @EASOobesity]

Are you an EASO COMs member?

We invite you to submit your case studies or abstracts for presentation + discussion during the COMs Summit programme. Submissions due by 24th July

➡️ 24-25 Sept, Potsdam 🇩🇪

https://t.co/544NcuOUPQ

[EASO @EASOobesity]

Meet Dr Andrej Belančić, member of the ECN Board and a specialist in clinical pharmacology 🇭🇷

Andrej invites early-career researchers to become involved in addressing obesity.

https://t.co/VzwR4EVETZ

[Tim Edgar @Blogbe]

A great presentation!

[EASO @EASOobesity]

In this Policy Reflection, Dr Georgia Colleluori discusses the role of scientific dialogue, public engagement and collaboration in supporting policy change.

Read more https://t.co/xqUD49MydS

[Tim Edgar @Blogbe]

The @EASOobesityECN goes from strength to strength. A fantastic team of healthcare professionals dedicated to helping others.

[EASO @EASOobesity]

Meet new ECN board member, Dr Martin Schön from Slovakia 🇸🇰

Learn more about Martin, who represents the EASO Central East European region, and his non-pharmacological approaches to improving metabolic health in people with obesity or type 2 diabetes.

[EASO @EASOobesity]

Meet ECN board member Dr Sohvi Lommi, 🇫🇮.

Her research focuses on both conventional and unconventional determinants of excess weight and weight gain from early adolescence into emerging adulthood, with a particular emphasis on circadian rhythms and central obesity.

[Tim Edgar @Blogbe]

Two expert speakers from the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) took part in the Economist Summit on #Obesity in Brussels today. EASO President Volkan Demirhan Yumuk and EASO Early Career Network Member Georgia Colleluori.

[EASO_President @EasoPresident]

Join MEPs @JerkovicRomana and @AurelijusVeryga from the informal Parliamentary interest group MEPs for Action on Obesity at the Economics of Obesity and Metabolic Health Summit on June 10th in Brussels.

https://t.co/nSgzlnQAQj

@EASOpresident

[Tim Edgar @Blogbe]

It was indeed an amazing #ECO2026

[EASO @EASOobesity]

Our first post- #ECO2026 video is live! What did you most enjoy about the congress?

Planning is already underway for #ECO2027 - the 34th EASO & 15th @ifso_ec Congress

Save the dates: 18-21 May 2027, Munich, Germany

https://t.co/JCinNeGhb3

[EASO @EASOobesity]

@TryggviHelgason, paediatrician in Iceland, will co-chair a session on childhood obesity at #ECO2026 in Istanbul.

The session will showcase new research, including GLP-1s and other developments, providing practical insights to advance clinical management.

➡️ May 14th, 11:30am

[EASO_President @EasoPresident]

Join Professor Barbara McGowan at #ECO2026 for an update on obesity pharmacotherapy. The session will share evidence-based guidance on using pharmacotherapies and new developments from this year, with practical insights for clinicians.

🗓️May 13th at 4:30 pm.

@Barbara14273674

[EASO @EASOobesity]

@TryggviHelgason, paediatrician in Iceland, will co-chair a session on childhood obesity at #ECO2026 in Istanbul.

The session will showcase new research, including GLP-1s and other developments, providing practical insights to advance clinical management.

➡️ May 14th, 11:30am

[EASO Early Career Network @EASOobesityECN]

Introducing Dr Sabine Pawellek, member of the ECN Board and PhD researcher.

Learn more about how her interdisciplinary background shapes her holistic approach to obesity treatment.

Watch here:
https://t.co/6S1MDdkWTa

[EASO @EASOobesity]

🏆#WorldObesityDayEurope Winners Announced

The EASO Award for Best Collaborative Project was won by OBEClust – The European Cluster of Obesity Research Projects.

Learn more about the winners and the awards: https://t.co/4YfKbYCi9m

@EASOPresident @ECPObesity

[ECPO @ECPObesity]

Ahead of World Obesity Day on 4 March 2026, together with the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO), we are pleased to announce the winners of the World Obesity Day Europe Awards 2025.

Presented annually, the awards recognise impactful activities and initiatives delivered across Europe to mark World Obesity Day and advance understanding of obesity as a chronic disease.

2025 winners:
• Adipositas Verband Deutschland e.V., Germany
• SFO, Iceland
• La Mattina Dopo odv, Italy
• OBEClust, Europe
• The Israeli Forum for the Prevention of Weight Bias, Ariel University and Assuta Medical Center, Israel
• PAS GRAS, Portugal

More details of all the winners can be found on the World Obesity Day Europe website - https://t.co/YopSWNGpWT

Well done and congratulations to all award winners. #AddressingObesityTogether #WodEurope #WorldObesityDay #ObesityDay2025

[EASO @EASOobesity]

EASO is pleased to join with @ECPObesity in congratulating all of the winners of the 2025 World Obesity Day Awards.

Learn more about the awards and the winners here:  https://t.co/4YfKbYCi9m

🌟Apply for the 2026 Awards on the World Obesity Day Europe website

[EASO @EASOobesity]

Foster a supportive, judgment-free environment for patients when discussing #obesity

Join us on @ObesityDayEU ➡️ 4th March 2026

#WODEurope @PCDEurope @EASOPresident @ConscienHealth @ObesityAction @ECPObesity

[EASO @EASOobesity]

Meet Dr Rebecca Evans, member of the ECN Board and Postdoctoral Researcher from the UK.
Her research focuses on the food environment, examining nutrition labelling and the effects of food marketing on children's eating behaviour.

Watch the video:
https://t.co/Syb3p3Lxar

[EASO @EASOobesity]

The EASO Nutrition Working Group, led by @MonicaBullo 🇪🇸and @WakolbingerMa 🇦🇹, is a network of European nutrition experts, working in nutrition research and nutrition practices in the field of obesity and obesity related complications.

Learn more: https://t.co/G1fEiSkStB