Preventing lifetime obesity by early risk-factor identification, prognosis and intervention
Obesity is one of the main threats to health worldwide, with a sustained increase in its prevalence in recent decades and a constellation of comorbidities that hinder well-being and life expectancy.
eprObes is committed to developing effective prevention strategies that are essential to avoid the metabolic complications of overweight during the course of life.
eprObes is a European project promoted by a consortium of 18 oganisations from 9 different countries. The Global Aim of eprObes (for early prevention of Obesity) is to identify factors (risk and protective) and mechanisms thereof, related with excessive weight gain, in critical maturational periods, including peri- conceptional / gestational, early child development and puberty / adolescence, for setting tailored preventive measures to avoid obesity and its comorbidities in both sexes.
eprObes works from these stages to prevent obesity
NEWS
KICK-OFF MEETING
SECOND EPROBES MEETING
NEXT MEETING
The first in-person eprObes meeting took place on July 3-4, 2023. The event was celebrated in the cosmopolitan city of Madrid, in Spain, the country where the project coordinator, CIBER, is located. This opportunity served to kick off the project, delving into different aspects of each workpackage.
The 2nd Steering Committee meeting took place on
January 24-25, 2024. The event was celebrated in the city of Tubingen, Germany.
The 3rd Committee meeting will take place on October 2-5, 2024 in Istanbul, Turkey.
OVERALL WORKPLAN
MEETINGS & CONFERENCES
- Meeting 1 July 2023 | Kick-off in Madrid
- Meeting 2 January 2024 | Germany
- Meeting 2-5 October 2024 | Turkey
- Meeting 4 December 2024 | Belgium
- Meeting 5 June 2025 | Denmark
- Meeting 6 December 2025 | Madrid
- Meeting 7 & Dissemination event June 2026 | France
- Meeting 8 December 2026 | Poland
- Meeting 9 June 2027 | Estonia
- Meeting 10 December 2027 | Lithuania
- Meeting 11 & Dissemination event May 2028 | Madrid