Oxford BRC Obesity, Diet and Lifestyle theme networking event 2022

The BRC Obesity, Diet and Lifestyle theme welcomes researchers across Oxford who have an interest in this area of research to meet in-person and share their latest work at this free of charge event. 

Agenda

12:15-13:00       Lunch

13:00-14:00       Prof Lucilla Poston CBE
Head of School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King’s College London
Obesity in pregnancy; consequences for mother, fetus and child

14:00-15:00       Short Talks – Session 1

Costa Christodoulides – RDM

RSPO3 impacts body fat distribution and regulates adipose cell biology in vitro

Emily Cresswell – NDORMS

Fatness around the neck – implications for metabolic health

Ben Amies-Cull – NDPH

Estimating BMI distributions at a local level in England

Rachel Pechey – NDPCHS

The impact of price promotions on the energy content of confectionery and snacks in shopping baskets: A randomised controlled trial in an experimental online supermarket

15:00-15:30       Tea
15:30-16:15       Short Talks – Session 2

Nerys Astbury – NDPCHS

The effect of weight on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness

TBC

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Dimitris Koutoukidis  – NDPCHS

Safety signals and potential efficacy of a low-energy total diet replacement programme in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis with liver fibrosis: preliminary results from the LiFT trial

16:15-17:15       Prof Arne Astrup
University of Copenhagen and Programme Director of the Novo Nordisk Foundation

Personalized dietary management of obesity and type 2 diabetes

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