As #UKCO2025 comes to a close, we would like to thank all delegates, speakers and lived experience representatives for their engagement and contributions to this year’s conference.
We hope you can join us in Sheffield next year!
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Another interesting and informative session on the impacts of food environments on choice, health, inequalities and the economy.
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Dr Gillian Purdon discussing the food environment in Scotland.
“It’s not just the food retail environment - availability, marketing and promotions outside of the home also need to be considered… We need to think about the food system as a whole”.
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Lunchtime poster viewing and networking at #UKCO2025.
Coming up this afternoon:
- A plenary session on working towards a healthier food environment for Scotland
- Prizes and conference closing
Dr Liz Evans discussing parent and stakeholder views of the MapMe intervention, a tool to improve parental understanding of childhood obesity.
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Professor Alison Avenell discussing researching integrity and sharing important considerations when appraising and citing research.
In the presentation, Professor Avenell shared evaluation tools to assess data integrity, such as TRACT, RIA and REAPPRAISED.
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Professor Maria Bryant sharing findings from the Child of the North APPG report.
In the presentation, Professor Bryant highlighted differences in free school meal eligibility, maternal obesity and breastfeeding rates between the North and South of England.
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Professor Naveed Sattar opening day two of #UKCO2025 with an engaging presentation on the impacts of intentional weight loss.
In the presentation, Professor Sattar highlighted potential improvements to blood pressure, chronic kidney disease, inflammation and osteoarthritis.
Excited to present our new large national randomised controlled trial on a digital, scalable weight loss maintenance intervention led by @amyahern.bsky.social at #UKCO2025. We're currently recruiting from various commissioned weight loss interventions throughout the UK. @ukaso.bsky.social
As #UKCO2025 day one comes to a close, we would like to thank everyone for their attendance and engagement in the sessions.
We hope you can join us tomorrow for insightful presentations, informative panel discussions and many networking opportunities!
Professor Louisa Ells and Mr Ken Clare discuss the value of involving those with lived experience of obesity in research.
“Nothing about us, without us”.
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Congratulations to Professor John Wilding on winning the ASO Honorary Fellowship Award.
In his presentation, Professor Wilding discussed different pharmacotherapy approaches to support weight reduction and other health outcomes.
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Professor Louisa Ells and Mr Ken Clare discuss the value of involving those with lived experience of obesity in research.
“Nothing about us, without us”.
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Powerful discussions in our multidisciplinary symposium at #UKCO2025:
💬 Weight stigma
🧠 Psychological wellbeing around bariatric surgery
🤰 Fertility & pregnancy in people living with obesity
✈️ Medical tourism and its implications
Real lives, real impact
Exploring the intersection of policy, food systems and public health at #UKCO2025
From dark kitchens and food trials, to HFSS marketing, tax policy, and public perceptions, today’s speakers brought fresh insights into how policy can shape healthier environments.
Another informative session by Stephanie Goodlet (Northumbria Healthcare) on training healthcare staff using a virtual patient, based on making every contact count principles.
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An insightful session with Dr Fiona Quigley, discussing the potential of integrating artificial intelligence into student training on patient consultations.
“Patients don’t want move more eat less, they want compassion, dignity and holistic care and advice”.
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Claire Hislop, our Organisational Lead for Food & Physical Activity, is attending the UK Obesity Congress tomorrow to deliver a joint plenary with colleagues from @fsscot.bsky.social and @scottishgov.bsky.social on 'Working towards a healthier food environment for Scotland.' 🍎
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Standing room only for our packed session on Medications for Obesity Management.
From GLP-1 programmes to semaglutide trials and clinical outcomes, today’s speakers shared the latest evidence and insights #UKCO2025
Dr Marta Lonnie discussing some of the challenges of co-designing solutions for obesity and food insecurity and resources to support co-production such as the Synergy project toolkit.
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Dr Emma Wilkins discussing preliminary analyses of supermarket transaction data to identify healthy food and beverage swaps, highlighting the importance of considering the lens through which we observe patterns of association.
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Dr Emma Hunter sharing findings from the FIO Food project and barriers to healthy and sustainable food choices in retail environments.
“There was a call for systemic change to help those experiencing food insecurity to make healthy and sustainable choices”.
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Congratulations to Dr Louisa Herring, winner of the ASO Best Practice Award for her service evaluation of Steps4Health.
Steps4Health is a tool that aims to promote physical activity in adults living with severe obesity, which increased steps by 974 steps per day.
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Professor @johnspeakman4.bsky.social sharing insights on macronutrient impacts on dietary intake in mice and humans.
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Looking forward to #UKCO2025 over the next couple of days!
We’ll be delivering presentations on our recent NIHR-funded work on #darkkitchens, a review on experiences of multicomponent weight management, and our recent publication on weight stigma
✨ Just one week until #UKCO2025! 💫
We’re looking forward to two days of cutting-edge research, policy discussion, and clinical insight - bringing together colleagues from across the UK and beyond.
Stay tuned for live updates from Aberdeen as the countdown continues!
🚨 Final call!
Registration for #UKCO2025 closes tomorrow (31 Aug).
Join us in Aberdeen, 10–11 Sept, for the UK’s leading obesity event - expert speakers, research, policy & more.
👉 Register now: cconline.eventsair.com/uk-congress-...
⏳ 7 days to go!
Registration for #UKCO2025 closes on 31 August.
Join us in Aberdeen, 10–11 Sept, for the UK’s leading obesity event, two packed days of expert speakers, research & debate.
Register here: aso.org.uk/events/uk-co...
