🧠 How does mental health influence weight gain and obesity?
In #BETTER4U_EU, René Pool explains why there is no single answer: stress and depression can lead to weight gain in some, but appetite loss in others.
Understanding these differences is key for research and policy.
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Read more about the MEPs for Action on Obesity meeting at the European Parliament: easo.org/world-obesit...
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📱 How does #BETTER4U_EU use #AI to improve people’s lives?
AI analyses large-scale data to deliver personalised recommendations, with health professionals validating outputs.
A combined approach to more adaptive, person-centred weight management. ⚖️
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🔎 How can personalised strategies strengthen obesity prevention?
A new framework from the #BETTER4U_EU project explores how biological, behavioural and contextual data can inform tailored prevention approaches.
📖 Read more:
better4u.eu/resource/adv...
The #BETTER4U_EU consortium gathered in Bern to review progress and advance preparations for the BETTER4ALL RCT, a 7-country study evaluating personalised lifestyle interventions for sustainable #WeightManagement.
🔗 Learn more: better4u.eu/about/get-in...
⚖️ Sustainable weight management goes beyond short-term weight loss.
🎥 In this interview, Maria Kafyra from Harokopio University explains how #BETTER4U_EU uses AI, behavioural insights & long-term follow-up to support lasting health improvements and contribute to addressing rising obesity rates.
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📢 The #BETTER4U_EU project is looking for adults in Athens, Wrocław, or Stockholm to join a #ClinicalTrial testing a personalised #WeightManagement approach combining lifestyle support, AI & real-time monitoring tools.
⏳ Deadline: 31 Mar 2026
🗣️ Help us spread the word: better4u.eu/about/get-in...
Illustrated banner for the 2nd OBEClust webinar titled “Strengthening understanding of obesity as a chronic disease”. The image shows a stylised hand lifting a dumbbell, symbolising strength and health. The webinar takes place on Thursday 5 February 2026 from 11:00 to 12:30 CET. Logos of OBEClust and the European Union appear at the bottom.
🚨 Join #OBEClust for a virtual session exploring #obesity as a chronic, relapsing & multifactorial disease and how evidence-based, respectful communication can reduce stigma and support better policy, research & practice.
🗓 5 Feb | 11:00–12:30 CET
🔗 Register: bit.ly/OBEClustWebi...
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📨 The latest #BETTER4U_EU newsletter is out!
Discover new insights on personalised health, research and collaborations managing #Obesity & #Overweight.
🔬 In focus: a large-scale clinical trial exploring how AI-driven insights can support tailored health interventions.
🔗 bit.ly/BETTER4U-new...
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📩 The next #BETTER4U_EU newsletter is coming soon!
Subscribe to discover how it's advancing personalised strategies to prevent & manage #obesity, with:
✅ AI-powered clinical trials
✅ MEPs for Action on Obesity
✅ Key events/collaborations
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How can metabolomics & personalised interventions reshape obesity prevention?
🎥 Dr Antonio Noto from the University of Cagliari shared insights into his team’s work under the #HorizonEurope #BETTER4U_EU project at the 21st International Workshop on Neonatology and Pediatrics.
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On 22 September, the #BETTER4U team joined the #OBEClust meeting of project coordinators, together with the
@ec.europa.eu.
#BETTER4U_EU is proud to be part of #OBEClust, the European Cluster of Obesity Research Projects!
👉 better4u.eu/obeclust-mee...
✅ Progress in public health: Italy now legally recognises #obesity as an #NCD.
At #BETTER4U_EU, we support inclusive, evidence-based approaches to obesity as an NCD, especially for underserved communities. 🤝 🩺
🔗 Read more via @EASOobesity: easo.org/italy-approv...
Why are some people more at risk of #overweight & #obesity? 🌍
René Pool, Assistant Prof. at VU Amsterdam & #BETTER4U_EU researcher, explains how economic, social, biological & genetic factors shape vulnerability - and why tailored solutions matter
🎥 youtu.be/969F8xz648g
💡 Can #AI support weight loss & #obesity prevention? Yes—but it has limits.
Ioannis Papathanail from #BETTER4U_EU explains how their AI causal model helps personalise #WeightManagement, going beyond one-size-fits-all.
🎥https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfLIUOXaRGk
💡 Can #AI help personalise your weight-loss journey - and make it stick?
Maria Kafyra, project manager of #BETTER4U_EU, explains the many factors that influence #obesity and #WeightManagement.
Watch the full interview 👇
🌍🏙️ What role do your environment and social conditions play in overweight and obesity?
In this short interview, René, Professor at Vrije Universiteit and researcher for #BETTER4U_EU, explains the role of different factors in obesity.
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=969F...
Will #AI replace doctors and nutrition experts?
Our expert Ioannis Papathanail from #BETTER4U_EU project explainshow AI causal model will help them deliver more tailored, data-driven recommendations.
👉https://youtube.com/watch?v=WfLIUOXaRGk
📢 Join the 1st #OBEClust webinar on #AI & #obesity Prevention!
Explore how tech is shaping the future of public health.
🗓️ April 28, 11:00 CEST
🎙️ Moderated by PasGras_Project's Paulo Oliveira
✅ FREE registration: lnkd.in/gMqKqfAN
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Celebrating #WorldObesityDay is better together! 🌎 🎉
#BETTER4U_EU and other #OBEClust projects joined today's @EprobesEu workshop in Brussels to discuss strategies for obesity prevention.
Find out more about this international collaboration: better4u.eu/e80m-eu-fund...
