News from ECO 2008
The ECO 2008 Abstracts are available online here
EASO would like to congratulate Professor John Blundell (UK) and Professor Max Maislos (Israel) who were both elected onto the EASO Executive Committee. Professor Blundell as Treasurer, and Professor Maislos for a second term as Vice President Southern Region.
The EASO Executive Committee would like to congratulate the Turkish Association for the Study of Obesity whose bid to host the 18th European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul in 2011 was successful. ECO 2011 will take place from 25-28 May 2011. Further information on this ECO will be available here in due course.
The EASO Executive Committee would also like to congratulate the Congress prize winners:
Friedrich Wasserman Award: Paul Trayhurn (UK)
Young Investigator Basic Science: Miguel Lopez (Spain)
Young Investigator Clinical: Carel Le Roux (UK)
ECO 2008 Poster Prize Winners:
Track 1: From Cells to Whole Body Physiology
T1:PS.08
Epicardial fat thickness: relationship with plasma visfatin and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 levels in women with morbid obesity.
Malavazos AE , Ermetici F, Cereda E, Coman C, Morricone L, Corsi M Ambrosi B.
T1:PS.33
Molecular Response to Hypoxia in Preadipocytes vs Adipocytes: Hypoxia-induced Expression of Leptin in Preadipocytes.
Wang B, Wood IS, Trayhurn P.
Track 2: Clinical Management
T2:PS.27
Negative regulation of fasting ghrelin by high-glycemic index starch diet.
Sculati M., Rossi F., Cena H., and Roggi C.
T2:PS.41
Children’s Experiences of a School-Based Obesity Intervention Project.
Boniface, M and Potter, J.
Track 3: Metabolic Syndrome
T3:PS.02
Mechanism of Action of Metformin on Insulin Sensitization: Selective Fatty Acid Oxidation (FAO) over Glucose Oxidation via Inhibition of Complex I and Activation of AMP-activated protein kinase in C2C12 myocytes.
Wu, M, Smift, A, Chen, D, Moran, R, Shirihai, O and Ferrick, D.
T3:PS.06
Weight loss, improvement of metabolic profile and reduction of liver volume in obese women after gastric banding.
Giannetti M., Santini F., Mazzeo S., Fierabracci P., Anselmino M., Pucci A., Lamacchia M., Scartabelli G., Galli G., Ricco I., Querci G. , Jaccheri R. , Pinchera A.
Track 4: Behavioural change and Patient Education
T4:PS.09
Effects of eating a specific vs. a neutral food item on the rewarding value of foods in general.
Lemmens SGT, Nieuwenhuizen AG, Schoffelen PFM, Wouters L, Sekulovic A, Born JM, Rutters F, Westerterp-Plantenga MS.
T4:PS.08
Evaluative Conditioning of Preferences for High-Fat Foods in Obese and Overweight Children.
Hartmann, A, Merz, L , Erb, C, Michael, T, Munsch, S.
Track 5: Prevention and Public Health
T5:PS.04
Effects of current and adult body weight, weight changes, and comorbidites on the rate of disability in an elderly population.
Busetto L, Calò E, Enzi G, Romanato G, Zanoni S, Zambon S, Corti MC, Baggio G, Manzato E, Crepaldi G.
T5:PS.12
Physical activity reduces the influence of genetic effects on BMI and waist circumference – a study in young adult twins.
Mustelin, L, Silventoinen, K, Pietiläinen, KH, Rissanen, A and Kaprio, J.
As part of the ECO 2008 poster prize referendum, all correctly completed voting forms were entered into a prize draw, the winning entry selected at random was Pedro Gonzalez Muniesa - who will received a complimentary registration to ECO 2009. |
