Dr. Gema Frühbeck, President of the European society for the study of obesity.

Pamplona, July 2012.- the Dr. Gema Frühbeck, Director of the laboratory of metabolic research, University Clinic of Navarre and its Department of Endocrinology specialistIt has been named President of the European society for the study of obesity (EASO). The optional – member of the physiopathology of obesity and nutrition (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red) CIBERobn – has agreed to the maximum by the European institution after a period of three years as President-elect. On that occasion, the appointment was approved unanimously by 28 members who constitute the Executive Committee of the European institution.

Expiry of the period of three years, the nomination for President is done automatically for a period of three years. Previously, Dr. Frühbeck had been the EASO Secretariat for two years. As explained by the current President, one of the arguments put forward for election in 2009 lived in that from the institution looking for the profile of a person where he combined a clinical view of obesity with a more molecular approach to disease ”, double aspect which continues to invest. The clinic specialist explains that he assumes the Presidency of the European entity: with a huge responsibility, at the same time that as an honor for the confidence you have placed in me ”.

According to from the CIBERobn, the EASO is recognized as one of the European institutions of major prestige in the approach to this disease, obesity ”.

Scientific in obesity referrer

Functions to be carried out now as maximum charge of this institution focused on continuing to develop work, as well as new projects, advice to institutions of the European Union relating to the health and nutrition ”, explains.

Today, the President requires that you among the main challenges of the EASO is developing the strategic plan of the Association for years, what is happening, in part, to restructure and revitalize the way they interact with the national associations for the study of obesity ”. Also emphasizes its intention as a featured project of strengthen the relationship with the European Commission and who, for whom we are about scientific topics related to excess weight ”.

La doctora Frühbeck considera además urgente” la necesidad de abundar en la concienciación, tanto de los profesionales de la salud, como de los políticos y de la sociedad en general, sobre la importancia médica y social de la obesidad”.

Current status of obesity

On the evolution of obesity over these past three years as President-elect of the EASO, Gema Frühbeck describes a little encouraging story, that far from reducing the prevalence of overweight and obesity, continues ”. Notes, however, that the European figures are not as alarming as in United States ”, but warned that in some countries of our environment not very lag behind ”.

Among the most worrying aspects arising from this disease, the physician was the unstoppable development of obesity in some countries of Eastern Europe, as well as obesity in children and adolescents ”.

Three years of trajectory experienced as President-elect of the EASO, the specialist of the clinic, emphasized the work of improving the European institution has obtained in the scientific development of the Association ”. This online drew attention to increase in the involvement of clinicians and Spanish researchers in the activities of the EASO ”, but warned that the translation of all these efforts in a decrease in the prevalence of obesity requires more time ”.