20^th International Conference on Obesity September 23-24, 2021 Paris, France

Track 1: Obesity Genetics

Studies have identified variants in several genes that may contribute to body fat distribution and ultimately weight gain and; although, only in a few cases are genes the primary cause of obesity. Candidate gene and genome-wide association studies have led to the discovery of nine loci concerned in Mendelian forms of obesity and 58 loci contributes to polygenic obesity. These loci justify a small fraction of the heritability for obesity and many genes remain to be discovered.

• Prader–Willi syndrome
• Bardet–Biedl syndrome
• Cohen syndrome

Track 2: Nutrition and Obesity

A nutritional deficiency happens when the body doesn’t get sufficient nutrient food or absorb nutrient taken in the form of food. Deficiencies will result in a variety of health issues. Obesity causes vitamin D deficiency, a nutrient that helps the body absorb calcium, which is essential for healthy bones, the nutritional recommendations has mainly helped in prevention of diseases. Diet and physical activity are the most difficult exposures to assess in observational research and are plagued by considerable measurement error. These will embrace digestion problems, skin disorders, scrubby or defective bone growth, and even dementia. A person can be overweight and still be malnourished. This can be due to having a diet consisting of food and drink that's high in fat and sugar but low in essential vitamins and minerals.

• Malnutrition
• Fast Foods and Obesity
• Nutrition in Prevention Diseases

Track 3: Pediatric Nutrition

Pediatric Nutrition is a description of the dietary needs of infants. In Pediatric nutrition the most important aspect is breastfeeding. Feeding the premature baby provides the long chain fatty acids and prebiotics to the children. Severely undernourished children die of insufficient management with too much volume and too much protein in the initial phase.

• Pediatric pulmonology
• Pediatric surgery
• Pediatric gastroenterologists

Track 4: Childhood Obesity Causes and Prevention

Childhood obesity is a condition where excess body fat has a negative impact on a child's health or well-being. Due to the rising prevalence of childhood obesity and its many adverse health effects it is being recognized as a serious public health concern. Childhood obesity can lead to diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol, early heart problems and skin conditions such as heat rash, fungal infections, and acne.

• Depression
• High cholesterol
• Eating and physical activity behaviors

Track 5: Obesity and Psychiatric Disorders

Several studies have found that a numbers of patients with mental illness are obese compared to the general population. Mental illness may increase the risk of obesity, while obesity may increase an individual's chances to develop a psychiatric disorder. The reasons behind the link between obesity and psychiatric problems are poor self-image, the biological disruptions caused by obesity, physical inactivity and the social stigma related to being overweight. Epidemiological studies justify positive associations between obesity and mood disorders.

• Personality disorder
• Eating disorder
• ADHD

Track 6: Balanced Diet and Chronic Diseases

Poor diet is one of the major contributors to the leading causes of chronic illness and death. Healthy diets along with physical activity are key to good nutrition and necessary for a long and healthy life. Eating nutritional foods and balancing energy intake with the necessary physical activity to maintain a healthy weight is essential at all stages of life. Unbalanced intake of foods high in energy (sugar, starch and/or fat) but low in essential nutrients commits to energy excess, overweight and obesity. The quantity of the energy consumed in relevancy to physical activity and also the quality of food are key determinants of nutrition connected to chronic disease.

• Heart disease
• Diabetes
• Hyperlipidemia

Track 7: Obesity and Diabetes

Diabetes is an associated disorder characterized by chronic high blood glucose levels due to the body's failure to produce enough insulin to regulate high glucose levels. There are 2 types of diabetes. Type1 diabetes, which often arises in adolescents, is caused by the body's inability to make type 2 diabetes, which occurs as a result of the body's failure to react properly to insulin. Links between obesity and type 2 diabetes. It is known that factors of developing various types of diabetes mellitus. For type 2 diabetes, this includes being overweight (having a body mass index - BMI - of 30 or greater). Overweight is increasing the chance to developing the common type of diabetes, type 2 diabetes.

• Diabetes mellitus
• obesity, insulin resistance
• Adipose Tissue Dysfunction

Track 8: Pediatric Nursing in Obesity Prevention

Being overweight or obese creates psychosocial risks for the child. Being significantly overweight has an impact on the child's level of self-esteem and creates problems in social relationships with peers subjecting them to teasing and ridicule, resulting in social withdrawal. Obese children are unable to participate in the same level of physical activity as other children. The ongoing stigma and social isolation of being different erodes the child's sense of wellbeing, and unless there is a reversal of the child's condition, serious mental health problems can ensue.

• Childhood obesity
• Body Mass Index
• Birth Weight

Track 9: Role of Steroids and Hormones in Obesity

Sex steroid hormones are concerned with the metabolism, accumulation as well as the distribution of adipose tissues. Recent studies reveal that progesterone receptor, oestrogen receptor and androgen receptor exist in adipose tissues therefore, their actions could be direct. Sex steroid hormones carry out their function in adipose tissues by both nongenomic and genomic mechanisms.

• Metabolic effects of steroids hormones in obesity
• Obesity and corticosteroids
• Steroid hormones in our food and obesity

Track 10: Obesity and Cardiovascular diseases

Obesity increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, particularly heart failure and coronary heart disease (CHD).The mechanisms through which obesity increases cardiovascular diseases risk involve changes in body composition that may affect hemodynamics and alters heart structure. Pro-inflammatory cytokines produced by the adipose tissue can induce cardiac dysfunction and can promote the formation of atherosclerotic plaques.

• Heart Failure and Coronary Heart Diseases
• Obesity Paradox
• Cardiovascular Impact Adipose Tissue

Track 11: Nutrition and Brain Health

Studies show that food, aerobic exercise and sleep has an effect on the brain functioning and mental health. This raises the exciting probabilities that changes in diet can enhance cognitive abilities, protect the brain from damage and counteract the effects of aging. Excess calories reduce the flexibility of synapses and increase the chances of cell damage during the formation of free radicals.

• Foods for healthy brains
• Food addiction
• Dementia

Track 12: Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture

Traditional Chinese medicine is a kind of traditional medicine usually based on more than 2,500 years old Chinese medical practice which includes various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage, exercise, and dietary therapy to prevent health problems. Acupuncture involves thin needles which are inserted into the body. Acupuncture is usually safe when done by properly by a trained practitioner using clean and single-used needle technique.

• Chinese herbal medicine
• Tui-na
• Food therapy

Track 13: Exercise, Yoga and Physical Therapy for healthy weight loss

Yoga is among the ancient form of exercise that focuses on your mind, body and soul. On the other hand, physical therapy, not only works to prevent osteoporosis in women and neck pain or low back pain, physical therapy is a proven weight management tool. Physical therapist can perform a full assessment of body and health targeting areas of concern and customize an exercise program designed to reduce, in fact, eliminate pain and making healthier beings. Therapists can teach the correct form for each exercise to be performed with minimal pain and strain helping getting rid of the excess pounds.

• Vinyasa and power yoga
• Yoga therapy

Track 14: Obesity and its Causes

It is a disorder that involves excessive body fat that increases the risk of health problems. Obesity often results from taking in more calories than are burned by exercise and normal daily activities. When a person's body mass index is greater than 25, they are said to be obese. The extra fat increases the risk of various health problems. The condition is caused when the body is consuming more calories than it utilizes. Imbalanced diet, lack of physical activities, unhealthy lifestyle, environmental and behavioral factors is some of the few of the causes for obesity.

• Food addiction
• Insulin resistance
• Sedentary life

Track 15: Endocrinal and Hormonal obesity

Obesity is associated with many endocrine abnormalities which are associated with hormonal imbalance and resistance. Some of these abnormalities are considered as factors to cause for the development of obesity, whereas others are considered to be secondary effects of obesity and usually are restored after weight loss. Hormones play an important role in appetite, metabolism, body fat distribution and storage of excess energy in food as fats. Weight reduction generally normalizes these endocrine alterations, implicating obesity as a direct cause. Hormones are chemical messengers that regulate processes in our body. They are one of the factors causing obesity. 

• Body fat distribution
• Weight reduction

Track 16: Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders

Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that occur together, increasing your risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. These conditions include increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist, and abnormal cholesterol or triglyceride levels.

Having just one of these conditions doesn't mean you have metabolic syndrome. But it does mean you have a greater risk of serious disease. And if you develop more of these conditions, your risk of complications, such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease, rises even higher.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) European more than 50% of the both men and women were obese. In 2014, more than 1.9 billion adults and 18 years and older were obese.  High rate of obesity is a global burden. The European weight loss and weight management diet market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 2.33%. The revenue generated for this market is expected to increase from $2534 million in 2016 to $3120 million by 2025. The growing pace of obesity and chronic diseases combined with the rising geriatric population in Europe are generating a demand for the weight management products. WHO's  recommendations for preventing and managing obesity emphasize the need for coordinated partnerships involving different government sectors, communities, the mass media and the private sector to ensure that diet and daily levels of physical activity can be changed effectively and sustainably. Bariatric surgeries were formerly considered as the last option for weight loss after dieting, exercise, and other medically prescribed programs had failed. However, with technological advancements, bariatric surgeries have now become less painful for patients.  These surgeries are now increasingly being accepted by the medical community as an effective and long-lasting alternative to other weight loss techniques. This circumstance, coupled with the rapidly increasing obesity rates, has resulted in a rapid increase in the number of bariatric surgeries across the globe. The growing number of bariatric surgeries in major markets across the globe is expected to increase the demand for bariatric surgical equipment and other products required in these procedures.

The prevalence of childhood obesity is increasing across the global which lacks physical activity and unhealthy eating habits. Cases where childhood obesity is caused due to hormonal problems are very rare. In children, the total number of inactive hours is increasing as they are spending a significant amount of time in front of the television and playing computer games.  Obese children are more likely to be obese in their adulthood and are more prone to suffer from diabetes and cardiovascular diseases at an early age.  Globally, the number of overweight children (under the age of 5) was estimated to be over 41 million. As a result of this trend, the demand for healthier balanced diets is expected to increase across the world wide. This will provide significant growth opportunities for players operating in the weight loss and weight management products and services market.

The Global Obesity and Weight loss Management Market is expected to exceed more than US $253.1 Billion by 2024 at a CAGR of 6.2% in the given forecast period. The world obesity and Weight Loss Management Market is segmented on the lines of its treatment by applying latest technology. The technology segmentation covers Type of Fitness Equipment, Strength Training Equipment. Based on Dietary supplements it covers Dietary Food, Dietary Beverages and Dietary supplements. Based on Fitness and Surgical Equipment it covers Cardiovascular Training Equipment Strength Training Equipment, Body Composition Analyzers, Fitness Monitoring Equipment and Minimally Invasive Surgical Equipment. Non-Invasive Surgical Equipment.

Global weight management and weight loss market to grow from USD 175.94 billion in 2017 to USD 245.51 billion by 2022, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 6.9% during the forecast period. The major factors that are expected to be driving the weight loss and weight management market are increasing obese population, increasing number of bariatric surgeries, growing adoption of online weight management  and weight loss programs, rise in disposable income in developing economies, sedentary lifestyle, and increasing government initiatives for creating awareness among obese populations. Market growth can be attributed in increasing number of fitness centers, growing obese population, increasing of bariatric surgeries which lead to rise in disposable income developing countries.  The weight loss and weight management market is further segmented into fitness centers, slimming centers, consulting services, and online weight loss programs. The service segment is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. The high growth of this market segment is attributed to the growing prevalence of obesity, rising awareness about maintaining health and fitness for preventing health conditions such as diabetes and heart diseases, growing number of online weight loss programs, and increasing disposable income in developing economies.