BIPS at CIOI 2017 in Lisbon

The International Conference on Childhood Obesity CIOI 2017 – one of the most important international forums on public health – took place from 5th to 8th July 2017 in Portugal’s capital Lisbon. The Conference was organized by several institutions under the Ministry of Health of Portugal, notably the National Institute of Health, which like BIPS is a WHO Collaborating Centre.

Keynote speaker Wolfgang Ahrens from BIPS reported on the epidemiology of childhood obesity in Europe and worldwide. For further details see the <media 4083 - - "TEXT, Microsoft Word - Document6, Wolfgang_Ahrens_Abstract.pdf, 130 KB">abstract</media>.

Wolfgang Ahrens talking about his research: CIOI-Videointerview.https://www.facebook.com/institutoricardojorge/videos/1740541522642061/