NORDIC OBESITY MEETING
Program 5 - 6 February 2026
Thursday 5 February
08.15 Registration and coffee
09.00 Welcome by Joanna Uddén Hemmingsson & Jenny Vinglid,
On behalf of the Swedish government: Christine Lorne
Theme 1 Childhood Obesity and Beyond: Public Health Lessons from EU Projects
Paulina Nowicka, Sweden & Tryggvi Helgason, Iceland
Patient story and perspective
09.15 Integrating young peoples´ perspectives into obesity prevention: lessons for public health by Knut Inge Klepp, Norway
09.30 Socioeconomic factors in obesity prevention: implications for early intervention and health by Tiina Laaitikainen, Finland
09.45 Joint discussion
09.55 – 10.25 Coffee break, posters and exhibition
10.30 Obesity treatment in children with focus on obesity management drugs by Aaron Kelly, USA
11.00 Profiles of self-esteem and BMI development throughout youth and their associations with mental health outcomes in young adulthood by Emilia Ankkuri, Finland
11.07 Childhood body mass index trajectories and educational attainment, income and labor market attachment - a prospective cohort study by Lise Bjerregaard, Denmark
11.14 Multimorbidity, health-related quality of life, and weight loss in a 12-month digital Healthy Weight Coaching by Aila Ahola, Finland
11.21 High-Volume Patient–Caregiver Interactions in a Fully Digital Obesity Care Model by Felix Wittström, Sweden
11.28 Follow-up after metabolic bariatric surgery – primary care providers perspectives by Liisa Tolvanen, Sweden
Theme 2 Liver fat and gut health
Carolina Hagberg, Sweden & Jøran Hjelmesæth, Norway
Patient story and perspective
11.40 Pathogenesis of MASLD in humans: role of obesity and genetic factors by Hannele Yki Järvinen, Finland
11.55 Gut microbiota as regulator of cardiometabolic health by Fredrik Bäckhed, Sweden
12.20 – 13.20 Lunch break, posters and exhibition
Theme 3 Weight maintenance -behavior, surgery and medication
Ylva Trolle Lagerros & Joanna Uddén Hemmingsson, Sweden
Patient story and perspective
13.30 Personalized treatment with surgery and weight loss drugs by Magnus Sundbom, Sweden
13.45 AMOS follow-up by Kajsa Järvholm & Torsten Olbers, Sweden
DISCUSSION
14.00 Pre- and postoperative care by Guðrún Höskuldsdóttir, Iceland
14.15 Joint discussion
Theme 4 NPF and clinical aspects of obesity treatment
Kajsa Järvholm, & Anne Christenson Sweden
14.30 Neurodevelopmental conditions and obesity: what the evidence tells us (with a Nordic lens) by Karin Fast, Sweden
14.45 From children to adults: adapting obesity management for individuals withneurodevelopmental conditions, with a focus on food behavior by Anna Sigríður Ólafsdóttir, Iceland
15.00 Joint discussion
15.10 – 15.40 Coffee, posters and exhibition
Patient story and perspective
15.45 Understanding and talking about sleep health with adolescents by Anna Gutniak, Sweden
16.00 Adverse cardiometabolic effects of sleep loss and circadian disruption in humans by Jonathan Cedernaes, Sweden
16.15 Night eating syndrome and nocturnal eating -clinical perspectives and implicationsin obesity management by Ingrid Larsson, Sweden
16.30 Joint discussion
16.45 Concluding remarks from day 1by Organizing Committee
16.50 Poster viewing and drinks
18.30 Dinner and mingle, Restaurant on 3rd floor SLS
DAY 2 Friday 6 February
08.30 Coffee and mingle
09.00 Welcome to day 2 by Joanna Uddén Hemmingsson & Jenny Vinglid
Theme 6 Genetics of obesity and the adipocyte
Carolina Hagberg, Sweden & Sini Heinonen, Finland
Patient story and perspective
09.10 Genetics of Obesity in Greenlanders: lessons from an isolatedpopulation by Anders Albrechtsen, Denmark
09.25 Linking white adipose tissue to cardiometabolic disease by Mikael Rydén, Sweden
09.40 Adipose tissue mitochondria in obesity and weight loss – insights from twin cohorts and intervention studies by Kirsi Pietiläinen, Finland
09.55 Joint discussion
10.10 – 10.40 Coffee break, poster viewing (authors available at their posters) and exhibition
Short abstract presentations x3
Carolina Hagberg, Sweden & Sini Heinonen, Finland
10.45 Increased LDL uptake to adipocytes impairs local and systemic triglyceride handling by Min Cai, Sweden
10.52 Innervated 3D adipose tissue in vitro model for studying neuro-adipose crosstalk by Sini Saarimaa, Finland
10.59 High-fat high-sucrose diet-fed mice develop obesity despite showing similar energy intake to chow-fed control mice by Federico Picciau, Denmark
10 x Abstract elevator pitches, 2 slides and 1 question per participant
Kirsi Pietiliäinen, Finland & Jean-Michel Oppert, France
11.10 Adipose Endothelial Cells Lose Fatty Acid Selectivity Under Obesogenic Conditions by Ruby Schipper, Sweden
Effects of obesity on vasculogenic potential of adipose stromal/stem cells by Miia Juntunen, Finland
Aerobic glycolysis drives differentiation of unilocular adipocytes by Julia Backman, Sweden
Early menopause and metabolic health across BMI categories: findings from the Health and Retirement Study by Fernanda Melo, Sweden
Sex- and Age-Dependent Metabolic Signatures of Acquired Obesity in BMI-Discordant Monozygotic Twin Pairs by Maheswary Muniandy, Finland
Effects of a Mobile Health Behaviour Change Support System on Metabolic Syndrome and Its Severity: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Jaakko Markkanen, Finland
Time-restricted eating and high-intensity interval training by Kamilla La Haganes, Norway
Weight-related negative treatment in Finland: Prevalence and sociodemographic differences by Anu Joki, Finland
Primary care dietitians´ perspective on long-term follow-up after metabolic bariatric surgery by Gunilla Häll, Sweden
Bariatric Surgery & Obesity Medications by Siren Nymo, Norway
Theme 7 Food choices and eating patterns
Stephan Rössner, Sweden & Greta Jakobsdottir, Iceland
11.45 Food purchase data: insights on food price and selection by Mikael Fogelholm, Finland
12.00 Time restricted eating by Mette Svendsen, Norway
Effects of obesity on vasculogenic potential of adipose stromal/stem cells by Miia Juntunen, Finland
12.15 Joint discussion
12.25 – 13.25 Lunch break, posters and exhibition
Theme 8 Plenary lecture Physical activity
Ylva Trolle Lagerros, Sweden + André Heikius, Finland
Patient story and perspective
13.35 Health-enhancing physical activity in obesity management: the need to (seriously) go beyond weight loss by Jean-Michel Oppert, France
Pro-con debate
Does GLP1-RA’s make behavioral treatment in obesity unnecessary?
Niclas Abrahamsson, Sweden + Joanna Uddén Hemmingsson, Sweden
Patient story and perspective
14. 20 Yes! by André Heikius, Finland
14.30 No! by Jens-Christian Holm, Denmark
14.40 Discussion
14.50 – 15.20 Coffee break, posters and exhibition
15.30 Award ceremony
Future of obesity treatment in the Nordic countries
Jennifer Baker, Denmark & Joanna Uddén Hemmingsson, Sweden
Patient story and perspective
15.50 Heli Viljakainen, Finland
Carsten Dirksen, Denmark
Mette Svendsen, Norway
Greta Jakobsdottir, Iceland
Joanna Uddén Hemmingsson, Sweden
16.15 Discussion
16.30 Concluding remarks and thank you
