International Food Addiction Consensus Conference IFACC 2024

International Food Addiction Consensus Conference IFACC 2024

An international food addiction conference to launch a consensus statement from clinicians and researchers working in the field

By Food Addiction Solutions

Date and time

Fri, 17 May 2024 08:30 - 18:00 GMT+1

Location

Royal College of General Practitioners

30 Euston Square London NW1 2FB United Kingdom

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Agenda

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Registration

9:00 AM - 9:05 AM

Welcome and Housekeeping

9:05 AM - 9:30 AM

Ultra-Processed Food: Addiction, Policy and the Need for this Conference

Dr Chris Van Tulleken

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

The Battle Over Food Addiction

Dr Robert Lustig

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food

Michael Moss

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Coffee Break

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

Beyond Moderation Into Abstinence: Why Food Addicts Need Zero Tolerance

Dr Vera Tarman

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM

Lessons Learnt from Patients about Food Addiction

Prof Adrian SotoMota

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

Lunch

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

The Research on Ultra-Processed Food Addiction is Best Conceptualized as a Sub

Dr Erica LaFata

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM

Ultra-Processed Foods and Mental Health: Where do Eating Disorders Fit?

Dr David Wiss

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

A Psychiatric Perspective: The Significance of Food Addiction

Dr Timothy Brewerton (Video Link)

3:45 PM - 4:05 PM

Tea Break with rolling videos – What is Collaboration for Kids (CFK)?

4:05 PM - 4:40 PM

From Dopamine Nation to Dopamine Planet

Dr Anna Lembke (Video Link)

4:40 PM - 5:25 PM

Your Brain on Food: Neuroscience Perspectives of Food Addiction

Dr Nicole Avena

5:25 PM - 5:55 PM

Ultra-Processed Food Addiction Solutions: What Next?

Dr Susan Peirce Thompson

5:55 PM - 6:00 PM

Rallying Call – Where from here?

Dr Robert Lustig

About this event

  • 9 hours 30 minutes

We are excited to welcome you to this one-day conference in central London at the prestigious Royal College of General Practitioners, the RCGP.

Anyone and everyone interested in the subject of Food Addiction is very welcome – whether it is a personal connection or concern, or from a professional perspective.

The event will feature the release of a Consensus Statement on Food Addiction from international researchers and clinicians. The following renowned opinion leaders in the field will be speaking about their experience and perspectives, and as such we are delighted to welcome:

Dr Robert Lustig, Michael Moss, Dr Nicole Avena, Dr Vera Tarman, Dr David Wiss, Dr Erica LaFata, Dr Susan Peirce Thompson, Dr Anna Lembke, Dr Timothy Brewerton, Prof Adrian Soto Mota and the UK’s very own; Dr Chris Van Tulleken

The event is run on a voluntary basis and kindly supported by our strategic partners and sponsors: The Nutrition Coalition, The Society of Metabolic Healthcare Practitioners and many more organisations and individuals.

Please support the conference and our work to get Food Addiction recognised by the WHO, by copying and pasting this link into your browser and making a donation:

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/foodaddictionconference?utm_term=JQKDVa4yD



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