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Prof. Dr. Leonie Sundmacher, head of the Associate Professorship of Health Economics, has been appointed to the Expert Council on Health and Care of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) as of February 1, 2023. Together with six other top-class experts, the TUM health economist will advise the… [read more]

Soft drinks are seen as major factors in obesity and diabetes. A new study shows: In Germany the mean sugar content has hardly dropped over the last six years, in spite of guarantees on the part of the industry. In the United Kingdom, where a soft drink industry levy was introduced in 2018, a… [read more]

As part of the annual application process for research projects of the Federal Institute of Sport Science, Dr Daniel Link, private lecturer at the Chair of Performance Analysis and Sports Informatics, was successful with funding applications to support the German Olympic teams in beach volleyball… [read more]

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common chronic liver diseases worldwide. In Europe, about 30 percent of the population is affected. NAFLD is present when more than five percent of the liver cells have stored fat. The German Liver Foundation estimates that around 55… [read more]

Within the framework of the EU's Erasmus+ program for education, training, youth and sport, the Chair of Preventive Pediatrics of Prof. Dr. Renate Oberhoffer-Fritz has been granted two new projects. The project "kidsTUMove goes Europe - cordially fit" aims to raise awareness of the importance of… [read more]