OBEClust: joining forces to prevent obesity

Manuel Tena-Sempere; Dimitrios Dionyssios Koutsouris; George Dedoussis; Jeroen Lakerveld; Karl Heinz Wagner; Itziar Tueros; Philippe Froguel; Torsten Bohn; Paulo J. Oliveira

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OBEClust: joining forces to prevent obesity

Manuel Tena-Sempere^*
, Dimitrios Dionyssios Koutsouris
, George Dedoussis
, Jeroen Lakerveld
, Karl Heinz Wagner
, Itziar Tueros
, Philippe Froguel
, Torsten Bohn
, Paulo J. Oliveira

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Despite progress in obesity treatment, prevention remains the best option to avoid associated comorbidities. The European Cluster of Obesity Research Projects (OBEClust) is a pan-European multidisciplinary network of obesity experts, linked to nine European Union-funded projects, aiming to enhance the collective effect of obesity research in Europe, with an emphasis on prevention.

Original language	English
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Reviews Endocrinology
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-025-01212-x
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 11 Nov 2025

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