33rd Nutrition Conference
on 5 November 2026 in Jena
„Anti-inflammatory eating – the underestimated medicine on your plate"
Dear Sir or Madam,
We are delighted to offer you a comprehensive and highly engaging program and warmly invite you to attend this year’s Nutrition Conference.
It is aimed at everyone who works professionally in the fields of prevention, nutrition counselling, psychology, education, medicine and information, psychiatry and psychotherapy, and dietetics.
Program
09:00
Opening and Welcome
Prof. Dr. Stefan Lorkowski, Head of the DGE Section
Greetings
Invited: Thuringian Minister for Economic Affairs,
Agriculture and Rural Areas
Introduction to the Program
Dr. Christine Dawczynski,
Junior Research Group Nutritional Concepts,
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
09:30
Eating and living to reduce inflammation
Dipl. oec. troph. Hans-Helmut Martin, Scientific Director, UGB Academy, Giessen
10:15 a.m.
The potential of nutrition in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease
Prof. Dr. Yurdagül Zopf, University of Erlangen
11:00
Active break & coffee break
11:30 am
Fasting as part of anti-inflammatory therapy
Dr. med. Ursula Hackermeier, Immanuel Hospital Berlin
12:15 pm
The Potential of Nutrition in Cancer Treatment
Dr. med. Jann Arends, University Medical Center Freiburg
1:00 p.m.
Lunch
2:00 pm
Silent Inflammation – Micronutrients for Modulating Chronic Inflammatory Processes
Dr. med. Constanze Lohse, Specialist in General Medicine with a focus on preventive medicine, Berlin
2:45 pm
Anti-inflammatory nutrition for autoimmune and skin conditions
Philip Süß, Physician Assistant, nutritionist, Nuremberg
15:30
Coffee Break
15:45
Anti-inflammatory Nutrition, Prevention and Workplace Health
Diana Warrings, Nutritionist, Berlin
4:30 p.m.
Concluding remarks
Prof. Dr. Stefan Lorkowski, Jena
Conference fees:
- €60 for non-members of the DGE
- €50 for DGE members (please provide your membership number)
- €10 for trainees / students. Trainees / students can only register by email at kontakt-th@dge.de !
Registration:
Registration for DGE members and non-members is only possible via our registration system . Please click the button below!
Organizer
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ernährung e.V.
Sektion Thüringen
Dornburger Str. 23
07743 Jena
Tel: +49 3641 949749
www.dge-th.de
Email: kontakt-th@dge.de
Scientific Committee
Dr. Christine Dawczynski
Prof. Dr. Stefan Lorkowski
Organizing Committee
Dr. Manja Andreß
Registration and Technical Support
SAW Tagungsmanagement
Sabine Walter and Dr. Thomas Karsch
Ahornweg 12 b
78269 Volkertshausen
Phone: +49 7774 939 01 01
Venue
Ernst-Abbe University of Applied Sciences
Campus, Auditorium, Building 4
Carl-Zeiss-Promenade 2
07745 Jena
see EAH Jena campus map
https://www.eah-jena.de/hochschule/campusplan
Conference Office
Foyer by the auditorium - open from 8:15 a.m.
Photography and video recording:
Photographs and videos will be taken during the event. These will be collected and published for the DGE's public relations purposes, as a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, including:
- Internal documentation for the DGE
- Producing printed materials:
- Publication in the DGE annual report
- Anniversary and special editions of the DGE
- Publication in Ernährungs Umschau (DGE journal)
- Printed materials for future DGE scientific congresses and conferences
- Press coverage of the event
- Publication on the DGE website and on the IN FORM websites for institutional catering
- Social media

