31st Nutrition Conference
on October 24, 2024 in Jena
„Plant-Based Nutrition – More Than Just a Trend?"
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 intended for anyone working professionally in prevention, nutrition counselling, nutrition psychology, nutrition education, nutrition medicine and information, psychiatry and psychotherapy, or dietetics.
Program
09:00
Opening and Welcome
Prof. Dr. Stefan Lorkowski, DGE Section Chair
Welcome Address
Doreen Denstädt, Thuringian Minister for Migration, Justice and Consumer Protection
Introduction to the programme
Dr. Christine Dawczynski, Nutritional Concepts Research Group, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
09:30
DGE Nutrition Recommendations – Introduction and practical implementation
Prof. Bernard Watzl, Bonn
10:15 a.m.
Active break & coffee break
How diets affect the environment – opportunities and challenges
10:45 a.m.
Agriculture, planetary boundaries and the role of plant-forward diets
Prof. Dr. Dieter Gerten, Potsdam
11:30 am
Impact of plant-based diets on the environment and climate
Dr. Carmen Priefer, Karlsruhe
12:15 pm
Meat as an Anthropocene legal issue: sustainability law perspectives on the dietary transition
Dr. Saskia Stuck, Winterthur
1:00 p.m.
Lunch
Vegetarian / vegan nutrition in practice
2:00 pm
Nutrition counseling at the intersection of health and sustainability
Dr. Claudia Laupert-Deick, Bonn
2:45 pm
Evaluation of Vegetarian and Vegan Foods
Dr. Markus Keller, Gießen
15:30
Coffee break
Suitability of Plant-Based Diets for Specific Target Groups
15:45
Opportunities and risks of a vegetarian or vegan diet for children
PD Dr. Ute Alexy, Dortmund
4:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Prof. Dr. Stefan Lorkowski, Jena
Registration fees:
- €55 for non-members of the DGE
- €45 for DGE members (please provide your membership number)
- €10 for trainees (please upload proof of status)
- FSU Jena students: free admission (please upload your student ID)
This event counts for 6 continuing professional development credits for holders of DGE, VDD and VDOE certificates, as well as VFED certificate holders. It is also recognized as continuing professional development by the Thuringian Medical Association and, for teachers, by ThILLM.
Registration:
Registration is only possible online.
Organizer
German Nutrition Society e.V.
Thuringia Section
Dornburger Str. 23
07743 Jena
Tel: +49 3641 949749
www.dge-th.de
Email: info@dge-th.de
Scientific Committee
Dr. Christine Dawczynski
Prof. Dr. Stefan Lorkowski
Event management
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

