32nd Nutrition Conference
on 6 November 2025 in Jena
"Nutrition in recreational sport – Between scientific evidence and everyday reality"
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
Introduction to the various position papers of the DGE Sports Nutrition Working Group
Prof. Dr. Anja Carlsohn, Hamburg
10:15 a.m.
Active break & coffee break
10:35 AM
Dietary supplements in recreational sports – what is really necessary?
Prof. Juliane Heydenreich, Leipzig
11:20 a.m.
Protein intake in sport: How much is appropriate?
Prof. Christian Puta, Jena
12:05
Lunch
1:00 p.m.
Practical (nutrition) strategies to support a “lovely gut” in sport
Uwe Schröder, Bad Nauheim
1:45 pm
The Potential of Exercise Interventions in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Prof Dr. Christian Brinkmann, Cologne
2:30 pm
Active break & coffee break
14:50
Monitoring the menstrual cycle and its impact on sport
Dr. Eduard Isenmann, Düsseldorf
3:35 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Prof. Dr. Stefan Lorkowski, Jena
3:50 pm
End of event
Conference fees:
- €55 for non-members of the DGE
- €45 for DGE members (please provide your membership number)
- €10 for trainees / students (please attach proof of eligibility)
Registration:
Registration to attend is only available online.
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