Eat smart, live better

We do it constantly, we do it regularly, and it often dictates our entire daily routine. Yet, even though eating is vital for life, we rarely take the time to truly understand it. Instead, the microwave often rules our everyday lives, while a flood of contradictory nutritional trends in the media leaves us more confused than enlightened.

The connection between what we eat and our health is undeniable. In our event “Eat Smart, Live Better,” we want to take the topic of nutrition out of the niche of calorie charts and examine it in all its complexity.

Together with distinguished experts, we bridge the gap from sociopolitical issues and psychology to biology and medical science. Engaging with our food is challenging but rewarding. We want to explore together how mere food intake can be transformed into true quality of life. We invite you to reflect, discuss, and rediscover the topic of nutrition with knowledge-based fascination.

Our exploration begins with the major political dimensions and the question of what role knowledge and research play for sustainable future nutrition policies, as eating has long ceased to be a purely private matter. Building on this, we examine sociological aspects and the creation of identity: from cultural history to the question of how food creates social belonging. Digitization also plays a role here, as apps and trackers increasingly change our cooking behavior and our understanding of health. Furthermore, we take a look at diversity and highlight the extent to which biological and social differences make nutrition a gender-sensitive topic. Moreover, we focus entirely on the body and its microbiome, to understand why our “trillions of little helpers” in the gut are crucial to our vitality and what health risks lie in chronic malnutrition. Finally, we will review nutrition-related studies and learn to understand and interpret their findings.

We look forward to having you join us on our journey through the world of nutrition.