Following an excellent European Congress on Obesity 2017 (ECO2017) in Porto Portugal, The European Congress on Obesity is pleased to share a summary of congress media coverage across Europe.

1. ECO2017
Media Coverage
Porto, Portugal
17 - 20 May 2017

2. For the first time, a large group of UK national
journalists attended the congress, increasing
both the volume and quality of news stories
compared with previous years.
This widespread coverage confirms that
although ECO is not “large” in terms of
conference size, it is firmly embedded in the
conference agenda of mainstream UK media.
Media highlights

3. Fat but fit: Dr Rishi Caleyachetty
This story captured the media attention and
made for an excellent first day of ECO2017.
With coverage on the BBC (World News,
radio and TV, and online), the front page of
the Guardian, other UK nationals and a
blanket of European and international press,
this research had us off to a fantastic start.
Media highlights

4. BBC News

5. The Guardian

6. Daily Mail

7. Daily Telegraph

8. CBS News USA

9. Medscape

10. Sedentary time / metabolic effects:
Dr Dan Cuthbertson
Media highlights

11. Men’s Health

12. Daily Telegraph

13. Nursing Times

14. London Evening Standard

15. Spectator

16. OK Magazine

17. Eateries are major source of non-core foods for
adolescents: Zoi Toumpakari
Media highlights

18. La Repubblica, Italy

19. WHO Report: João Breda and colleagues
There was wide-scale coverage of the WHO
report on adolescent health across Portugal as
well as in publications across Europe, including
the UK
Media highlights

20. The Sun

21. Daily Mail

22. Irish Independent

23. Thursday,18 May 2017
The most popular news story in terms of impact
press was coverage of the swallowable gastric
balloon (Roberta Ienca and colleagues)
Media highlights

24. The Times

25. The Guardian

26. Daily Mail

27. Daily Telegraph

28. Diario de Noticias (Portugal)

29. Irish Examiner

30. Medscape

31. Thursday, 18 May, 2017
Sugar-sweetened drinks/taxation:
Janas Harrington
Media highlights

32. Irish Independent

33. Breakingnews.ie (Irish website)

34. Thursday, 18 May 2017
Using loyalty to football clubs to tackle obesity:
Marlene Silva
Media highlights

35. RTP Portugal (TV)

36. Diario de Noticias

37. Observador

38. Visão (News magazine)

39. Sábado (News magazine)

40. Record (Sports newspaper)

41. Friday, 19 May 2017
Vegetarian diet and obesity risk: Maira Bes-
Rastrollo
This story received lots of coverage, and
appeared on the front page of The Times in
the UK
Media highlights

42. The Times

43. The Guardian

44. Daily Mirror

45. On Medica

46. Friday, 19 May 2017
Paternal Vitamin D: Cilia Mejia Lancheros
Media highlights

47. Sky News

48. Friday,19 May 2017
Mindfulness and obesity: Carolyn Dunn
Media highlights

49. Huffington Post

50. Medscape

51. The Guardian

52. Daily Telegraph

53. Friday,19 May 2017
Keeping womens' yearly weight gain down:
Wendy Brown
This story also appeared on ABC News TV in
Australia, but it has not been possible to locate
the clip
Media highlights

54. Friday,19 May 2017
Childhood obesity and depression: Deborah
Gibson-Smith
Media highlights

55. CBS News USA

56. Daily Mail Online, International

57. Saturday, 20 May 2017
Obesity among boys and subsequent colon
cancer in adulthood: Britt Wang Jensen /
Jennifer Baker
Media highlights

58. News.com.au

59. Sky News Australia

60. Portuguese health news site

61. Diario de Noticias, Portugal

62. Saturday, 20 May 2017
More protein in childhood equals more fat mass
later: Trudy Voortman
Media highlights

63. Sydney Morning Herald

64. Independent

65. Other topics were featured in news stories on
Saturday 20 May, 2017 that were not press
released
Media highlights

66. T2P149 - Tableware design as a tool for
reducing obesity problem
Media highlights

67. The Guardian

68. Sky News

69. The Sun

70. Jason Halford spoke with reporters about fast
food on public transport, which became a
feature news story:
Media highlights

71. Daily Telegraph

72. Daily Mail

73. Mirror

74. Journalists also covered the industry
symposium on sweeteners:
Media highlights

75. Medscape

76. Tony Kirby PR Ltd
July 2017