23 WORLD GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS JULY 2016 Editorial | Expert Point of View | Gastro 2016: EGHS-WGO | WDHD News | WGO & WGOF News | WGO Global Guidelines | Calendar of Events World Digestive Health Day “Diet and the Gut” 16 APRIL 2016, SZCZECIN, POLAND Wojciech Marlicz, MD, PhD Department of Gastroenterology Pomeranian Medical University Szczecin, Poland Obesity and weight related diseases have become emerging global issues responsible for increased risk of death and chronic disability. The link between diet and chronic disease has recently met scientific affirmation and serious interest. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it is estimated that more than 58% of the adult population (> 20 years old) in Poland are overweight and 25% are obese. The prevalence is higher among men (63%) than women (55%). The proportions of men and women that are obese are comparable. Adult obe-sity prevalence forecasts predict that by 2030 almost 30% of men and 20% of women will be obese. Moreover we live in a world in which there are other modern plagues, such as food allergies, inflammatory bowel and autoimmune diseases, as well as a variety of cancers that are responsible for a significant number of deaths in our society. Functional gastrointestinal disorders, especially irritable bowel syndrome, are respon-sible for poor quality of life in a grow-ing number of people. Therefore, the West Pomeranian Division of the Polish Society of Gastroenterology, together and under the auspices of the World Gastro-enterology Organisation (WGO), aimed to raise awareness of the role of diet in health and disease. We were particularly interested in spreading the scientific news among medical practi-tioners, dieticians, and general audi-ence. The West Pomeranian Division of the Polish Society of Gastroenterol-ogy, in collaboration with the Polish More than 340 participants listened to state of the art lectures delivered by leading scientists and medical practitioners on various scientific topics. Faculty and attendees. Association of People on Gluten Free Diet and with Coeliac Disease, on 16 April 2016 organized the scientific conference in Szczecin, Poland. “Diet and the Gut” was the main theme of this conference and part of a cam-paign for World Digestive Health Day (WDHD) 2016. Notable govern-mental bodies welcomed our invita-tions to serve as Honorary Patrons to our conference; among them West Pomeranian Voivodeship, City Coun-cil, Pomeranian Medical University, Regional Chamber of Physicians, and Regional Chamber of Nurses and Midwifes. This year the European Lifestyle Medicine Organization (ELMO) also partnered with our societies and gave their auspices to the conference with the aim of highlight-ing the importance of prevention and treatment of lifestyle-related diseases through nutrition, physical activity, psychology, and public health. Our event gathered more than 340 participants to whom state of the art lectures were delivered. Leading scientists and medical practitioners of different scientific interests pre-sented topics which revolved around interplay between diet and immune, neuroendocrine, and gastrointestinal systems. The outcomes of such inter-
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