A personal letter from Dr. Katarina Melzer on being overfed yet undernourished, and why lasting health begins with the relationship we have with ourselves.

For the 13th time in a row, Dr. Katarina Melzer chaired and taught the Nutrition and Physical Activity module at the ESPEN Congress in Lyon.

In this podcast episode, Dr. Katarina Melzer explores how trauma, stress and loneliness shape our metabolism, and why we overeat and under-exercise.

What keeps us in our bubble of denial? Dr. Katarina Melzer on childhood trauma and the forces behind our unhealthy habits.

Simple, but not easy: in the final part of Food for Body and Soul, Dr. Katarina Melzer on food addiction, the real price of junk food, and spreading your wings.

From depleted crops to supersized portions: in part two of Food for Body and Soul, Dr. Katarina Melzer on ultra-processed food, sick care and the myth of superfoods.

Eating has always been about culture as much as survival. In part one of Food for Body and Soul, Dr. Katarina Melzer on why our forks and knives became our deadliest weapons.

When we lack safety and connection, food can become our armor. Dr. Katarina Melzer on food as an emotional substitute, and how early bonds shape our eating.

At ESPEN in Vienna, Dr. Katarina Melzer chaired and taught the energy balance regulation course, from metabolic rate to exercise and food intake.

On Prva TV, Dr. Katarina Melzer talked about why she never skips breakfast and shared her homemade muesli recipe: nuts, seeds and dried fruit, gently roasted.

Muesli was never meant for breakfast. Dr. Katarina Melzer on the history of muesli, Dr. Bircher-Benner's original recipe and his holistic view of health.

In the loneliest world that has ever existed, Dr. Katarina Melzer asks why people overeat, and why health starts with knowing that you are enough.

At the ESPEN virtual congress, Dr. Katarina Melzer was invited to moderate the Nutrition and Physical Activity session and to lecture on energy balance regulation and exercise.

Dr. Katarina Melzer was invited to teach the Nutrition and Physical Activity module at the Science of Nutrition webinar, an ESPEN LLL course hosted from Amman, Jordan.

Dr. Katarina Melzer was invited to moderate the Nutrition et sport session at the 32nd Journée genevoise de nutrition clinique in Geneva.

Ten years of the ESPEN LLL module, celebrated with a virtual webinar: Dr. Katarina Melzer on nutrition and physical activity, from energy balance to sports supplements.

On RTS TV, Dr. Katarina Melzer explains why people with chronic diseases were most at risk from COVID, and how lifestyle can make the difference.

Invited to a discussion on balance and self-motivation, Dr. Katarina Melzer explains why lasting change starts with the emotions behind our habits.

Why we overeat over the holidays, and three simple steps from Dr. Katarina Melzer towards a happy, healthy New Year.

From a childhood in New Belgrade to research in Europe, the Middle East and Africa: an RTS documentary about Dr. Katarina Melzer’s life journey.

We live 20 years longer than 70 years ago, but spend a decade of it in poor health. Dr. Katarina Melzer on life expectancy, chronic diseases and lifestyle.

Dr. Katarina Melzer co-authored the Sports Nutrition chapter of the ESPEN Blue Book, building on ten years of chairing and teaching the ESPEN LLL module.

Thank you to Courtyard by Marriott Belgrade City Center for hosting the Food for Body and Soul Seminar: an inspiring lecture and a gourmet dinner.

At the ESPEN Congress in Krakow, Dr. Katarina Melzer lectured on how exercise affects energy balance, body weight and body composition.

Why diets and exercise plans alone fail, and why a lasting journey toward health begins with understanding yourself and learning to love yourself.

Dr. Katarina Melzer's Food for Body and Soul seminars in Belgrade brought clarity to confusing nutrition advice, and the confidence to enjoy eating again.

Dr. Melzer lectured on two occasions at the European Society for Nutrition and Metabolism Congress (ESPEN) 2019 in Krakow.

Research has provided new information on how healthy pregnant women and their fetuses respond to moderate physical activity, showing no adverse maternal or neonatal outcomes.

In this interview, Dr. Katarina Melzer explains why lasting health starts with balance, liberty and changing your beliefs, and how to reconnect with your joy of life.

Proud to have been part of a pilot project aiming to identify measures for health promotion and disease prevention among MIGROS employees in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland.

Malnutrition results from low-quality diets that contain either insufficient calories, vitamins and minerals or too many calories, saturated fats, salt and sugar and, in both cases, significantly increases the risk of morbidity and mortality.

Although the worldwide hunger rate has fallen in the past 25 years, no country has ever successfully reversed growth of obesity once it has been allowed to develop.

Dr. Melzer authors the 5th edition of the ESPEN Blue Book, an important source of knowledge and up-to-date information for physicians, dieticians, pharmacists, nurses and students that aims to improve practice in nutrition and metabolism worldwide.

The end of 2018 was marked by Dr Melzer’s lecture at the 40th European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) Congress, where she focused on energy balance regulation in athletic and non-athletic populations.

We are living in an era of self-destructive behavior. Our longing for an effortless life, free from physical exertion and abundant in fast, energy–rich and nutritionally impoverished food comes with a high price tag.