Academics from the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics Participated in the 12th International Congress of Nutrition and Dietetics

Academics from the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at Istanbul Gelisim University, Faculty of Health Sciences, participated in the 12th International Congress of Nutrition and Dietetics, hosted by Hacettepe University on October 14–17, 2026, and shared their scientific studies in different research areas with national and international participants.

As part of the congress, Assoc. Prof. Hatice Merve Bayram delivered a presentation entitled “Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Decision-Making” during the panel “Nutrition and Dietetics in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities, Limitations, and the Future.” The presentation focused on the use of artificial intelligence in clinical decision-making processes in nutrition and dietetics and addressed the integration of technological developments into healthcare services.

Asst. Prof. Hasan Fatih Akgöz presented a poster entitled “Association of Food Neophobia and Approach to New Foods with Sociodemographic Characteristics and Dietary Habits Among Adolescents.” The study examined the relationships between food neophobia, approaches to new foods, sociodemographic characteristics, and dietary habits among adolescents.

Res. Asst. İrem Başören delivered an oral presentation entitled “Investigation of Physiological and Neurocognitive Responses to Multisensory Food Cues in a Virtual Reality Environment.” The research focused on investigating physiological and neurocognitive responses to multisensory food cues presented in a virtual reality environment. The study addressed scientific approaches to the use of virtual reality technologies in the assessment of eating behaviors.

Participation in the congress provided an opportunity for the Department's academics to share their research in emerging fields such as artificial intelligence, eating behaviors, and virtual reality with the scientific community and contributed to discussions on different research approaches.