The Organizing Committee of the 5th International Congress on Obesity Research 2026: “Obesity Science: From Evidence to Action”, which will take place at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey Campus, on May 26 and 27, 2026, warmly welcomes you and invites you to present your research work at this event to be held in the city of Monterrey, Nuevo León.
Authors interested in participating in this event must submit an abstract of their work in English, following the instructions detailed in the author guidelines. Submitted works must be original and unpublished, and demonstrate a clear connection with obesity-related research.
Author guidelines
Authors may participate in oral and poster modalities. Abstracts must be submitted in Word or PDF format from the opening date of this call (March 13, 2026) until April 20, 2026. Notifications of accepted works will be sent starting May 01, 2026..
Works will be presented either orally or as posters. The Scientific Committee of the Congress reserves the right to assign the oral or poster category according to the content and quality of the submitted work.
Evaluation Criteria:
Overall quality of the research, discussion and conclusions clearly supported by the presented results; poster presentation and organization; presenter’s delivery and responses to the jury.
Abstract Format
TITLE OF THE WORK CENTERED, IN CAPITAL LETTERS AND BOLD, FONT SIZE 12, TIMES NEW ROMAN, WITH A MAXIMUM LENGTH OF 15 WORDS, CENTERED TEXT
Authors and Affiliation: Authors should be listed (last name followed by the initial of the first name) in Times New Roman font size 10, justified. The name of the presenting author should be underlined, while the corresponding author should be indicated with an asterisk after the name. The order of authors should reflect their contribution to the work (from highest to lowest). For each author, the number corresponding to their institutional affiliation must be inserted as a superscript.
Each participating institution should be identified by a superscript number according to the order of the authors (e.g., 1 first institution; 2 second institution) followed by the state and country, in continuous text separated by semicolons.
Corresponding author email: This must appear at the end of the description of the corresponding institution, preceded by the symbol * and including the initials of the corresponding author at the end.
Abstract Text Justified text, Times New Roman, font size 11, single spacing, maximum 300 words. The abstract must contain the necessary information to clearly and concisely describe the following sections and should not include bibliographic references.
Introduction. This section should summarize the state of the art of the topic addressed and the theoretical justification of the reported work. The text must be written in past tense and should not exceed three lines (200–250 characters including spaces).
Methods. This section should concisely present the different methods used to conduct the study (briefly and without excessive detail). The text must be written in past tense. Scientific names must be written in italics. For chemical compounds, IUPAC nomenclature or condensed formulas may be used (e.g., C6H12O6), and units must follow the International System of Units (SI) (e.g., g/L, mM or % w/w). Relevant statistical methods (e.g., HCA, PCA) should be indicated when necessary.
Results. This section presents the results preferably in numerical data or concise descriptions that reflect them (e.g., A > B > C), selecting the most relevant findings that support the conclusions. Tables and/or figures should not be included. This section must be written in past tense.
Conclusions. A concise and clear statement in a single paragraph reflecting the relevance of the results and their possible implications. The text should be written in present and/or future tense.
Keywords: 1–3 keywords in alphabetical order, written in italics, font size 10, justified.
Note: The submitted abstract will be evaluated by the Congress Scientific Committee. Authors are responsible for the overall quality of the submitted work, including writing.