Presentation title
Challenges and Perspectives in Research on Chinese Dietetics
Scheduled
DAY 1, 16:15 – 17:45
Presentation summary
Chinese dietetics represents a fundamental pillar of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), yet it remains significantly under-researched in Western clinical studies.
In addition, nutritional research faces specific methodological challenges, including difficulties in selecting appropriate study populations, limited possibilities for randomization and blinding, and issues related to adherence and defining suitable control groups.
Furthermore, high dropout rates, short study durations, and poorly validated outcome measures often compromise the interpretability and generalizability of results.
These limitations hinder the generation of robust evidence and its translation into clinical practice.
This presentation highlights these challenges based oncurrent literature and discusses methodological approaches to enhance research quality in the field of Chinese dietetics.
Conflict of interest
No
karin.meissner@hs-coburg.de
Karin Meissner is Professor of Integrative Medicine at Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Director of the Institute of Applied Health Sciences.
After studying medicine, she specialized in Medical Psychology atLMU Munich and led the Meissner Lab at the Institute of Medical Psychology until 2025.
She also holds a Master’s degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Her research focuses on the psychological and biological mechanisms underlying Western and Chinese health promotion strategies.