Katharina C. Wirnitzer Katharina C. Wirnitzer Mohamad Motevalli Mohamad Motevalli Derrick R. Tanous Derrick R. Tanous Clemens Drenowatz Clemens Drenowatz Maximilian Moser Maximilian Moser Holger Cramer Holger Cramer Thomas Rosemann Thomas Rosemann Karl-Heinz Wagner Karl-Heinz Wagner Andreas Michalsen Andreas Michalsen Beat Knechtle Beat Knechtle Zlatko Fras Zlatko Fras Merel Ritskes-Hoitinga Merel Ritskes-Hoitinga Adilson Marques Adilson Marques Nataša Fidler Mis Nataša Fidler Mis Fatima C. Stanford Fatima C. Stanford Christian Schubert Christian Schubert Nandu Goswami Nandu Goswami Claus Leitzmann Claus Leitzmann Per Morten Fredriksen Per Morten Fredriksen Gerhard Ruedl Gerhard Ruedl Doris Wilflingseder Doris Wilflingseder Rodrigo A. Lima Rodrigo A. Lima Christian Kessler Christian Kessler Michael Jeitler Michael Jeitler Naim A. Khan Naim A. Khan Hassan Joulaei Hassan Joulaei Maryam Fatemi Maryam Fatemi Andrew Knight Andrew Knight Karl W. Kratky Karl W. Kratky Kara K. Palmer Kara K. Palmer Bernd Haditsch Bernd Haditsch Bostjan Jakse Bostjan Jakse Walter Kofler Walter Kofler Tomas Pfeiffer Tomas Pfeiffer Kathya Cordova-Pozo Kathya Cordova-Pozo Patrizia Tortella Patrizia Tortella Simon Straub Simon Straub Heidi Lynch Heidi Lynch Manuel Schätzer Manuel Schätzer Anupama Krishnan Anupama Krishnan Shahnaz Fathima A. Shahnaz Fathima A. Lukas Gatterer Lukas Gatterer Fabian Kriwan Fabian Kriwan Mittal Abhishek Mittal Abhishek Hemant Nandgaonkar Hemant Nandgaonkar Shalaka Nandgaonkar Shalaka Nandgaonkar Abiola O. Adedara Abiola O. Adedara Josep M. Haro Josep M. Haro Corina Gericke Corina Gericke Gaby Neumann Gaby Neumann Aysha Akhtar Aysha Akhtar Amir Rashidlamir Amir Rashidlamir Madan Thangavelu Madan Thangavelu Gonza B. Ngoumou Gonza B. Ngoumou Éva Perpék Éva Perpék Michael Klaper Michael Klaper Bhaswati Bhattacharya Bhaswati Bhattacharya Werner Kirschner Werner Kirschner Kathelijne M. H. H. Bessems Kathelijne M. H. H. Bessems Peter Jones Peter Jones Gregory Peoples Gregory Peoples Raul Bescos Raul Bescos Christina Duftner Christina Duftner Georg Seifert Georg Seifert Frontiers Media SA 2025 Importance: In recent decades there has been an expansion in the quantity and quality of scientific findings and guidelines on different health topics to promote individual and public health status. Reports also indicate that there has been a simultaneous increase in the financial burden of disease, including trillions spent on healthcare resources by governments worldwide (predominantly in developing countries) to address health concerns. At the same time, personal health behavior is well-known as efficient and cost-free, holding four times the potential to prevent early death compared to health care. Despite this knowledge, data show that the increasing prevalence of unhealthy lifestyles and the associated chronic diseases, especially in Western societies, still need to be controlled. This circumstance exemplifies today‘s global health dilemma, which alarms the inadequacy of ongoing efforts to address the existing health concerns worldwide. Setting, insights, and observations: Three international, multidisciplinary, and inter-university events (two scientific conferences and one tertiary education symposium) were held in Austria (Innsbruck) between 2020 and 2022 to discourse, discuss, and debate these concerns. Two hundred eighty-four experts from 76 universities, organizations, and stakeholders spanning 31 nations and five continents participated in this international research and knowledge exchange to address today's global health dilemma. The latest scientific findings were discussed to develop practical strategies for improving lifestyle behavior and focus on the dual “Healthy Eating & Active Living” approach as a minimum recommendation for sustainable lifelong health and care. The expert panel debated crucial research priorities and future policies, identified gaps and untapped potential in basic health approaches that have been grossly neglected, and approved the evidence-based 101 consensus statements presented. Conclusions and relevance: These endeavors aim to develop novel and effective interventions that address the needs of individuals and communities and promote optimal health status. PDFDocument eng 2026-06-22T14:52:09.970270421Z 2025 Prevention Public Health Chronic Diseases Vegan Plant-based Physical Activity Behavior Animal Experiment 4513629 b application/pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/