// About ELMO
The European Lifestyle Medicine Organization (ELMO) is a scientific, medical organization based in Geneva (Switzerland) dedicated to research, prevention and treatment of chronic diseases and lifestyle – related diseases promoting evidence-based medicine.
Counting more than 260 members, ELMO has:
- Many International Organizations and Universities worldwide, as Scientific Partners
- Country Representatives in 17 European countries
- Ambassadors in 14 countries worldwide
Mission:
To improve Life Expectancy reducing the burden of chronic diseases in Europe
Tools:
• Evidence – Based Medicine for research and clinical application
• Education to raise awareness
Definition of Lifestyle Medicine
Lifestyle Medicine is a branch of evidence-based medicine in which comprehensive lifestyle changes (including nutrition, physical activity, psychological stress, social support and environmental exposures) are used to prevent, treat and even reverse the progression of chronic diseases by addressing their underlying causes.
Lifestyle Medicine is a branch of evidence-based medicine in which comprehensive lifestyle changes (including nutrition, physical activity, psychological stress, social support and environmental exposures) are used to prevent, treat and even reverse the progression of chronic diseases by addressing their underlying causes.
- Physical activity
- Nutrition
- Mental health
- Environment
- Fertility and Sexual Health
- Multimodal LM interventions
- Genomics and Genetics
- Sleep
- Addictions
- Public Health
- Technological Innovations in LM
- Molecular Biology

