Conquering today’s health paradox with the power of HEAL – an expert consensus report plus research priorities and policymaker roadmap

Wirnitzer, Katharina C. and Motevalli, Mohamad and Tanous, Derrick R. and Drenowatz, Clemens and Moser, Maximilian and Cramer, Holger and Rosemann, Thomas and Wagner, Karl-Heinz and Michalsen, Andreas and Knechtle, Beat and Fras, Zlatko and Marques, Adilson and Fidler Mis, Nataša and Stanford, Fatima C. and Schubert, Christian and Goswami, Nandu and Leitzmann, Claus and Fredriksen, Per Morten and Ruedl, Gerhard and Lima, Rodrigo A. and Kessler, Christian and Jeitler, Michael and Khan, Naim A. and Joulaei, Hassan and Fatemi, Maryam and Kratky, Karl W. and Palmer, Kara K. and Haditsch, Bernd and Jakše, Boštjan and Kofler, Walter and Perpék, Éva and Pfeiffer, Tomas and Cordova-Pozo, Kathya L. and Tortella, Patrizia and Straub, Simon and Lynch, Heidi and Schätzer, Manuel and Krishnan, Anupama and Shahnaz, Fathima and Gatterer, Lukas and Kriwan, Fabian and Abhishek, Mittal and Nandgaonkar, Hemant and Nandgaonkar, Shalaka and Adedara, Abiola O. and Haro, Josep M. and Rashidlamir, Amir and Thangavelu, Madan and Ngoumou, Gonza and Klaper, Michael and Bhattacharya, Bhaswati and Kirschner, Werner and Bessems, Kathelijne M. H. H. and Jones, Peter and Peoples, Gregory and Bescos, Raul and Duftner, Christina and Seifert, Georg (2026) Conquering today’s health paradox with the power of HEAL – an expert consensus report plus research priorities and policymaker roadmap. FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH, 2026. pp. 1-15. ISSN 2296-2565

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Abstract

Background: Despite growing scientific evidence and health guidelines, the global health paradox persists, with rising lifestyle-related diseases and escalating healthcare costs exposing the inadequacy of current efforts. Objective: Three multidisciplinary congresses were held to generate evidencebased conclusions aimed at addressing the global health paradox. Methods: A total of 58 experts from 62 entities participated in the international research and knowledge-exchange panels. Experts reviewed the latest findings to develop practical strategies and identify key research and policy priorities, focusing on the Healthy Eating & Active Living (HEAL) approach. Results, conclusion, and relevance: The expert consortium endorsed a 33 evidence-based consensual-statement policy roadmap for addressing global health challenges, emphasizing that the HEAL approach can significantly contribute to the “Prevention First” appeal and broad ethical, social, ecological, and economic advantages, and ultimately supporting policy change.

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