Adipositas Verband Deutschland E.v.

What Adipositas Verband Deutschland E.v. does

The Adipositas Verband Deutschland e.V. is a German registered nonprofit association (eingetragener Verein) founded in March 2006 in Dinslaken that operates a nationwide support infrastructure for people affected by obesity. It coordinates approximately 370 self-help groups across all German federal states, providing training, materials, and organizational backing to volunteer group leaders. The association is managed entirely by unpaid volunteers through an elected board led by 1st Chairwoman Christel Moll and 2nd Chairwoman Marion Rung-Friebe, with additional chairs covering treasury, secretarial, self-help group liaison, and medical advisory roles. Its beneficiaries are adults and youth living with obesity, family members, and the volunteer leaders who run local peer support groups.

The association's core offerings include a national self-help group finder hosted on its website (adipositasverband.de), the Adipositas Wegweiser print and digital guidebook, online self-help group meetings held via Zoom, an informational video platform (Adipositas.tv), and recurring events such as the Adipositastag NRW (over 300 attendees in 2024), the AdiBetika information day, and educational seminars for self-help group leaders. The technology stack is conventional web infrastructure — a CMS-driven website, a directory with distance-based search, Zoom, and video hosting — with no proprietary AI or advanced technical differentiation. The organization also acts as a policy advocate, linking members to certified obesity centers via partnerships with the Deutsche Adipositas-Gesellschaft and the DGAV, and now co-organizes regional coalitions and parliamentary roundtables to improve statutory coverage of obesity care.

Revenue is generated through four streams: individual membership fees of 32 EUR per year and self-help group membership fees of 96 EUR per year; block grant funding from the GKV-Spitzenverband (German statutory health insurance association) that grew from 17,000 EUR in 2020 to 35,000 EUR in 2025; promotional partnerships and project sponsorships from pharmaceutical companies Novo Nordisk, Lilly Deutschland, and Boehringer Ingelheim; and modest transaction-based income from publication sales (30 EUR per carton of 30 Wegweiser copies) and event fees (320 EUR per seminar participant, 35 EUR per event buffet). The association holds tax-exempt charitable status (Gemeinnützigkeit) confirmed by Finanzamt Bottrop and is registered under VR 2259 at the Amtsgericht Gelsenkirchen.

Name

Adipositas Verband Deutschland E.v.

Legal name

Adipositas Verband Deutschland e.V.

Website

https://www.adipositasverband.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Adipositas Verband Deutschland e.V. is a German nonprofit founded in 2006 that coordinates approximately 370 nationwide self-help groups, provides education, and advocates for people affected by obesity across Germany, funded by membership fees, statutory health insurance grants, and pharmaceutical sponsorships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Patient Advocacy and Self-Help Support Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (62419), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Disease-Specific Research & Support (e.g., Cancer, Diabetes, ALS) (BPAGACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Obesity Medicine & Weight Management (HLAKADAL)

Keywords

• Obesity self-help groups
• Patient advocacy organization
• Nonprofit health association
• Chronic disease education
• Peer support network

Headquarters

HQ city

Bottrop

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Annual membership fees from individuals (32 EUR) and self-help groups (96 EUR). These fees form the primary regular revenue stream.
2. GKV Gemeinschaftsförderung: Block grant funding from the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV-Spitzenverband) for self-help organizations at the federal level. Funding amounts have grown from 17,000 EUR (2020) to 35,000 EUR (2025).
3. Pharmaceutical company sponsors: Funding and support from pharmaceutical companies including Novo Nordisk, Lilly Deutschland, and Boehringer Ingelheim as promotional partners and sponsors of specific projects and events.
4. Publication sales: Sale of the Adipositas Wegweiser guidebook (30 copies per carton at 30 EUR plus 7 EUR shipping), and sales of promotional materials like action cups.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Adipositas Verband Deutschland e.V. is a non-profit registered association that operates Germany's largest obesity self-help network, supporting approximately 370 affiliated self-help groups nationwide. It provides peer support coordination, educational resources including the Adipositas Wegweiser guidebook and Adipositas.tv video platform, training seminars for self-help group leaders, online self-help meetings via Zoom, and large public information events such as Adipositastag NRW and AdiBetika for people affected by obesity.

Product overview

The Adipositas Verband Deutschland E.v. is a nonprofit organization offering a coordinated suite of services for people affected by obesity. The core offering consists of a comprehensive website with a self-help group directory (370+ groups nationwide), an online self-help group via Zoom, the Adipositas Wegweiser guidebook (available in print and digital formats), and educational events including seminars for self-help group leaders, the annual AdiBetika information day, and Adipositastag NRW. The organization also operates Adipositas.tv as an informational video platform. These services work together to provide community support, education, and advocacy for obesity patients across Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Adipositas Wegweiser (Guidebook) A guidebook/magazine publication covering topics related to obesity treatment, self-help, and medical information for people affected by obesity. Available in print (30 copies per carton at 30 EUR plus 7 EUR shipping) and online digital format with free individual download.
• Online-Selbsthilfegruppe (Online Self-Help Group) Virtual self-help group meetings held every second Monday and fourth Thursday of the month via Zoom, providing accessible peer support for people with obesity who cannot attend in-person groups.
• AdiBetika Information Day An annual information day event for people with obesity and/or diabetes, featuring expert talks, workshops, and exchange opportunities held in Duisburg.
• Adipositastag NRW An annual information day in North Rhine-Westphalia for people with obesity, featuring exhibitions, expert presentations, and networking opportunities.
• SHG-Leiter-Seminare (Self-Help Group Leader Seminars) Educational seminars for volunteer self-help group leaders covering topics like self-help basics, current obesity treatments, teamwork, AI in self-help, and sketchnotes for communication. Priced at 320 EUR per participant including accommodation and meals.
• Selbsthilfegruppen-Suche (Self-Help Group Finder Directory) An online directory and location-based search tool allowing users to find approximately 370 self-help groups for obesity across Germany, with distance-based filtering and the ability for new groups to register via the website.
• Adipositas.tv Video Platform An informational video platform providing expert content about obesity-related topics for people with obesity and the general public.

Quantifiable outcome

• 370 self-help groups across Germany supported by the association
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• Deutsche Adipositas-Gesellschaft (DAG) e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional medical society for obesity research and treatment. The association maintains a link to the DAG on its downloads page, indicating a collaborative relationship in advancing obesity awareness and treatment standards.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie e.V. (DGAV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman Society for General and Visceral Surgery. The association directs members to DGAV's list of certified obesity centers, facilitating patient access to surgical treatment options. The DGAV certifies obesity centers across Germany.
• NAKOS - Nationale Kontakt- und Informationsstelle zur Anregung und Unterstützung von SelbsthilfegruppenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational contact and information point for self-help groups. Referenced on the association's website as a resource for people looking to start new self-help groups, providing guidance and practical assistance.
• Adipositaschirurgie-Selbsthilfe-Deutschland e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization focused on bariatric surgery self-help. Listed alongside other resources on the association's downloads page, indicating collaboration in the obesity self-help community.
• Adipositas Bündnis NRWcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition for obesity care in North Rhine-Westphalia, founded as an e.V. (registered association) on September 3, 2025. The Adipositas Verband Deutschland co-founded this coalition and continues to actively participate in its work alongside Prof. Dr. Christine Joisten and other obesity experts.
• Adipositas Bündnis BayerncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition for obesity care in Bavaria, founded in March 2026. The Adipositas Verband Deutschland supports and accompanies this coalition. The alliance aims to improve care, establish interdisciplinary networks, and advance obesity education and awareness in Bavaria.
• Parliamentary Round Table participantsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe association co-organized a parliamentary round table in Düsseldorf (March 2026) with Lilly Deutschland, bringing together politicians (MdL, MdB), medical professionals, health insurance representatives (AOK Rheinland/Hamburg, Die Techniker), the kassenärztliche Vereinigung, and the Deutsche Adipositas-Gesellschaft to discuss improved obesity care.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Obesity Action Coalition (OAC): US-based patient advocacy organization for people affected by obesity, running awareness campaigns, education programs, and advocacy work. Closely comparable in mission and community-led self-help/support model, the leading English-language analog.
• European Coalition for People Living with Obesity (ECPO): Pan-European umbrella of national obesity patient organizations, including German representation. Directly comparable as a patient-led advocacy network for obesity and a natural structural counterpart for the Adipositas Verband's European ambitions.
• Obesity Canada: Canadian obesity charity advancing research, education, and advocacy, including a national patient chapter network. Closely analogous in operating national self-help/community infrastructure and clinical-policy advocacy for people with obesity.
• Obesity UK (formerly National Obesity Forum): UK charity supporting people living with obesity through information, advocacy, and local support groups. Directly comparable peer operating self-help groups, awareness campaigns, and policy advocacy in a neighboring healthcare system.
• Adipositaschirurgie-Selbsthilfe-Deutschland e.V. Germany-based self-help organization specifically for patients undergoing or considering bariatric surgery. Most direct domestic peer for the self-help group model, focused on a subset of obesity patients.

Broad incumbents

• Deutsche Adipositas-Gesellschaft (DAG) e.V. Germany's professional medical society for obesity research and treatment. While not a patient organization itself, it sets clinical standards and partners with the Adipositas Verband; comparable as the 'professional/clinical' counterpart within the same German obesity ecosystem.
• World Obesity Federation: Global membership organization representing obesity professionals, researchers, and patient groups across 100+ countries. Comparable as the international umbrella that organizes World Obesity Day — the very campaign in which the subject company won 1st place in 2025.
• Selbsthilfe-Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft (BAG SELBSTHILFE): Umbrella association of major German self-help organizations for the disabled and chronically ill. Comparable as the federal-level institutional framework within which the Adipositas Verband operates and likely channels GKV co-funding.

Emerging players

• Deutsche Diabetes-Hilfe – diabetesDE: German diabetes patient and advocacy organization. Highly comparable operating model (nonprofit, self-help networks, public events, policy advocacy) in a closely related chronic metabolic disease that often co-occurs with obesity.

Others

• NAKOS (Nationale Kontakt- und Informationsstelle zur Anregung und Unterstützung von Selbsthilfegruppen): National German information and contact point for self-help groups. Already named as a partner; comparable as an adjacent infrastructure provider that supports SHG founding and registration across disease areas, including obesity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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