The Childhood Obesity Epidemic: Predictors and Strategies for Prevention
March 16 - 17, 2005
Boston
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Introductory Remarks
W. Allan Walker, MD
Conrad Taff Professor of Nutrition
Director, Division of Nutrition, Harvard Medical School
PI, Clinical Nutrition Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital
SESSION I - PREDICTORS
Moderator:
Carine Lenders, MD, MS
Boston University School of Medicine
Pediatric Obesity - The Problem
George Bray, MD
Boyd Professor, Louisiana State University
Chief, Division of Obesity and Metabolic Diseases
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Life Course Approach to Obesity
Matthew W. Gillman, MD, SM
Associate Professor
Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention
Harvard Medical School/Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Breast-feeding
Elsie M. Taveras, MD, MPH
Instructor in Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School
Center for Child Health Care Studies
Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Infant Feeding
Carine Lenders, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Chief, Division of Pediatric Nutrition
Boston University School of Medicine
Infant Growth Studies
Virginia A. Stallings, MD
Deputy Director, Joseph Stokes Research Institute
Director, Nutrition Center, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Professor of Pediatrics, The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
SESSION II - PREDICTORS
Moderator:
Alison Hoppin, MD
Associate Director for Pediatric Programs
Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center
What Approaches Can We Take?
William H. Dietz, MD, PhD
Director, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Television/Video Games - Lack of Activity
Steven Gortmaker, PhD
Professor of Society, Human Development and Health
Harvard School of Public Health
Portion Size for Children
Leann L. Birch, PhD
Distinguished Professor of Human Development
The Pennsylvania State University
Carbohydrates
David Ludwig, MD, PhD
Associate Professor , Harvard Medical School
Director, OWL Program
Division of Endocrinology, Children’s Hospital
European Studies
Berthold Koletzko, MD, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Munich, Germany
Dr von Hauner Children’s Hospital
SESSION III - SCIENCE BASED APPROACHES
Moderator:
Matthew Gillman, MD, SM
Harvard Medical School
Physician Intervention
William Sears, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
University of California, Irvine
Prevention Research in Pediatric Obesity: NIH Perspective
Susan Yanovski, MD
Co-Director, Office of Obesity Research
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Childhood Obesity Research: Building Evidence for Action
Tracy Orleans, PhD
Senior Scientist
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
CON Recommendations
Nancy F. Krebs, MD, MS
Professor of Pediatrics
Head, Section of Nutrition
The University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center
SESSION IV - INDUSTRY APPROACHES
Moderator:
Matthew Gillman, MD, SM
McDonald's Corporation
Cathy Kapica, PhD, RD
Global Director, Nutrition
McDonald’s Corporation
Gerber Products Company
Kathleen Reidy, DrPH, RD
Director, Nutrition Science & Regulatory Affairs
Gerber Products Company
ConAgra Foods Company
Pat Verduin, PhD
Senior Vice-President & Director
ConAgra Food Company
The Coca Cola Company
Donald Short
Vice-President
The Coca Cola Company
SESSION V: GENERAL DISCUSSION
Panel I: Industry
Cathy Kapica, PhD, RD
Kathleen Reidy, DrPH, RD
Donald Short
Pat Verduin, PhD
Panel II: Academia
Lilian Cheung, DSc, RD
Director, Health Promotion & Communication
Department of Nutrition
Harvard School of Public HealthAlison Hoppin, MD
Associate Director for Pediatric Programs
Massachusetts General Hospital Weight CenterKaren Peterson, DSc
Associate Professor of Nutrition and Society, Human Development and Health
Harvard School of Public HealthLinda Van Horn, PhD, RD
Professor, Preventive Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine