The Conference on "Early Origins of Child Obesity: Bridging Disciplines and Phases of Development"
on September 30-October 1, 2010
Presentations
| Section 1 |
Prenatal Factors |
| Matthew Gillman, MD, SM |
Early origins of child obesity: challenges and payoffs (PowerPoint, 7.7 mb) |
| Michael G. Ross, MD, MPH |
Early origins of child obesity (PDF, 7 mb) |
| Boyd E. Metzger, MD |
Intrauterine metabolic influences on development of childhood obesity (PowerPoint, 6.5 mb) |
| Xiaobin Wang, MD, ScD, MPH |
Biomarkers of fetal growth (PowerPoint, 3 mb) |
| Section 2 |
Factors in the First Two Years of Life |
| Helen Binns, MD, MPH |
Pay attention to infants: A time to lay the foundation (PowerPoint, 2.5 mb) |
| Cynthia A. Stifter, PhD |
Infant characteristics: Early origins of childhood obesity (PowerPoint, 3.8 mb) |
| Karen Campbell, PhD |
Preventing child obesity: Parenting factors in the first two years of life (PowerPoint, 13 mb) |
| Section 3 |
Factors During Ages 2-7 Years |
| Robert C. Whitaker, MD, MPH |
Early origins of childhood obesity: Bridging disciplines and phases of development (PowerPoint, 330 kb) |
| Barbara A. Dennison, MD |
Early childhood obesity: Role of nutritional factors (PowerPoint, 4.7 mb) |
| Sara Gable, PhD |
Parenting and household factors: Age 2 to 7 years (PowerPoint, 1.5 mb) |
Acknowledgements: This conference was supported by NIH Grant "Early Origins of Child Obesity: Bridging Disciplines and Phases of Development", Grant No. 1R13HD65415-1, with funding through NICHD & NHLBI; and by the Williams Heart Foundation.