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program

Dates

September 11th-12th.

Location

Boston, Massachusetts

Symposium Highlights

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A new home. Lectures will be presented in the state-of-the-art Behrakis Auditorium at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy on Tuft's Health Sciences campus.

You may also download the program from our 2009 Symposium Brochure (pdf)

September 11
	Nutrition Labeling and Scoring 2.0: What have we learned? What do we need to know? Nutrition labeling and scoring is appearing on front-of-pack and on store shelves. Learn what each program has to offer, hear early results of consumer response and look toward the future of labeling and scoring in these informative presentations and the lively panel discussion that will follow. Presentations include: David L. Katz, MD, Chief Science Officer: NuVal Nutrition Scoring System (abstract) Jeffrey Blumberg, PhD, Tufts University: The Guiding Stars Program: Evaluating and Extending Nutrition Profiling (abstract) Victor Fulgoni, PhD Nutrition Impact, LLC on Nutrient Rich Foods Index and Relationship to Better Nutrition and Health Status Joanne Lupton, PhD for the Smart Choices Program Barbara Schneeman, PhD, FDA Perspective A panel discussion follows with moderated by Eileen Kennedy, DSc, RD.
Lunch Recess
	Keynote Address John Auerbach, MBA, Commission, Department of Public Health, Massachusetts: Addressing Overweight and Obesity Through Policy (abstract)
	Theme: Current Research and Knowledge in Pediatric Obesity Matthew Gillman, MD: Infant feeding, infant weight gain, and risk of obesity Leann Birch, PhD: Predictors and Consequence of Eating Behavior (abstract) Elizabeth Goodman, MD: Social Hierarchy and Stress Associated with Adolescent Obesity William Dietz, MD, PhD: Trends in Childhood Obesity: What Can We Do to Reverse the Epidemic? Panel Discussion to Follow
September 12
	Future Advances in Pediatric Obesity
	Theme 1: Advances in Basic Research Hans-Rudolf Berthoud, PhD: Control of Appetite: Eating for pleasure or calories? (abstract) Andrew Greenberg, MD: New Insights into Obesity and its Complications
	*Theme 2: New Intervention Directions* Christina Economos, PhD: Action-Oriented Intervention Research Ian Lockwood, PE: Low Cost, No Cost Solutions- Urban Design and the Built Environment Breakout Sessions: two breakout sessions, each hosted by the speakers from the two themes.
Lunch Recess
	*Hot Topics* Michael Holick, MD, PhD: D-Lightful Vitamin D: Shining Light on its Global Health Benefits (abstract) Michael Jacobson, PhD: Reducing & Regulating Dietary Sodium (abstract) Cathy Kapica, PhD: Effective nutrition communication: can we bridge the gap between nutrition science and nutrition that sells? Miriam E. Nelson, PhD: Behind the Scenes: Development of the US Guidelines for Physical Activity and Nutrition

program

Dates

Location

Symposium Highlights

Nutrition Labeling and Scoring 2.0: What have we learned? What do we need to know?

Keynote Address

Theme: Current Research and Knowledge in Pediatric Obesity

Future Advances in Pediatric Obesity

Theme 1: Advances in Basic Research

Theme 2: New Intervention Directions

Hot Topics