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Early Environmental Exposures and Later Risk of Childhood Obesity and Metabolic Outcomes: Findings From the ECHO Program (NUTRITION 2026 On Demand Collection)
This course is included in the NUTRITION 2026 On Demand Collection.
This session will highlight projects from the National Institutes of Health Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program addressing how early-life environmental exposures influence childhood obesity and metabolic outcomes, and potential implications for prevention strategies and public health interventions. Featured speakers will address (1) early life gut microbiome and childhood obesity, (2) digital media use and obesity among youth: the moderating role of physical activity and peer relationships, and (3) do perinatal or child health behaviors mitigate the obesogenic effect of in utero exposure to maternal overnutrition factors?
Originally presented at NUTRITION 2026, ASN's flagship meeting which was held July 25-28 in National Harbor, MD
Speakers
Sylvia E. Badon, PhD
Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Traci A. Bekelman, PhD, MPH
Colorado School of Public Health
Catherine C. Cohen, PhD, RDN
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Sarah S. Comstock, PhD
Michigan State University
Krista A. Zanetti, PhD, MPH, RDN
Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes Program, National Institutes of Health
Course summary
- 1.50 Attendance
Learners are eligible to download a Certificate of Attendance upon activity completion. A Certificate of Attendance confirms the learner has completed the activity and does not confer any continuing education credit to the learner from ASN.
This activity includes the following presentations:
Introduction to the ECHO Program: Advancing Research on Early Environmental Influences and Child Health
Krista A. Zanetti, PhD, MPH, RDN
Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes Program, National Institutes of Health
Do Pregnancy and Child Health Behaviors Mitigate Associations of Maternal Obesity With Childhood Adiposity?
Sylvia E. Badon, PhD
Kaiser Permanente Northern California
The Gut Microbiome and Risk of Child Obesity
Sarah S. Comstock, PhD
Michigan State University
Screen Use and Childhood Obesity: Is There a Bi-directional Association?
Traci A. Bekelman, PhD, MPH
Colorado School of Public Health
Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers
Continuing education credit is not available for this activity. A Certificate of Attendance can be downloaded by learners who complete the course.
Available Credit
- 1.50 Attendance
Learners are eligible to download a Certificate of Attendance upon activity completion. A Certificate of Attendance confirms the learner has completed the activity and does not confer any continuing education credit to the learner from ASN.