Meeting
Symposium Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity: Focus on Industry
- When:
- Thursday, December 01, 2005 (8:00 AM)
- Where:
- Keck Center • 500 Fifth St. NW, Washington, DC 20001 Map
- Topic(s):
- Children and Families, Diseases, Food and Nutrition, Public Health
- Activity:
- Progress In Preventing Childhood Obesity
- Board(s):
- Food and Nutrition Board
This symposium, focused on the role of industry in childhood obesity prevention began with a session entitled, "Food and Physical Activity Products, Portfolio Shifts, and Packaging Innovations". The second session was entitled "Retailing Healthy Lifestyles: Food and Physical Activity".
After these two sessions the symposium divided into three break-out sessions. The first focused on the role of the entertainment industry, the second focused on public and private education campaigns and the role of self-regulation, and the third focused on the business response to childhood obesity.
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