2nd Joint Global Symposium on Obesity

2nd Joint Global Symposium on Obesity
The many dimensions of the childhood globesity problem
10.30 - 12.00 Sunday 21 May, ECE 2017, Lisbon Portugal

The second in a regular series of collaborative sessions co-sponsored by the European Society of Endocrinology (ESE), Endocrine Society (ES) and the International Society of Endocrinology (ISE) focusing on major global topics related to the field of endocrinology.

Come along and hear from international leaders on the genetic, behavioural and environmental factors involved in the prevention and treatment of Childhood Obesity:

• Efficacy and effectiveness of physical activity and nutrition on childhood obesity treatment - Hollie Raynor, USA
• The hunger genes:  pathways to obesity - Sadaf Farooqi, UK
• Policy response to childhood obesity - Tim Lobstein, UK

The session has been endorsed by the European Association for the Study of Obesity, the World Obesity Federation and the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology.