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Volume 7, Issue 3 (Suppl) J Obes Weight Loss Ther, an open access journal
ISSN: 2165-7904 Childhood Obesity & Bariatric Surgery 2017
June 12-13, 2017
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June 12-13, 2017 Rome, Italy
& Childhood Obesity and Nutrition
10th International Conference on
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
2nd International Conference on
JOINT EVENT
Tackling childhood obesity and its long term health outcomes one bite at a time
C hildhood obesity is a growing concern worldwide. It has become a problem in every country where there is data. Children
who are born preterm or small for gestational age (SGA) are at higher risk for developing childhood obesity than their
peers who are born on time and of normal weight. This presentation will discuss the impact on the development of obesity
which has long term health consequences such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease, and will also discuss its
impact on the development of food allergies and other inflammatory diseases. The eating habits during the perinatal period and
breastfeeding and their impact on the development of obesity will also be described. We will explore the impact of individual
nutrition counseling on childhood obesity compared to group counseling and virtual counseling. Finally, evidenced based
strategies to prevent the onset of obesity during pregnancy, breastfeeding and childhood will be presented.
Biography
Theresa Loomis completed her BS at University of Rhode Island; MS and Doctorate Degree in Clinical Nutrition at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. She
is a Registered Dietitian (RD) with 16 years of experience in Pediatric Nutrition. She has conducted presentations at local and national level in number of areas including
the impact of Registered Dietitians in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Combating Childhood Obesity and Pediatric Food Allergies and Treating Picky Eating. Her
doctoral research focuses on “Impact of standardized feeding guidelines for low birth weight infants” which is recently published in Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology
and Nutrition. Her current research interest includes “The impact of nutrition counseling on childhood obesity, and the eating habits of picky eaters as well as the impact
of role modeling on the eating habits and weight status of college students”. She is an Assistant Professor at SUNY Oneonta and Director of the Master’s Program and
Dietetics Internship. She also works as a Pediatric Dietitian in a pediatrician’s office counseling children who struggle with obesity and has owned her own private practice
since 2010.
Theresa Loomis
State University of New York College, USA
Theresa Loomis, J Obes Weight Loss Ther 2017, 7:3 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7904-C1-044