Event Series
Obesity and Cancer
The NIH Obesity Research Task Force (ORTF) held the June 21st seminar on “Environmental Pollution, Climate, Respiratory Disease, and Obesity – The Association between Childhood Obesity and Exposures to Environmental Chemicals."
This seminar explored the links between exposure to environmental chemicals, endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and obesity, ranging from mechanistic and epidemiological studies through population health. Of particular interest was the impact of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, where they may be found, and how they may affect obesity in childhood. The event was co-hosted by the National Cancer Institute and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute on Child Health and Human Development.
Speakers
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals as Obesogens and Cardiometabolic Risks
Jim G. Hendrick, MD Professor of Pediatrics,
Vice Chair for Pediatrics and Director, Division of Environmental Pediatrics,
Professor of Population Health,
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Lifelong Impact of Environmental Exposures: Exploring the Influence of Air Pollutants on the Gut Microbiome and Risk for Obesity and Liver Disease
Visiting Associate Professor,
Department of Environmental Health and Engineering,
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Identifying and Preventing the Adverse Health Effects of PFAS Exposure
Professor, Department of Epidemiology,
Director, Center for Children’s Environmental Health,
Brown University
Moderators
Deputy Associate Director, Behavioral Research Program,
NCI Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
Program Director, Pediatric Growth and Nutrition Branch,
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development