Adolescent Nutrition in Preparation for Reproductive Years

Chair(s)

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  Stephanie Waldrop, MD, MPH

  Assistant Professor
  Pennington Biomedical Research Center
  Baton Rouge, LA, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Speaker(s)

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  Dana Dabelea, MD, PhD

  Conrad M. Riley Endowed Professor of Epidemiology, Professor of Pediatrics, and Director of the Lifecourse Epidemiology of Adiposity and Diabetes (LEAD) Center)
  Lifecourse Epidemiology of Adiposity and Diabetes
  University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
  Aurora, Colorado, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Audrey Gaskins, ScD (she/her/hers)

  Associate Professor
  Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
  Atlanta, Georgia, United States

  Disclosure(s): Doveras Fertility Inc: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
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  Nancy Krebs, MD, MS (she/her/hers)

  Professor of Pediatrics, Head, Section of Nutrition
  Department of Pediatrics, Section of Nutrition
  University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
  Aurora, Colorado, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Heidi Vanden Brink, M.Sc, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  Texas A&M University
  College Station, TX, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Adolescence is a crucial time of preparation for transition to adulthood in terms of one's physical, psychological, and reproductive health and development. It is also a time when these young people are increasingly susceptible to societal, cultural and environmental influences, including those affecting nutritional status that can impact their future health and that of their offspring. Increasingly, we are recognizing that the non-communicable diseases offspring face may have their origins in their mother's health and nutritional status prior to and during pregnancy. Ensuring optimal adolescent nutrition, focused adolescent education on their unique nutritional needs and vulnerabilities, and adequate support in nutrition research and education for those who advocate for them, in preparation for their reproductive years and in the event of adolescent pregnancy, is critically important.

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM – 8:05 AM ET

  Welcome and Introductions - Adolescent Nutrition in Preparation for Reproductive Years
  

  Chair: Stephanie Waldrop, MD, MPH – Pennington Biomedical Research Center
• 8:05 AM – 8:20 AM ET

  Developmental Overnutrition and Offspring Adiposity and Metabolic Health
  

  Speaker: Dana Dabelea, MD, PhD – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
• 8:20 AM – 8:35 AM ET

  Adolescent Diet in Relation to Reproductive Health in Men and Women
  

  Speaker: Audrey J. Gaskins, ScD (she/her/hers) – Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
• 8:35 AM – 8:50 AM ET

  Nutrition and PCOS Risk During Adolescence
  

  Speaker: Heidi Vanden Brink, M.Sc, PhD – Texas A&M University
• 8:50 AM – 9:05 AM ET

  Adolescent Nutrition: In Preparation for the Reproductive Years - Presentation To Be Announced
  

  Speaker: Nancy F. Krebs, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
• 9:05 AM – 9:30 AM ET

  Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers - Adolescent Nutrition in Preparation for Reproductive Years
  

  Chair: Stephanie Waldrop, MD, MPH – Pennington Biomedical Research Center

  Speaker: Dana Dabelea, MD, PhD – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

  Speaker: Audrey J. Gaskins, ScD (she/her/hers) – Emory University Rollins School of Public Health

  Speaker: Nancy F. Krebs, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

  Speaker: Heidi Vanden Brink, M.Sc, PhD – Texas A&M University