Elisabet Borsheim, Ph.D

Professor
Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Dr. Børsheim is a Professor in the Dept. of Pediatrics and Dept. of Geriatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). She is the Interim Director of the Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center (ACNC), a national human nutrition research center funded by the USDA-Agricultural Research Services. She leads the translational research group Physical Activity, Energetics, and Metabolism and directs a Physical Activity core at the ACNC. She also leads the NIH COBRE-funded Center for Childhood Obesity Prevention at the Arkansas Children’s Research Institute. Her background is in physiology, and her research focuses on the effects of nutrition and physical activity/exercise on cardiometabolic health throughout life, with a special focus on early life.

Presentation(s):

• Maternal, Perinatal, and Pediatric Nutrition and Sports Nutrition & Human Performance Joint GEM Forum: Nutrition and Exercise Myths/Recommendations for Pregnant Athletes and Active Women

  Monday, June 2, 2025
  4:00 PM – 5:30 PM ET

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