Metabolic health is affected by a number of influences that take place at various life stages. This session will look into the aspects of obesity and metabolic health beginning from development stages, through childhood, adolescence, adulthood, reproductive stage and later life stages, underlining the importance of life-course approaches.
Papers can be on the topic of nutrition in early-life, influence of development on metabolism, childhood metabolic health, metabolic aspects of adolescent lifestyles, adult metabolic risk, reproductive stages, aging, and cumulative effects of social and environmental exposures on metabolism. Scientists will consider the ways metabolic trajectories are formed and when preventive measures could be taken.
This session will underline the importance of early recognition and timely interventions throughout life course. Attendees at the International Obesity and Metabolism Conference will discuss collaborative approaches including family, health care system, schools, communities, nutritionists, policy makers, among others.