The Pregnancy/Birth-24 Months Project: Examining Current Evidence for Feeding Practices on Food Acceptance and Weight Outcomes in Toddlers

Monday, July 23 | 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm | Northstar

Moderator: Virginia Stage, PhD,LDN,RDN, Department Of Nutrition Science, College Of Allied Health Sciences, East Carolina University

Speakers: Kellie O. Casavale, PhD, RD, United States Department Of Health And Human Services; Jennifer Savage Williams, MR, Pennsylvania State University; Maureen Spill, PhD, United States Department Of Agriculture

The next edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) will include comprehensive recommendations for women who are pregnant and children under 2 years of age.

This session will educate participants on the P/B-24 Project as it relates to toddler feeding practices by: educating participants about the P/B-24 Project and its relationship to the 2020-2025 DGAs; discussing P/B-24 systematic reviews on toddler feeding practices; and summarizing of gaps in current understanding, and need for research related to feeding practices. The session will conclude with a perspective on the implications of these reviews for the practicing nutrition educator.

Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will be able to describe the P/B-24 Project’s past, current, and future activities.
2. Participants will be able to summarize findings from recent systematics reviews from the P/B-24 Project on toddler feeding practices.
3. Participants will be able to summarize gaps in current understanding of P/B-24 exposures and health, and need for new avenues of research to inform future DGAs, and conclude with a perspective of the implications of this review for the practicing nutrition educator.

Organized by the Nutrition Education for Children, FNEE, Higher Education, Communnications and Public Health Divisions.