Childhood obesity expert to speak

A national expert on childhood obesity Susan L. Johnson of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, will be in Madison Thursday-Friday, Nov. 6-7.

She will address a UW-Extension conference, Families: The Foundation of Wisconsin’s Economy, at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 7, at the Marriott Madison-West, 1313 John Q. Hammons Drive, Middleton.

Johnson will focus on parents as important role models for children’s attitudes toward food. Johnson is interested in parenting and child-feeding strategies, as well as the influence of child-care providers, on how much children want to eat healthy foods and whether they overeat.

Johnson will present a seminar on “Children’s Self-Regulation of Energy Intake” on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 11 a.m., in 290 Nutritional Sciences. Information: http://www.Nutrisci.wisc.edu.