An ad hoc committee will plan and conduct a two-hour virtual public workshop (webinar) that will examine the potential relationship between sleep and obesity. The webinar will feature individual invited speakers and presentations that will explore the current understanding of sleep physiology and sleep disorders, existing experimental and epidemiological evidence about sleep and obesity risk, and the current recommendations for sleep as they relate to the prevention and management of obesity in children and adults.
The committee will define the specific topics to be addressed, develop the agenda, and select and invite speakers and other participants. After the webinar, staff will post slides and the recording of the webinar to the activity website in accordance with institutional guidelines. No other publications will be prepared.