Joyce M. Lee, M.D., M.P.H., is a U-M assistant professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases. She has largely studied obesity in children and the link between childhood obesity and its long-term endocrine consequences, including pubertal maturation and development of diabetes over the life course.

Julie C. Lumeng, M.D. is a U-M assistant professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases and clinical instructor of pediatrics. She can discuss the development of eating behavior in young children.

Susan J. Woolford, M.D., M.P.H., is a clinical assistant professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases and the medical director of the Pediatric Comprehensive Weight Management Center at U-M. Her research focuses on the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity with an emphasis on physician-patient communication related to behavior change. Her staff has piloted the use of tailored text messages to promote healthy eating and exercise. She can also talk about the science behind safe and effective weight loss for families.

SOURCE University of Michigan Health System