This podcast previews the Food and Family Conference 2019. The conference takes place September 26, 2019 in Chicago, IL. The conference will bring together the nation’s foremost experts in human nutrition, obesity research, and child and family health. The event will be hosted by Family Resiliency Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in partnership with the Christopher Family Foundation.

Hosted by: Ryann Monahan, Research Communications Specialist, Family Resiliency Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Featuring: Dr. Barbara Fiese, Director, Family Resiliency Center and Brenda Koester, Assistant Director, Family Resiliency Center

For more information: https://go.illinois.edu/FoodandFamilyConference

This podcast explores factors that influence the likelihood of women breastfeeding at six weeks postpartum, according to a new study. Researchers found more education and support for breastfeeding, increases the likelihood of breastfeeding at six weeks postpartum. The study also found women are not receiving education and information about breastfeeding at the same rates, which could result in health disparities. This research was conducted by Family Resiliency Center Researchers at the University of Illinois and calls attention to the need to increase breastfeeding education and awareness, especially to at-risk populations.

Hosted by: Ryann Monahan, Research Communications Specialist, Family Resiliency Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Featuring: Carolyn Sutter, PhD, Postdoctoral Student, Family Resiliency Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

This research was conducted as part of the Family Resiliency Center’s Strong Kids 2 Project. Strong kids 2 is a cell-to-society transdiciplinary study investigating how individual biology interacts with the family environment and what it could mean for childhood obesity prevention and interventions. More information can be found at https://go.illinois.edu/strongkids2

The study can be found online at https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/bfm.2018.0056

Funding:

This research was funded by grants from the National

Dairy Council to S.M.D. and B.H.F. (Co-Principal Investigator’s),

the Gerber Foundation to S.M.D., the Christopher

Family Foundation to S.M.D. and Kelly K. Bost, Hatch

ILLU 793-330 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to

B.H.F., Kelly K. Bost and Margarita Teran-Garcia, and the

National Institutes of Health DK107561 to S.M.D. The

STRONG Kids Team includes Kelly Bost, S.M.D., Soo-

Yeun Lee, B.A.M., Margarita Teran-Garcia, and B.H.F.

This podcast explores Family Resiliency Center’s STRONG Kids 2 research project and what it could mean for the future of childhood obesity prevention and interventions. Using a cells-to-society approach to nutrition, the STRONG Kids 2 transdisciplinary project will provide unique insights into how individual biology interacts with the family environment to promote healthy eating habits in young children. It is one of the first studies to take a longitudinal look at the habits, including milk and dairy consumption, from birth. To date, many consider the data this research team has collected to be a “gold mine” of health information on the early years of life as it relates to childhood obesity risk factors.

Hosted by: Ryann Monahan, Research Communications Specialist

Featuring: Erin Davis, Graduate Research Assistant, Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Awarded the 2016-2017 Dannon Gut Microbiome, Yogurt, and Probiotics Fellowship Grant

Funding: This research was funded by grants from the National Dairy Council to Sharon Donovan and Barbara H. Fiese (CoPI’s), the Gerber Foundation to Sharon Donovan, the Christopher Family Foundation to Sharon Donovan and Kelly K. Bost, Hatch ILLU 793-330 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to Barbara H. Fiese, Kelly K. Bost and Margarita Teran-Garcia, and the National Institutes of Health DK107561 to Sharon Donovan.

This podcast "unpacks" the health benefits behind kids packing their own school lunches. Research shows children who are involved with packing their own lunches tend to make healthier choices, end up with more fruits and vegetables, and have an opportunity to learn responsibility. This podcast features FRC post-doc Dr. Carolyn Sutter's in-depth research in the field of food and family meal times. She explains the importance of researching school lunches- a meal countless school children eat everyday- and how both parents and children can benefit from the lunch packing process. The research was part of the "Parents to Peers" project at University of California at Davis.

Hosted by: Ryann Monahan, Research Communications Specialist

Featuring: Carolyn Sutter, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Family Resiliency Center post-doctoral student and staff.

New research shows a relationship between phthalates and deficits in cognitive function in rats. This podcast explores what the findings could mean to humans and society as a whole. Investigators call it a "cautionary study" that shows exposure to phthalates at critical stages in human development could lower the baseline of how smart humans are as a society and while it may be difficult to prove over time, "enough evidence in animals of various sorts, should make us worried." The research team successfully mimicked the average phthalates exposure in humans with subjects and found the subjects exposed responded slower to task changes, behaved differently than those not exposed, and showed physical changes to the front part of their brain.

Hosted by: Ryann Monahan, Research Communications Specialist

Featuring: Janice Juraska, PhD, Professor of Psycology and Neuroscience at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Family Resiliency Center affiliate & Daniel Kougias, PhD, Neuroscience University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2018.

This podcast highlights the Military Families Learning Network and the opportunities it provides members of the military, their families, and other service providers. The podcast discusses personal and professional development opportunities that are accessible around the world.

Hosted by: Ryann Monahan, Communications Specialist, Family Resiliency Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Featuring: Robin Allen MSPH, RDN, LDN

Upcoming Event: Family Resiliency Center Director, Dr. Barbara Fiese, hosts "The Power of Family Mealtimes: Strategies to Promote Health and Wellbeing" webinar August 21, 2018 11 a.m. (EDT). https://militaryfamilieslearningnetwork.org/

This podcast series brings together researchers from the Family Resiliency Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to help you put their research into practice to help your family thrive. This episode highlights research showing that kids who are involved in the kitchen and in meal time preparation tend to have healthier diets and are set up to have more success with healthy eating habits down the road.

This podcast is hosted and produced by Ryann Monahan, Communications Specialist, Family Resiliency Center, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. It features FRC researcher Jessica Jarick Metcalfe.

“Kids in the Kitchen Podcast: Family Resiliency Center research you can use when it comes to family mealtimes" is a #talkFRCResearch podcast series.

A #talkFRCResearch Podcast on Holiday Chaos In The Kitchen: Easing The Tension, Improving Your Health, And Enjoying The Holiday. A special holiday themed Family Resiliency Center podcast featuring highlights from FRC research involving family mealtime and cooking with your kids. Listen in to explore ways family mealtimes can be improved this holiday season bringing health benefits to both parents and kids. Plus, cooking in the kitchen with your kids this holiday season, why you should do it and how it can improve your family's health. Hosted by Ryann Monahan, Family Resiliency Center Communications Specialist. Featuring FRC doctoral candidates and researchers Jaclyn Saltzman and Jessica Jarick Metcalfe. #talkFRCResearch

An eye-opening look at how a child's body weight and nutrition may influence their brain functioning and brain development. Dr. Naiman Khan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, discusses his trailblazing new and ongoing research. This podcast also explores how Dr. Khan and his research team are contributing to the Family Resiliency Center's innovative STRONG Kids Program, a longitudinal study which follows participants from birth through toddler age and will provide unique insights on how individual biology interacts with family environment in an effort to reduce childhood obesity and promote healthy eating habits in young children.

Picky Eating & Kids: A Family Resiliency Center podcast featuring newly published research exploring how nature and nurture may be influencing children's eating behavior. Hosted by Ryann Monahan, Family Resiliency Center Communications Specialist. Featuring Natasha Cole, a doctoral student in the Division of Nutritional Sciences at U of I and lead author of the study. More information can be found here http://news.aces.illinois.edu/news/got-picky-eater-how-%E2%80%98nature-and-nurture%E2%80%99-may-be-influencing-eating-behavior-young-children