Science
Combating childhood obesity through systemic changes
By Elliott Resnick | April 23In 2009, ChildObesity180 was founded out of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University as an initiative to combat the trend of childhood obesity in the United States. The organization was formed by current Dean of the Friedman School Christina Economos, Professor Emerita Miriam Nelson and former chair of the Tufts Board of Trustees Peter Dolan.

