Integrated Guidelines for Cardiovascular Health and Risk Reduction in Children and Adolescents: Conflict of Interest Review/Financial and Other Disclosures

Expert panel members disclosed relevant financial interests to each other prior to discussions. The following financial interests are reported in the publication in the Journal of Pediatrics:

Dr. Benuck, Dr. Christakis, Dr. Dennison, Dr. O'Donnell , Dr. Rocchini, and Dr. Washington have declared no relevant relationships.

Dr. Daniels has served as a consultant for Abbott Laboratories and Merck, Schering-Plough. He has received funding/grant support for research from the NIH.

Dr. Gidding has served as a consultant for Merck, Schering-Plough. He has received funding/grant support for research from GlaxoSmithKline.

Dr. Gillman has given invited talks for Nestle Nutrition Institute and Danone. He has received funding /grant support for research from Mead Johnson, Sanofi-aventis and the NIH.

Dr. Gottesman has served on the Health Advisory Board, Child Development Council of Franklin County. She was a consultant to Early Head Start for Region 5B. She has written for iVillage and taught classes through Garrison Associates for the State of Ohio, Bureau of Early Intervention Services and Help Me Grow program. She has received funding /grant support for research from NIH.

Dr. Kwiterovich has served as a consultant or advisory board member for Merck, Schering-Plough, Pfizer, Sankyo, LipoScience and Astra Zeneca. He has served on speaker bureaus for Merck, Schering-Plough, Pfizer, Sankyo, Kos and Astra Zeneca. He has received funding/grant support for research from Pfizer, Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, Sankyo and Schering-Plough.

Dr. McBride has served as a consultant or advisory board member for Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Merck. He has served on speakers bureaus for Kos, Merck and Pfizer. He declared no relevant relationships since July 2007.

Dr. McCrindle has been a consultant for Abbott, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Daichii Sankyo and Roche. He owns stock in CellAegis. He reports funding/grant support for research from Astra Zeneca, Sankyo, Merck, Schering-Plough and the NIH.

Dr. Urbina reports funding/grant support for research from Merck, Schering-Plough, Sankyo and the NIH.

Dr. Van Horn has provided advice to Chartwells School Food Service. She has received funding/grant support for research from General Mills and the NIH.

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