Obesity
Obesity
Epidemiology, Etiology, Consequences and Treatment
20 seminar style audio visual talks presented by leading world experts
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Target Audience
For all those wishing to be briefed on the latest developments in the study and understanding of obesity including: graduate students in nutritional, biological and behavioural sciences, postdoctoral fellows with an interest in body weight regulation and obesity, faculty teaching classes related to obesity, public health experts interested in the obesity epidemic and scientists from academic institutions, government agencies and pharmaceutical companies.
Series Editor
Prof. Claude Bouchard, George A. Bray Chair in Nutrition, and Executive Director, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, USA.
Participating Speakers
Dr. David Allison, Prof. Arne Astrup, Prof. David Barker, Prof. Hans-Rudolf Berthoud, Prof. George Bray, Prof. Henry Buchwald, Prof. Robert Eckel, Prof. Shiriki Kumanyika, Prof. Rudy Leibel, Prof. Ian Macdonald, Prof. Aila Risannen, Prof. Wim Saris, Prof. Jacob Seidell, Prof. Arya Sharma, Prof. Albert Stunkard, Prof. Boyd Swinburn, Prof. Luc van Gaal, Prof. Thomas Wadden, Prof. Peter Wilson, Dr. Anne Wolf.
Topics Covered
Assessment of obesity and classification of patients – Obesity prevalence – Metabolic, adipose tissue and skeletal muscle predictors – Brain and peripheral regulators of energy balance – Genetic predisposition – Dietary determinants – Physical activity and low energy expenditure – Socio-cultural, built environment and economic determinants – Fetal life, birth weight, epigenetic events and obesity – Obesity and mortality rates – Obesity, dyslipoproteinemia and inflammation – Obesity, hypertension and cardiovascular disease – Obesity, diabetes and the cluster of the metabolic syndrome – Obesity, mental health and eating disorders – Obesity and quality of life indicators – Economic costs of obesity – Behaviour modifications – Pharmacotherapies – Bariatric surgery – Obesity prevention and the obesogenic environment.
The Format
Each of the seminars is specially commissioned from a leading world expert in a user friendly format of animated slides with synchronized narration. The talks preserve each speaker’s personality and approach allowing you to experience world class seminars at your own pace, wherever you want and as often as you want.
"This series of talks is a 'must read' for those interested in the causes and consequences of obesity. I give it four out of four stars."
Prof. Judith Stern, Distinguished Professor of Nutrition and Internal Medicine, University of California at Davis, USA