Obesity Research and Prevention (Audio)
University of California researchers and physicians discuss the latest in obesity research and offer guidance on prevention and treatment strategies.
- Update frequency
- every 20 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 101
- Years Active
- 2011 - 2025
School Based Interventions: What Have We Learned? - 2016 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Food and Addiction: Environment Policy and Individual Factors
Dr. Anisha Pastel works with communities to develop school and child-care based interventions and policies to prevent childhood obesity by encouraging healthy beverage intake. Series: "UCSF Consortiu…
00:20:58 |
Tue 14 Feb 2017
Impacting Policy On Sugar And Highly Processed Foods - 2016 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Food and Addiction: Environment Policy and Individual Factors
Sugar consumption has long been linked with a host of chronic health problems, including obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Michael Roberts explores what that means for policy. Series: "U…
00:23:16 |
Tue 07 Feb 2017
The Case For and Against Food Addiction: A Scientific and Legal Analysis - 2016 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Food and Addiction: Environment Policy and Individual Factors
Dr. Robert Lustig examines what is really addictive in food. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] …
00:22:12 |
Tue 07 Feb 2017
Captured! A Conversation With David Kessler On How Our Attention Is Wired For Food Addiction - 2016 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Food and Addiction: Environment Policy and Individual Factors
New York Times reporter Anahad O’Connor sits down with former FDA commissioner Dr. David Kessler for discussion on the fat, sugar and salt in food that conditions us to eat more and changes our brain…
00:43:03 |
Tue 31 Jan 2017
Institutional Interventions: Living On The Border Between Science and Policy Advocacy - 2016 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Food and Addiction: Environment Policy and Individual Factors
An internationally recognized expert in health communication science, Dr. Dean Schillinger focuses on literacy, health communication, and chronic disease prevention and management. Series: "UCSF Con…
00:26:39 |
Tue 17 Jan 2017
Food Addiction: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going? - 2016 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Food and Addiction: Environment Policy and Individual Factors
Mark S. Gold, MD is a world renowned expert on addiction-related diseases and has worked to develop models for understanding the effects food on the brain and behavior. Series: "UCSF Consortium for O…
00:41:08 |
Tue 17 Jan 2017
Control Over Eating: What’s New? - 2016 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Food and Addiction: Environment Policy and Individual Factors
Keri Boutelle focuses on trying to change eating behavior by translating methods and knowledge from basic behavioral sciences. She explores the cognitive processes and neurobiological processes that …
00:31:19 |
Tue 17 Jan 2017
Reducing Childhood Obesity in San Diego County with Cheryl Moder (The Pulse Audio)
The number of overweight and obese children in the United States has doubled – and quadrupled among adolescents – in the last 30 years. San Diego County is making some strides in combating the epidem…
00:41:10 |
Fri 13 Jan 2017
What Is The Evidence That Food Addiction Exists? - 2016 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Food and Addiction: Environment Policy and Individual Factors
Ashley Gearhardt developed the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) to operationalize addictive-like eating behaviors, which has recently been linked with more frequent binge eating episodes in clinical …
00:53:53 |
Tue 03 Jan 2017
Closing and Looking Forward - 2016 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Food and Addiction: Environment Policy and Individual Factors
Laura Schmidt wraps up the Food and Addiction symposium. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show…
00:08:42 |
Fri 30 Dec 2016
Welcome and Opening Remarks - 2016 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Food and Addiction: Environment Policy and Individual Factors
Elissa Epel and Janet Napolitano kick off the 2016 COAST SSEW symposium on food and addiction. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Education] …
00:10:53 |
Fri 30 Dec 2016
Welcome and Opening Remarks - 2015 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Gut Feelings: The Microbiome the Mind and Metabolic Health
Elissa Epel, Director of the Center for Obesity Assessment, Study, & Treatment, (COAST) at UCSF opens the 2015 conference. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Healt…
00:06:42 |
Sun 30 Oct 2016
What Fat is Bad Fat?
Dr. Mimi Guarneri explains the numerous health concerns of excess Visceral Adipose Tissue (VAT or body fat), shows which body type is generally the most at risk, and presents an easy way to test your…
00:02:49 |
Fri 16 Sep 2016
Obesity Then vs. Now: What Changed?
Thirty years ago, our internal regulatory systems were much more capable of preventing obesity and overeating than they are now. Dr. Robert Lustig wonders what happened to produce this change, and wh…
00:02:12 |
Fri 09 Sep 2016
The Problem with the Scale
Dr. Mimi Guarneri, President of the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine, explains the term “skinny fat” and shows that your weight alone does not provide an adequate picture of general health.…
00:04:24 |
Fri 29 Jul 2016
Panel Discussion and Closing Remarks - 2015 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Gut Feelings: The Microbiome the Mind and Metabolic Health
Panel discussion and final remarks from Dr. Robert Lustig at the 2015 symposium. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Education] […
00:34:26 |
Wed 02 Mar 2016
Eating for Two Trillion: Dietary Intake Shapes Our Resident Gut Microbes - 2015 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Gut Feelings: The Microbiome the Mind and Metabolic Health
Humans are each home to trillions of microbes that have a widespread impact on our physiology and predisposition to disease. Peter Turnbaugh, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and…
00:48:25 |
Wed 24 Feb 2016
Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes - Health Matters
Obesity is on the rise in the US. What is the connection between this disease and type 2 diabetes? Dr. Alan Saltiel joins host Dr. David Granet to examine the link between weight and diabetes, how ou…
00:28:21 |
Thu 18 Feb 2016
The Microbiome Mind and Brain Interactions - 2015 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Gut Feelings: The Microbiome the Mind and Metabolic Health
Dr. Emeran Mayer, an expert on the clinical and neurobiological aspects of the gut-brain axis, is a Professor in the Department of Medicine, Physiology and Psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Me…
00:37:21 |
Wed 17 Feb 2016
Close Friends: The Microbiome and the Immune System - 2015 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Gut Feelings: The Microbiome the Mind and Metabolic Health
Susan Lynch, PhD. Associate Professor, Medicine/Gastroenterology, UC San Francisco. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Education] […
00:27:57 |
Wed 10 Feb 2016
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