Obesity and Weight Management

The Weight of the Nation

An HBO/IOM/CDC sponsored 4-part Documentary addressing the obesity epidemic featuring many researchers, including Yale's Rudd Center (Kelly Brownell, Marlene Schwartz, Rebecca Puhl) and the UCSF study on mindful eating (Episode 2). Premiered May 14th and 15th, 2012. You can now watch it online.

Five Minute Summary of the Exposome & Metabolic Health Symposium by Elissa Epel

Dr. Elissa Epel gives a five minute summary of the topics and research discussed in the 2018 SSEW Exposome and Metabolic Health Symposium 

The Social Exposome

Dr. Aric Prather discusses how social stressors and relationships can act like environmental toxins, a concept called the "social exposome."

A FAST PACED, FAST FOOD LIFE

The pace of modern life is a key contributor to today's obesity epidemic. UCSF's Elissa Epel and Barbara Laraia explain the stress connection and offer practical and effective solutions that don't involve dieting and exercise.

CHILDHOOD STRESS PREGNANCY WEIGHT AND TRANSMISSION OF WEIGHT

Barbara Abrams DrPH, RD. Professor of Epidemiology, Maternal and Child Health, and Public Health Nutrition; Head, Epidemiology/Biostatistics Program, UC Berkeley. Recorded on 05/20/2014. Series: "UCSF Center for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 28517]

THE COMPLETE SKINNY ON OBESITY

Millions have watched Dr. Robert Lustig's YouTube videos on the role sugar plays in obesity. In this compilation of the popular YouTube series "The Skinny on Obesity," Dr. Lustig and his UCSF colleagues dig deeper into the root causes of the obesity epidemic.

THE SKINNY ON OBESITY

AME Researchers are highlighted in this 7-part series on the obesity epidemic and the dire threat it poses to global public health.

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