Obesity Research and Prevention (Video) Podcast
1) Health is an Issue of Psychology Not Nutrition
Millions attempt some form of diet yet only a small fraction achieve permanent weight loss. Neuroscientist and writer Darya Rose discusses the power of habits as a much needed alternative to dieting. ...Show More
2) Sugar: The Unsweetened Truth and What We Can Do About It
Obesity is at the root of silent epidemics such as type 2 diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Laura Schmidt explores the causes and solutions, taking lessons from tobacco: reducing the avai...Show More
3) Learn the Facts about Sugar - How Sugar Impacts your Health
Sugar Science experts from UCSF share the latest research findings on sugar and its impact on health. Panelists: Laura A. Schmidt, PhD, MSW, MPH; Dean Schillinger, MD; and Cristin E. Kearns, DDS, MB...Show More
4) Understanding Obesity - Eating for Health (and Pleasure): The UCSF Guide to Good Nutrition
Dr. Robert Baron, Professor of Medicine at UCSF, explains the prevalence of obesity and the trends in the rates of obesity then looks at what to do. He takes a look at various popular diets along wit...Show More
5) How Do We Know What to Eat Drink (and Take)? - Eating for Health (and Pleasure): The UCSF Guide to Good Nutrition
One third of premature deaths in the U.S. are attributable to poor nutrition and physical inactivity. Dr. Robert Baron, UCSF Professor of Medicine, explains the costs of poor nutrition and what you ca...Show More
6) Dietary Fats: The Good the Bad the Ugly- Eating for Health (and Pleasure): The UCSF Guide to Good Nutrition
UCSF nutritionist Katie Ferraro explains a healthy person on 2,000 calorie diet per day should strive for 65 grams total fat, less than 20 grams saturated fat, zero grams trans fat and under 200 milli...Show More
7) Dietary Guidelines: From Pyramid to Plate - Eating for Health (and Pleasure): The UCSF Guide to Good Nutrition
65% of the world's population live in countries where overweight and obesity kill more people than underweight. Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator Katie Ferraro, takes us through the...Show More
8) The Skinny on Obesity (Ep. 1): An Epidemic for Every Body
How did we get so fat, so fast? The debut episode of this 7-part series debunks the theory that obesity only affects the “gluttons and sloths” among us and is, in fact, a public health problem that im...Show More
9) Change Your Relationship with Food: Novel Weight Management Practices - Health Matters
How do we effectively manage our weight when the world around us is full of enticing, unhealthy options? Kerri Boutelle, PhD, joins David Granet, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P. to discuss how we can train o...Show More
10) 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 colleagu...Show More