Obesity Research and Prevention (Video)

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University of California researchers and physicians discuss the latest in obesity research and offer guidance on prevention and treatment strategies.

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Obesity Research and Prevention (Video) episodes:

01.27.2024
For Weight Loss: Lifestyle Change
Having a skilled primary care clinician will go a long way to maintaining your health and wellness. Join Dr. Diana Thiara as she explores weight loss and healthy living. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show...
07.08.2023
How To Manage Obesity
Having a skilled primary care clinician will go a long way to maintaining your health and wellness. Join Dr. Diana Thiara as she explores weight loss and healthy living. From understanding the basics of BMI to the complexities of various...
04.01.2023
Excess Body Fat Triggers Insulin Resistance
What we eat -- and don’t eat -- is directly related to our health. Poor diets lead to poor health outcomes, including cancer. Dr. Donald Abrams, integrative oncologist at UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, is an expert on...
10.09.2021
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. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public"...
03.13.2021
Is Food Addiction Just a Willpower Issue? No.
An increasing number of scientific studies suggest that food, like drugs or alcohol, can have addictive qualities. Ashley E. Mason, PhD, explores how the reward system, located inside the human nervous system, can unduly affect people's appetite. Series: "Mini Medical...
01.15.2021
Wall Street and ... Obesity? Marion Nestle Talks about the U.S. Food Supply
Marion Nestle, Goddard Professor in the Department of Nutrition at New York University, discusses the U.S. food industry being in a highly competitive environment where profits are paramount and public health is not a priority. Series: "Excerpts" [Health and Medicine]...
09.11.2020
Can Natural Foods Compete with the Modern Food Environment?
Ashley Gearhardt describes significant differences between natural food and the modern food environment and how the human brain could be affected. Gearhardt developed the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) to operationalize addictive-like eating behaviors, which has recently been linked with...
04.25.2020
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 availability of harmful substances reduces consumption, thereby reducing harms...
02.14.2019
Connecting the Dots: Linking Food Systems Locally and Globally - Hunger for Change: Food Insecurity Stress and Obesity 2017 COAST/SSEW Symposium
Four leaders in food policy and law discuss troubling trends of food insecurity, poor diet, chronic disease and obesity along with novel strategies that can be implemented locally and globally. Panelists: Kelly Brownell, Duke University; Laura Schmidt, UCSF; Allison...
01.18.2019
From Fat-Free Diet to Weight Gain
Katie Ferraro, registered dietitian at the UCSF School of Nursing, discusses the consequences of fat-free trends. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34446]
01.02.2019
UCSF's New Food Industry Documents Archive Part 2
The UCSF Industry Documents Library (IDL) now includes the Food Industry Documents Archive, a brand new collection of over 30,000 documents related to the food industry and its impact on public health. Find out more about these documents that highlight...
01.02.2019
UCSF's New Food Industry Documents Archive Part 1
The UCSF Industry Documents Library (IDL) now includes the Food Industry Documents Archive, a brand new collection of over 30,000 documents related to the food industry and its impact on public health. Find out more about these documents that highlight...
10.04.2018
Do Chemicals Make it Harder to Burn Calories? - The Exposome and Metabolic Health - 2018 COAST/SSEW Symposium
Michele La Merrill, PhD, MPH, UC Davis Professor of Environmental Toxicology, discusses how calories are burned and whether some chemicals make it harder for us to burn calories and stay slim. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment"...
10.04.2018
Does Air Pollution Make You Fat and Pre-Diabetic? - The Exposome and Metabolic Health - 2018 COAST/SSEW Symposium
John Balmes, MD, UCSF Professor, gives insight into how air pollution may impact obesity and metabolic health. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34087]
10.04.2018
The Obesogens: What You Need to Know - The Exposome and Metabolic Health - 2018 COAST/SSEW Symposium
Bruce Blumberg, PhD, UC Irvine Professor of Developmental and Cell Biology and leader in the field of "obesogens," discusses the role of exposures that disrupt our endocrine systems in the obesity epidemic. Obesogens are a chemicals that can interfere with...
10.04.2018
Stress and Obesity - The Exposome and Metabolic Health - 2018 COAST/SSEW Symposium
Barbara Laraia, PhD, UC Berkeley, reveals why neighborhoods and stress have a major impact on obesity and pregnancy. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34083]
10.03.2018
The Social Exposome - The Exposome and Metabolic Health - 2018 COAST/SSEW Symposium
Aric Prather, PhD, UCSF Professor and Co-Director of the Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study, and Treatment (COAST) discusses how social stressors and relationships can act like environmental toxins, a concept called the “social exposome." Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment"...
07.17.2018
The Face of Food Addiction: Living Through and Beyond
An increasing number of scientific studies suggest that food, like drugs or alcohol, can have addictive qualities. Food addiction is a disease which causes loss of control over the ability to stop eating certain foods. Three people share their personal...
07.10.2018
The Diet Trap: Why You Should Never Go on a Diet Again and What To Do Instead
Millions attempt some form of diet yet only a small fraction achieve permanent weight loss. Neuroscientists and science writers Sandra Aamodt and Darya Rose suggest what you should do instead. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and...
07.03.2018
Eating Beyond Nutritional Needs: Overeating and Binge Eating
Kerri Boutelle, PhD, joins David Granet, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P. to discuss eating habits that often result in obesity and the psychology behind it. Series: "Health Matters" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 33859]
07.03.2018
Eating Beyond Nutritional Needs: Overeating and Binge Eating
Kerri Boutelle, PhD, joins David Granet, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P. to discuss eating habits that often result in obesity and the psychology behind it. Series: "Health Matters" [Show ID: 33859]
06.21.2018
Taste Expectations: The Power of Words
The way food is described influences how it tastes and how much is eaten. Neuroscientist and science writer Darya Rose discusses how words influence experience. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 33819]
06.21.2018
Taste Expectations: The Power of Words
The way food is described influences how it tastes and how much is eaten. Neuroscientist and science writer Darya Rose discusses how words influence experience. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Show ID: 33819]
03.29.2018
Food Insecurity Stress and Nutrition - Hunger for Change: Food Insecurity Stress and Obesity 2017 COAST/SSEW Symposium
Expert panel explores the relation of food insecurity, stress and nutrition. Panelists: Janet Tomiyama, UCLA – The Stigma of Obesity; Deborah Cohen, RAND Corporation – Stress and Built Environments; Barbara Laraia, UC Berkeley – Food Insecurity During Pregnancy; Annie Gupta,...
03.08.2018
Food Insecurity and Stress: From the Inside Out - Hunger for Change: Food Insecurity Stress and Obesity 2017 COAST/SSEW Symposium
Cindy Leung explains the novel mechanism of stress in the relation between food insecurity and health. Food insecurity has direct negative effects on health from infancy into adulthood, most in importantly on cardiovascular health. Food insecurity is a also form...
03.05.2018
Overeating Cues and Conditioning
It is difficult to effectively manage our weight when the world around us is full of enticing and unhealthy options. Kerri Boutelle, PhD, joins David Granet, MD, to discuss how our minds become conditioned to overeat. Series: "Health Matters"...
02.23.2018
Overeating Cues and Conditioning
It is difficult to effectively manage our weight when the world around us is full of enticing and unhealthy options. Kerri Boutelle, PhD, joins David Granet, MD, to discuss how our minds become conditioned to overeat. Series: "Health Matters"...
12.22.2017
The Future of Student Health: Igniting Evidence Based Action at Educational Institutions - Hunger for Change: Food Insecurity Stress and Obesity 2017 COAST/SSEW Symposium
Laura Schmidt moderates a dynamic discussion focused on UC, Cal State Universities and California community college efforts to meet needs of students and process required for researchers and institutions to create multilevel change. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study...
12.22.2017
Food Insecurity's Impact on Mind Body and Economy: What Does It Cost Us and How Should We Respond - Hunger for Change: Food Insecurity Stress and Obesity 2017 COAST/SSEW Symposium
Dr. Hilary Seligman, explains how food insecurity impacts blood sugar, heart health, hospital admissions and obesity. She looks the economic implications of food insecurity and explores good models for response. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment"...
12.22.2017
Always Hungry: Through Abundance and Scarcity - Hunger for Change: Food Insecurity Stress and Obesity 2017 COAST/SSEW Symposium
Dr. David Ludwig, Professor of Pediatrics and Nutrition at Harvard Medical School, explains the connections between overeating, dieting, weight loss and weight gain. He debunks the popular myths about dieting by explaining how the body metabolizes and how sugar and...
12.22.2017
Strategic Research in Preventing Hunger and Obesity - Hunger for Change: Food Insecurity Stress and Obesity 2017 COAST/SSEW Symposium
Kelly Brownell explores why research doesn’t get turned into policy and why perfect research may not create systemic change. He also explains why it is imperative for the growing population and for the environment that our research is effectively implemented...
12.22.2017
Dr. Neal Baer - Hunger for Change: Food Insecurity Stress and Obesity 2017 COAST/SSEW Symposium
Dr. Neal Baer is a pediatrician, researcher and director at UCLA’s Global Media Center for Social Impact. He explores what scientists, public health advocates, and policy makers must continue to do today to address obesity, food insecurity, and other public...
11.30.2017
Processed Food and Pleasure
Best-selling author and UCSF endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig describes how the food industry adds sugar to food, which triggers an addictive response in the brain. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32854]
10.10.2017
Responsibility of the Food Industry
Best-selling author and UCSF endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig describes how insoluble fiber is lost when food is processed by the food industry. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32853]
10.09.2017
The Hacking of the American Mind with Dr. Robert Lustig
The best-selling author and UCSF endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig explores how industry has contributed to a culture of addiction, depression and chronic disease. Always provocative, Lustig reveals the science that drives these states of mind and offers solutions we can...
10.02.2017
Corporate Responsibility vs. Individual Responsibility
Best-selling author and UCSF endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig on the importance of individual responsibility in achieving health and happiness. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32851]
09.20.2017
Are All Calories the Same?
Best-selling author and UCSF endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig on how insulin and insulin resistance are the driving factors in obesity and metabolic disease. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32852]
09.18.2017
The Difference Between Happiness and Pleasure
Best-selling author and UCSF endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig explains how happiness and pleasure are achieved in different ways. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32850]
06.05.2017
The Essence of Insulin
Obesity is on the rise in the US. Dr. Alan Saltiel joins host Dr. David Granet to explore the function of the hormone Insulin and its relationship to Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. Series: "Health Matters" [Health and Medicine]...
06.02.2017
The Essence of Insulin
Obesity is on the rise in the US. Dr. Alan Saltiel joins host Dr. David Granet to explore the function of the hormone Insulin and its relationship to Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. Series: "Health Matters" [Show ID: 32486]
05.29.2017
What is a Serving of Grain?
Dr. Robert Baron, UCSF Professor of Medicine, demonstrates a practical method in determining a healthy serving size of food. The healthiest diet limit sugars, refined grains, and large amounts of saturated and trans fat. He advises to eat fruits and...
05.26.2017
The American Diet Gone Bad: Refined Grains
Dr. Robert Baron, UCSF Professor of Medicine, highlights the importance of switching to a whole grain diet. The healthiest diet limit sugars, refined grains, and large amounts of saturated and trans fat. He advises to eat fruits and vegetables, healthy...
05.26.2017
What is a Serving of Grain?
Dr. Robert Baron, UCSF Professor of Medicine, demonstrates a practical method in determining a healthy serving size of food. The healthiest diet limit sugars, refined grains, and large amounts of saturated and trans fat. He advises to eat fruits and...
05.23.2017
The American Diet Gone Bad: Refined Grains
Dr. Robert Baron, UCSF Professor of Medicine, highlights the importance of switching to a whole grain diet. The healthiest diet limit sugars, refined grains, and large amounts of saturated and trans fat. He advises to eat fruits and vegetables, healthy...
02.14.2017
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 Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education]...
02.14.2017
Childhood Obesity Policies and Implications for Preventing Food Addiction - 2016 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Food and Addiction: Environment Policy and Individual Factors
Childhood overweight is becoming evident in younger ages. Patricia Crawford and Lorrene Ritchie looks at what policies work to help prevent obesity and food addiction. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional...
02.07.2017
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: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Education]...
02.07.2017
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] [Show ID: 31676]
01.31.2017
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 circuitry leading to obesity. ...
01.17.2017
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 Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show...

What's Obesity Research and Prevention (Video) about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Obesity Research and Prevention (Video) episodes:

For Weight Loss: Lifestyle Change

How To Manage Obesity

Excess Body Fat Triggers Insulin Resistance

Health is an Issue of Psychology Not Nutrition

Is Food Addiction Just a Willpower Issue? No.

Wall Street and ... Obesity? Marion Nestle Talks about the U.S. Food Supply

Can Natural Foods Compete with the Modern Food Environment?

Sugar: The Unsweetened Truth and What We Can Do About It

Connecting the Dots: Linking Food Systems Locally and Globally - Hunger for Change: Food Insecurity Stress and Obesity 2017 COAST/SSEW Symposium

From Fat-Free Diet to Weight Gain

UCSF's New Food Industry Documents Archive Part 2

UCSF's New Food Industry Documents Archive Part 1

Do Chemicals Make it Harder to Burn Calories? - The Exposome and Metabolic Health - 2018 COAST/SSEW Symposium

Does Air Pollution Make You Fat and Pre-Diabetic? - The Exposome and Metabolic Health - 2018 COAST/SSEW Symposium

The Obesogens: What You Need to Know - The Exposome and Metabolic Health - 2018 COAST/SSEW Symposium

Stress and Obesity - The Exposome and Metabolic Health - 2018 COAST/SSEW Symposium

The Social Exposome - The Exposome and Metabolic Health - 2018 COAST/SSEW Symposium

The Face of Food Addiction: Living Through and Beyond

The Diet Trap: Why You Should Never Go on a Diet Again and What To Do Instead

Eating Beyond Nutritional Needs: Overeating and Binge Eating

Eating Beyond Nutritional Needs: Overeating and Binge Eating

Taste Expectations: The Power of Words

Taste Expectations: The Power of Words

Food Insecurity Stress and Nutrition - Hunger for Change: Food Insecurity Stress and Obesity 2017 COAST/SSEW Symposium

Food Insecurity and Stress: From the Inside Out - Hunger for Change: Food Insecurity Stress and Obesity 2017 COAST/SSEW Symposium

Overeating Cues and Conditioning

Overeating Cues and Conditioning

The Future of Student Health: Igniting Evidence Based Action at Educational Institutions - Hunger for Change: Food Insecurity Stress and Obesity 2017 COAST/SSEW Symposium

Food Insecurity's Impact on Mind Body and Economy: What Does It Cost Us and How Should We Respond - Hunger for Change: Food Insecurity Stress and Obesity 2017 COAST/SSEW Symposium

Always Hungry: Through Abundance and Scarcity - Hunger for Change: Food Insecurity Stress and Obesity 2017 COAST/SSEW Symposium

Strategic Research in Preventing Hunger and Obesity - Hunger for Change: Food Insecurity Stress and Obesity 2017 COAST/SSEW Symposium

Dr. Neal Baer - Hunger for Change: Food Insecurity Stress and Obesity 2017 COAST/SSEW Symposium

Processed Food and Pleasure

Responsibility of the Food Industry

The Hacking of the American Mind with Dr. Robert Lustig

Corporate Responsibility vs. Individual Responsibility

Are All Calories the Same?

The Difference Between Happiness and Pleasure

The Essence of Insulin

The Essence of Insulin

What is a Serving of Grain?

The American Diet Gone Bad: Refined Grains

What is a Serving of Grain?

The American Diet Gone Bad: Refined Grains

School Based Interventions: What Have We Learned? - 2016 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Food and Addiction: Environment Policy and Individual Factors

Childhood Obesity Policies and Implications for Preventing Food Addiction - 2016 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Food and Addiction: Environment Policy and Individual Factors

Impacting Policy On Sugar And Highly Processed Foods - 2016 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Food and Addiction: Environment Policy and Individual Factors

The Case For and Against Food Addiction: A Scientific and Legal Analysis - 2016 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Food and Addiction: Environment Policy and Individual Factors

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

Institutional Interventions: Living On The Border Between Science and Policy Advocacy - 2016 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Food and Addiction: Environment Policy and Individual Factors