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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.

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

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 ... Read more

10 Jul 2018

1hr 20mins

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UCSF's New Food Industry Documents Archive Part 1

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 ov... Read more

2 Jan 2019

1hr 28mins

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What is a Serving of Grain?

What is a Serving of Grain?

Dr. Robert Baron, UCSF Professor of Medicine, demonstrates a practical method in determining a healthy serving size of f... Read more

29 May 2017

1min

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Reducing Childhood Obesity in San Diego County with Cheryl Moder (The Pulse Audio)

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... Read more

13 Jan 2017

41mins

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The Essence of Insulin

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 In... Read more

5 Jun 2017

2mins

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UCSF's New Food Industry Documents Archive Part 2

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 ov... Read more

2 Jan 2019

1hr 21mins

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

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 ch... Read more

14 Feb 2017

20mins

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Strategic Research in Preventing Hunger and Obesity - 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

Kelly Brownell explores why research doesn’t get turned into policy and why perfect research may not create systemic cha... Read more

22 Dec 2017

40mins

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Eating Beyond Nutritional Needs: Overeating and Binge Eating

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 ... Read more

3 Jul 2018

3mins

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Childhood Obesity Policies and Implications for Preventing Food Addiction - 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

Childhood overweight is becoming evident in younger ages. Patricia Crawford and Lorrene Ritchie looks at what policies w... Read more

14 Feb 2017

19mins

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Are All Calories the Same?

Are All Calories the Same?

Best-selling author and UCSF endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig on how insulin and insulin resistance are the driving fac... Read more

20 Sep 2017

4mins

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Food Addiction: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going? - 2016 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Food and Addiction: Environment Policy and Individual Factors

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 understan... Read more

17 Jan 2017

41mins

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The Hacking of the American Mind with Dr. Robert Lustig

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... Read more

9 Oct 2017

32mins

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Overeating Cues and Conditioning

Overeating Cues and Conditioning

It is difficult to effectively manage our weight when the world around us is full of enticing and unhealthy options. Ker... Read more

5 Mar 2018

4mins

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Dr. Neal Baer - 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

Dr. Neal Baer is a pediatrician, researcher and director at UCLA’s Global Media Center for Social Impact. He explores wh... Read more

22 Dec 2017

10mins

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Processed Food and Pleasure

Processed Food and Pleasure

Best-selling author and UCSF endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig describes how the food industry adds sugar to food, which... Read more

30 Nov 2017

2mins

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Closing and Looking Forward - 2016 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Food and Addiction: Environment Policy and Individual Factors

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 Trea... Read more

30 Dec 2016

8mins

Ranked #18

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Welcome and Opening Remarks - 2016 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Food and Addiction: Environment Policy and Individual Factors

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 ... Read more

30 Dec 2016

10mins

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Impacting Policy On Sugar And Highly Processed Foods - 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

Sugar consumption has long been linked with a host of chronic health problems, including obesity, diabetes, and cardiova... Read more

7 Feb 2017

23mins

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The Case For and Against Food Addiction: A Scientific and Legal Analysis - 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

Dr. Robert Lustig examines what is really addictive in food. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and... Read more

7 Feb 2017

22mins

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