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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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    For Weight Loss: Lifestyle Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2024 9:21


    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 ID: 39571]

    How To Manage Obesity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2023 59:30


    Having a skilled primary care clinician will go a long way to maintaining your health and wellness. In this program on primary care basic, Dr. Diana Thiara talks about understanding diet, exercise, medications and surgery in managing obesity. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 38795]

    Excess Body Fat Triggers Insulin Resistance

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2023 2:20


    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 nutrition and cancer. Dr. Abrams says you can never overstate how important the food we eat is to our health. In this excerpt Dr. Abrams discusses the role body fat plays in the production of insulin. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 38815]

    Health is an Issue of Psychology Not Nutrition

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2021 4:39


    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" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37532]

    Is Food Addiction Just a Willpower Issue? No.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 7:48


    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 School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36913]

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 4:06


    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] [Show ID: 36753]

    Can Natural Foods Compete with the Modern Food Environment?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 5:51


    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 more frequent binge eating episodes in clinical populations, increased prevalence of obesity and patterns of neural activation implicated in other addictive behaviors. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Show ID: 36381]

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2020 73:38


    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 to health. She talks about the UCSF Healthy Beverage Initiative and the effects it has had on employee health. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 35586]

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2019 35:36


    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 Korn, UCLA; Breanna Hawkins, LA Food Policy Council. Moderated by Emilie Aguirre, Resnick Program for Food Law and Policy at UCLA Law. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 33241]

    From Fat-Free Diet to Weight Gain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2019 1:27


    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]

    UCSF's New Food Industry Documents Archive Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2019 88:04


    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 marketing, research, and policy strategies used by food companies and trade groups, and reveal the communications and connections between industry, academic, and regulatory organizations. Part 1. Series: "Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34103]

    UCSF's New Food Industry Documents Archive Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2019 81:34


    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 marketing, research, and policy strategies used by food companies and trade groups, and reveal the communications and connections between industry, academic, and regulatory organizations. Part 2. Series: "Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34389]

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2018 9:05


    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]

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2018 20:40


    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 hormones and can cause weight gain. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34085]

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2018 20:00


    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" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 34086]

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2018 17:45


    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]

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2018 13:05


    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" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34082]

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    The Face of Food Addiction: Living Through and Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2018 82:51


    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 experiences and how they came through. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 33583]

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2018 80:10


    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 Medicine] [Show ID: 33595]

    Eating Beyond Nutritional Needs: Overeating and Binge Eating

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2018 3:38


    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]

    Taste Expectations: The Power of Words

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2018 2:32


    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]

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2018 22:38


    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, UCLA – Stress, Food, and Reward System; Emeran Mayer, UCLA- Stress and Microbiome. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 33237]

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2018 27:42


    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 of toxic stress that has negative psychological effects. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 33236]

    Overeating Cues and Conditioning

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2018 4:14


    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" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 33433]

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2017 10:18


    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 health challenges of our time. He also talks about the role big corporations have in the global obesity problem, and their economic benefit from creating goods that perpetuate the obesity problem. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 33234]

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2017 40:02


    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 to create change. Brownell is the Duke University Dean of the School of Public Policy. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 33235]

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2017 39:03


    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 fats are used as energy. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 33238]

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2017 38:34


    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 and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 33239]

    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2017 33:21


    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" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 33240]

    Processed Food and Pleasure

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2017 2:29


    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]

    Responsibility of the Food Industry

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2017 2:42


    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]

    The Hacking of the American Mind with Dr. Robert Lustig

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2017 32:35


    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 use. Series: "Great Minds Gather Here" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32572]

    Corporate Responsibility vs. Individual Responsibility

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2017 1:27


    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]

    Are All Calories the Same?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2017 4:10


    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]

    The Difference Between Happiness and Pleasure

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2017 1:14


    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]

    The Essence of Insulin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2017 2:11


    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] [Show ID: 32486]

    What is a Serving of Grain?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2017 1:05


    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 vegetables, healthy oils, whole grains, legumes and nuts. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32422]

    The American Diet Gone Bad: Refined Grains

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2017 1:42


    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 oils, whole grains, legumes and nuts. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32421]

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2017 19:03


    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 Medical Education] [Show ID: 31673]

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2017 20:58


    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] [Show ID: 31674]

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2017 22:12


    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]

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2017 23:16


    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] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 31677]

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