Obesity Research and Prevention (Audio)
Episodes
Managing Obesity with New Medications
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Robert Baron explores current strategies for treating obesity, emphasizing evidence-based approaches to diagnosis, lifestyle change, medication, a...
For Weight Loss: Lifestyle Change
27 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
How To Manage Obesity
08 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Excess Body Fat Triggers Insulin Resistance
01 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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, in...
Health is an Issue of Psychology Not Nutrition
09 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Millions attempt some form of diet yet only a small fraction achieve permanent weight loss. Neuroscientist and writer Darya Rose discusses the power o...
Is Food Addiction Just a Willpower Issue? No.
13 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An increasing number of scientific studies suggest that food, like drugs or alcohol, can have addictive qualities. Ashley E. Mason, PhD, explores how ...
Wall Street and ... Obesity? Marion Nestle Talks about the U.S. Food Supply
15 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Marion Nestle, Goddard Professor in the Department of Nutrition at New York University, discusses the U.S. food industry being in a highly competitive...
Can Natural Foods Compete with the Modern Food Environment?
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ashley Gearhardt describes significant differences between natural food and the modern food environment and how the human brain could be affected. Gea...
Sugar: The Unsweetened Truth and What We Can Do About It
25 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Obesity is at the root of silent epidemics such as type 2 diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Laura Schmidt explores the causes and solutio...
Connecting the Dots: Linking Food Systems Locally and Globally - Hunger for Change: Food Insecurity Stress and Obesity 2017 COAST/SSEW Symposium
14 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Four leaders in food policy and law discuss troubling trends of food insecurity, poor diet, chronic disease and obesity along with novel strategies th...
From Fat-Free Diet to Weight Gain
18 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Katie Ferraro, registered dietitian at the UCSF School of Nursing, discusses the consequences of fat-free trends. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and ...
UCSF's New Food Industry Documents Archive Part 1
02 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The UCSF Industry Documents Library (IDL) now includes the Food Industry Documents Archive, a brand new collection of over 30,000 documents related to...
UCSF's New Food Industry Documents Archive Part 2
02 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The UCSF Industry Documents Library (IDL) now includes the Food Industry Documents Archive, a brand new collection of over 30,000 documents related to...
Stress and Obesity - The Exposome and Metabolic Health - 2018 COAST/SSEW Symposium
04 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Barbara Laraia, PhD, UC Berkeley, reveals why neighborhoods and stress have a major impact on obesity and pregnancy. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obes...
The Obesogens: What You Need to Know - The Exposome and Metabolic Health - 2018 COAST/SSEW Symposium
04 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Blumberg, PhD, UC Irvine Professor of Developmental and Cell Biology and leader in the field of "obesogens," discusses the role of exposures tha...
Do Chemicals Make it Harder to Burn Calories? - The Exposome and Metabolic Health - 2018 COAST/SSEW Symposium
04 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Michele La Merrill, PhD, MPH, UC Davis Professor of Environmental Toxicology, discusses how calories are burned and whether some chemicals make it har...
Does Air Pollution Make You Fat and Pre-Diabetic? - The Exposome and Metabolic Health - 2018 COAST/SSEW Symposium
04 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
John Balmes, MD, UCSF Professor, gives insight into how air pollution may impact obesity and metabolic health. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity A...
The Social Exposome - The Exposome and Metabolic Health - 2018 COAST/SSEW Symposium
03 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Aric Prather, PhD, UCSF Professor and Co-Director of the Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study, and Treatment (COAST) discusses how social stress...
The Face of Food Addiction: Living Through and Beyond
17 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
An increasing number of scientific studies suggest that food, like drugs or alcohol, can have addictive qualities. Food addiction is a disease which c...
The Diet Trap: Why You Should Never Go on a Diet Again and What To Do Instead
10 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Millions attempt some form of diet yet only a small fraction achieve permanent weight loss. Neuroscientists and science writers Sandra Aamodt and Dary...
Eating Beyond Nutritional Needs: Overeating and Binge Eating
03 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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. ...
Taste Expectations: The Power of Words
21 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The way food is described influences how it tastes and how much is eaten. Neuroscientist and science writer Darya Rose discusses how words influence e...
Food Insecurity Stress and Nutrition - Hunger for Change: Food Insecurity Stress and Obesity 2017 COAST/SSEW Symposium
29 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Expert panel explores the relation of food insecurity, stress and nutrition. Panelists: Janet Tomiyama, UCLA – The Stigma of Obesity; Deborah Cohen,...
Food Insecurity and Stress: From the Inside Out - Hunger for Change: Food Insecurity Stress and Obesity 2017 COAST/SSEW Symposium
08 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Cindy Leung explains the novel mechanism of stress in the relation between food insecurity and health. Food insecurity has direct negative effects on ...
Overeating Cues and Conditioning
05 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Dr. Neal Baer - Hunger for Change: Food Insecurity Stress and Obesity 2017 COAST/SSEW Symposium
22 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Neal Baer is a pediatrician, researcher and director at UCLA’s Global Media Center for Social Impact. He explores what scientists, public health...
Strategic Research in Preventing Hunger and Obesity - Hunger for Change: Food Insecurity Stress and Obesity 2017 COAST/SSEW Symposium
22 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Always Hungry: Through Abundance and Scarcity - Hunger for Change: Food Insecurity Stress and Obesity 2017 COAST/SSEW Symposium
22 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. David Ludwig, Professor of Pediatrics and Nutrition at Harvard Medical School, explains the connections between overeating, dieting, weight loss a...
The Future of Student Health: Igniting Evidence Based Action at Educational Institutions - Hunger for Change: Food Insecurity Stress and Obesity 2017 COAST/SSEW Symposium
22 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Schmidt moderates a dynamic discussion focused on UC, Cal State Universities and California community college efforts to meet needs of students ...
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
22 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Hilary Seligman, explains how food insecurity impacts blood sugar, heart health, hospital admissions and obesity. She looks the economic implicati...
Processed Food and Pleasure
30 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Best-selling author and UCSF endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig describes how the food industry adds sugar to food, which triggers an addictive respons...
Responsibility of the Food Industry
10 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Best-selling author and UCSF endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig describes how insoluble fiber is lost when food is processed by the food industry. Seri...
The Hacking of the American Mind with Dr. Robert Lustig
09 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The best-selling author and UCSF endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig explores how industry has contributed to a culture of addiction, depression and chr...
Corporate Responsibility vs. Individual Responsibility
02 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Best-selling author and UCSF endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig on the importance of individual responsibility in achieving health and happiness. Serie...
Are All Calories the Same?
20 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Best-selling author and UCSF endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig on how insulin and insulin resistance are the driving factors in obesity and metabolic ...
The Difference Between Happiness and Pleasure
18 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Best-selling author and UCSF endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig explains how happiness and pleasure are achieved in different ways. Series: "UCTV Prime...
The Essence of Insulin
05 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
What is a Serving of Grain?
29 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Robert Baron, UCSF Professor of Medicine, demonstrates a practical method in determining a healthy serving size of food. The healthiest diet limit...
The American Diet Gone Bad: Refined Grains
23 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Robert Baron, UCSF Professor of Medicine, highlights the importance of switching to a whole grain diet. The healthiest diet limit sugars, refined ...
Childhood Obesity Policies and Implications for Preventing Food Addiction - 2016 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Food and Addiction: Environment Policy and Individual Factors
14 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Childhood overweight is becoming evident in younger ages. Patricia Crawford and Lorrene Ritchie looks at what policies work to help prevent obesity an...
School Based Interventions: What Have We Learned? - 2016 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Food and Addiction: Environment Policy and Individual Factors
14 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Anisha Pastel works with communities to develop school and child-care based interventions and policies to prevent childhood obesity by encouraging...
The Case For and Against Food Addiction: A Scientific and Legal Analysis - 2016 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Food and Addiction: Environment Policy and Individual Factors
07 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Robert Lustig examines what is really addictive in food. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medici...
Impacting Policy On Sugar And Highly Processed Foods - 2016 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Food and Addiction: Environment Policy and Individual Factors
07 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Sugar consumption has long been linked with a host of chronic health problems, including obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Michael Robert...
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
31 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Food Addiction: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going? - 2016 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Food and Addiction: Environment Policy and Individual Factors
17 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Mark S. Gold, MD is a world renowned expert on addiction-related diseases and has worked to develop models for understanding the effects food on the b...
Control Over Eating: What’s New? - 2016 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Food and Addiction: Environment Policy and Individual Factors
17 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Keri Boutelle focuses on trying to change eating behavior by translating methods and knowledge from basic behavioral sciences. She explores the cognit...
Institutional Interventions: Living On The Border Between Science and Policy Advocacy - 2016 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Food and Addiction: Environment Policy and Individual Factors
17 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
An internationally recognized expert in health communication science, Dr. Dean Schillinger focuses on literacy, health communication, and chronic dise...
Reducing Childhood Obesity in San Diego County with Cheryl Moder (The Pulse Audio)
13 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The number of overweight and obese children in the United States has doubled – and quadrupled among adolescents – in the last 30 years. San Diego ...
What Is The Evidence That Food Addiction Exists? - 2016 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Food and Addiction: Environment Policy and Individual Factors
03 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Ashley Gearhardt developed the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS) to operationalize addictive-like eating behaviors, which has recently been linked with...
Welcome and Opening Remarks - 2016 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Food and Addiction: Environment Policy and Individual Factors
30 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Elissa Epel and Janet Napolitano kick off the 2016 COAST SSEW symposium on food and addiction. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study ...
Closing and Looking Forward - 2016 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Food and Addiction: Environment Policy and Individual Factors
30 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Schmidt wraps up the Food and Addiction symposium. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment" [Health and Medicine] [...
Welcome and Opening Remarks - 2015 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Gut Feelings: The Microbiome the Mind and Metabolic Health
30 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Elissa Epel, Director of the Center for Obesity Assessment, Study, & Treatment, (COAST) at UCSF opens the 2015 conference. Series: "UCSF Consortium fo...
What Fat is Bad Fat?
16 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Mimi Guarneri explains the numerous health concerns of excess Visceral Adipose Tissue (VAT or body fat), shows which body type is generally the mo...
Obesity Then vs. Now: What Changed?
09 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Thirty years ago, our internal regulatory systems were much more capable of preventing obesity and overeating than they are now. Dr. Robert Lustig won...
The Problem with the Scale
29 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Mimi Guarneri, President of the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine, explains the term “skinny fat” and shows that your weight alone do...
Panel Discussion and Closing Remarks - 2015 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Gut Feelings: The Microbiome the Mind and Metabolic Health
02 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Panel discussion and final remarks from Dr. Robert Lustig at the 2015 symposium. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatme...
Eating for Two Trillion: Dietary Intake Shapes Our Resident Gut Microbes - 2015 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Gut Feelings: The Microbiome the Mind and Metabolic Health
24 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Humans are each home to trillions of microbes that have a widespread impact on our physiology and predisposition to disease. Peter Turnbaugh, PhD, As...
Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes - Health Matters
18 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Obesity is on the rise in the US. What is the connection between this disease and type 2 diabetes? Dr. Alan Saltiel joins host Dr. David Granet to exa...
The Microbiome Mind and Brain Interactions - 2015 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Gut Feelings: The Microbiome the Mind and Metabolic Health
17 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Emeran Mayer, an expert on the clinical and neurobiological aspects of the gut-brain axis, is a Professor in the Department of Medicine, Physiolog...
Close Friends: The Microbiome and the Immune System - 2015 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Gut Feelings: The Microbiome the Mind and Metabolic Health
10 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Lynch, PhD. Associate Professor, Medicine/Gastroenterology, UC San Francisco. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatme...
The Healthy Beverage Initiative UCSF to UC-Wide: Can We Change the Microbiome of the UC System? - 2015 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Gut Feelings: The Microbiome the Mind and Metabolic Health
10 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Sugar-sweetened beverages are the single largest source of added sugar in the American diet and provide no nutritional value. UCSF now only sells zero...
Crowd Sourcing Microbiome-Mind Interactions with American Gut - 2015 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Gut Feelings: The Microbiome the Mind and Metabolic Health
03 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Knight is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, with an additional appointment in the Department of Computer Science, at UC San Diego. Seri...
Learn the Facts about Sugar - How Sugar Impacts your Health
11 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Sugar Science experts from UCSF share the latest research findings on sugar and its impact on health. Panelists: Laura A. Schmidt, PhD, MSW, MPH; De...
Panel Discussion and Closing Remarks - 2014 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Stress Obesity and Pregnancy: The Next Generation
01 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Participants in the 2014 COAST/SEW Symposium discuss their findings regarding stress, obesity and pregnancy as well as techniques used in contemporary...
Pregnancy: A Teachable Moment for Weight Control and Obesity - 2014 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Stress Obesity and Pregnancy: The Next Generation
24 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Suzanne Phelan, PhD. Associate Professor, Kinesiology Department Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Series: "UCSF Consortium for Obesity Assessment, Study and...
Childhood Stress Pregnancy Weight and Transmission of Weight - 2014 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Stress Obesity and Pregnancy: The Next Generation
17 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Barbara Abrams DrPH, RD. Professor of Epidemiology, Maternal and Child Health, and Public Health Nutrition; Head, Epidemiology/Biostatistics Program, ...
Can Interventions Help? - 2014 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Stress Obesity and Pregnancy: The Next Generation
17 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Barbara Laraia PhD, MPH, RD. Associate Professor, Community Health and Human Development; Director, Public Health Nutrition - UC Berkeley. Series: "U...
Transmission to Offspring - 2014 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Stress Obesity and Pregnancy: The Next Generation
10 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Robert H. Lustig MD. Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology; Director, Weight Assessment for Teen and Child Health (WATCH) Program, ...
Transgenerational Effects of Maternal Stress and Nutrition During Gestation on Offspring Adiposity and Metabolism - 2014 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Stress Obesity and Pregnancy: The Next Generation
10 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Pathik D. Wadhwa, MD, PhD. Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, and Epidemiology; Director, UC Irvine Devel...
Maternal Metabolism in Pregnancy Long-term Effects on Population Health - 2014 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Stress Obesity and Pregnancy: The Next Generation
03 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick M. Catalano M.D., Director of Center for Reproductive Health at MetroHealth and the Clinical Research Unit of the Case Western Reserve; Profes...
Understanding Obesity - Eating for Health (and Pleasure): The UCSF Guide to Good Nutrition
25 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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. ...
Welcome and Opening Remarks - 2014 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Stress Obesity and Pregnancy: The Next Generation
15 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Elissa Epel PhD. Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry ; Asst Director Center for Health and Community; Director, Center for Obesity Assessmen...
How Do We Know What to Eat Drink (and Take)? - Eating for Health (and Pleasure): The UCSF Guide to Good Nutrition
12 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
One third of premature deaths in the U.S. are attributable to poor nutrition and physical inactivity. Dr. Robert Baron, UCSF Professor of Medicine, ex...
Dietary Fats: The Good the Bad the Ugly- Eating for Health (and Pleasure): The UCSF Guide to Good Nutrition
11 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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 satur...
Dietary Guidelines: From Pyramid to Plate - Eating for Health (and Pleasure): The UCSF Guide to Good Nutrition
04 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
65% of the world's population live in countries where overweight and obesity kill more people than underweight. Registered Dietitian and Ce...
The Skinny on Obesity (Ep. 1): An Epidemic for Every Body
11 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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” amo...
Change Your Relationship with Food: Novel Weight Management Practices - Health Matters
20 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
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....
The Complete Skinny on Obesity
28 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Millions have watched Dr. Robert Lustig’s YouTube videos on the role sugar plays in obesity. In this compilation of the popular YouTube series “Th...
Fat Chance: Fructose 2.0
21 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Robert Lustig, UCSF Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, updates his very popular video “Sugar: The Bitter Truth.” He argues that sugar and p...
Obesity: Facts and Fictions
14 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Robert Baron, UCSF Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean for Graduate and Continuing Medical Education, discusses the rise in obesity rates and...
Sleep Deprivation Disrupts Human Brain Reactivity in Response to Food Desire
10 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Stephanie Greer, a PhD candidate at UC Berkeley explores the role of sleep in reward processing and decision-making (including food decisions) using h...
The Adolescent Health Paradox: An Affective Neuroscience Perspective and its Implications for Intervention and Policy
31 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Ronald Dahl, School of Public Health and the Director of the Institute of Human Development at UC Berkeley, explores the health paradox of adolescence...
Racial Ethnic and Socioeconomic Sleep Disparities: A Key Factor in Health Disparities?
31 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Grandner, University of Pennsylvania, explains that insufficient or excess sleep duration or inadequate sleep quality have adverse affects on ...
Sleep and Stress
24 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Aric Prather, UCSF Department of Psychiatry, explores the complex associations of sleep, stress, and biology. He examines the link between stress and ...
Physical Activity: A Neglected Factor in Associations of Obesity with Short and Long Sleep
24 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Shawn Youngstedt, School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina and the Dorn VA Medical Center, explores how physical activity moderates...
Obesity and Sleep: The Early Origins of Disease
17 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Susan Redline, Professor of Sleep Medicine and director of programs in Sleep and Cardiovascular Medicine and Sleep Medicine Epidemiology at Harvar...
Sleep Disturbances Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: Interacting Epidemics
10 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Eve Van Cauter, Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago, directs the the Sleep, Metabolism and Health Center. She explores how sleep loss a...
How is Sleep Related to Obesity? Sleep Epidemiology
03 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Maurice M. Ohayon is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University and Director of the Stanford Sleep Epidemiology Re...
How is Sleep Related to Obesity? Sleep and Weight Gain
03 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Erica P. Gunderson, Research Scientist at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, explores the impact on weight gain and obesity in women particularly how sleep...
Is Fast Food Addictive?
08 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Nutritionist Andrea Garber, UCSF Division of Adolescent Medicine, explores whether fast food meets the definition of substance dependence. From the n...
Obesity in America: Diet Drugs or Surgery?
20 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jonathan Carter, a gastrointestinal surgeon at UCSF Medical Center, discusses why Americans are increasingly obese and explores diets, medicines a...
The Skinny on Obesity (Ep. 7): Drugs Cigarettes Alcohol…and Sugar?
25 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
UCSF experts offer a frank indictment of the country’s agricultural policy and food industry, which have made it nearly impossible to avoid sugar in...
The Skinny on Obesity (Ep. 6): A Fast-Paced Fast Food Life
18 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The Skinny on Obesity (Ep. 5): Generation XL
14 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
An unnerving trend of obese infants is just one indication that obesity can be passed on from mother to fetus. This installment looks towards the next...
The Skinny on Obesity (Ep. 4): Sugar - A Sweet Addiction
08 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Sugar isn’t just sweet, it’s addictive. This episode explores the cycle of addiction that sugar causes in the brain, much in the same way as drugs...
The Skinny on Obesity (Ep. 3): Hunger and Hormones - A Vicious Cycle
01 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Sugar impacts the brain just as much as the waistline. In this episode, Dr. Robert Lustig explains the biochemical shifts that sugar causes, making us...
The Skinny on Obesity (Ep. 2): Sickeningly Sweet
23 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Robert Lustig illustrates the overabundance of sugar in today’s processed convenience foods and explains how our bodies metabolize these sugars ...
The Skinny on Obesity (Extra): Four Sweet Tips from Dr. Lustig
10 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Throughout “The Skinny on Obesity” series, Dr. Robert Lustig has made his case that sugar is a toxin that’s fueling the obesity epidemic. But wh...
The Skinny on Obesity (Extra): Diet and Lifestyle Tips from UCSF Experts
01 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Throughout “The Skinny on Obesity” series, Barbara Laraia and Elissa Epel of UCSF’s Center for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment (COAST) h...
Sugar Highs and Lows: How to Have a Sweet Ending - Interventions to Reduce Sugar Consumption with Dr. Robert Lustig
19 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Robert Lustig, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, in the Division of Endocrinology at UC San Francisco, explores how and why to reduce sugar consum...