The Role of the Gut, Hormones and the Brain in Obesity

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Air date:	Tuesday, October 17, 2006, 7:00:00 PM Time displayed is Eastern Time, Washington DC Local
Views:	Total views: 130 * This only includes stats from October 2011 and forward.
Category:	Special
Runtime:	01:14:40
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Description:	NIH Clinical Center's 2006 Medicine for the Public lecture series Sixty five percent of the US population carries extra weight; 31 percent (61 million) are considered obese. The list of medical maladies associated with obesity is long, and obese people have a shorter life expectancy than lean individuals. This lecture will discuss how research is unraveling the complex networks controlling eating behavior, as well as the importance of exercise and sleep on weight control. http://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/about/news/mfp.shtml

NLM Title:	The role of the gut, hormones, and the brain in obesity / Monica C. Skarulis.
Author:	Skarulis, Monica C. National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
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Abstract:	(CIT): NIH Clinical Center's 2006 Medicine for the Public lecture series. Sixty five percent of the US population carries extra weight; 31 percent (61 million) are considered obese. The list of medical maladies associated with obesity is long, and obese people have a shorter life expectancy than lean individuals. This lecture will discuss how research is unraveling the complex networks controlling eating behavior, as well as the importance of exercise and sleep on weight control.
Subjects:	Brain--physiology Digestive System--physiopathology Hormones--adverse effects Obesity--metabolism Obesity--physiopathology
Publication Types:	Lecture Popular Work Webcast
NLM Classification:	WD 212
NLM ID:	101294882
CIT Live ID:	5292
Permanent link:	https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=5292

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