• Epidemiology
• 37 min
  1. Assessment of obesity and classification of patients: historical perspectives and current practice

  • Prof. George Bray
• 40 min
  2. Epidemiology of obesity

  • Prof. Jacob Seidell
• Etiology and Causes
• 59 min
  3. Metabolic, adipose tissue and muscle predictors of obesity

  • Prof. Ian Macdonald
• 41 min
  4. Neural control of food intake and energy balance

  • Prof. Hans-Rudolf Berthoud
• 64 min
  5. Understanding obesity: genes and environment in the determination of body weight

  • Prof. Rudy Leibel
• 47 min
  6. Dietary determinants of obesity

  • Prof. Arne Astrup
• 42 min
  7. Physical inactivity as a determinant of obesity

  • Prof. Wim Saris
• 42 min
  8. Environmental causes of obesity: sociocultural, built environment and economic factors

  • Prof. Shiriki Kumanyika
• 29 min
  9. The developmental origins of obesity

  • Prof. David Barker
• Consequences of Obesity
• 46 min
  10. Obesity, dyslipoproteinemia and inflammation

  • Prof. Robert Eckel
• 23 min
  11. Pathophysiology and management of obesity related hypertension

  • Prof. Arya Sharma
• 22 min
  12. Disorders of overeating

  • Prof. Albert Stunkard
• 20 min
  13. Obesity, weight loss and health-related quality of life

  • Prof. Aila Rissanen
  • Dr. Jarmo Kaukua
• Treatment Options
• 44 min
  14. Lifestyle modification for weight control

  • Prof. Thomas Wadden
• 34 min
  15. Bariatric / obesity surgery

  • Prof. Henry Buchwald
• 48 min
  16. Can obesity be prevented in the current obesogenic environment?

  • Prof. Boyd Swinburn
• 28 min
  17. Pharmacotherapy for obesity: why it is needed

  • Prof. Joe Proietto
• 35 min
  18. Pharmacotherapy for obesity: hunger suppressors

  • Prof. Joe Proietto
• Latest Developments in the Field
• 60 min
  19. Body composition

  • Dr. Steven Heymsfield
• 56 min
  20. Adipose tissue metabolism and obesity

  • Dr. Max Lafontan
• 25 min
  21. Obesity, present and future therapies

  • Prof. Sir Stephen Bloom
• 42 min
  22. Energy expenditure in the lean and obese

  • Prof. Dale Schoeller
• 33 min
  23. Obesity and adiponectin

  • Prof. Philipp Scherer
• 44 min
  24. Ectopic fat: causes, consequences and treatment

  • Prof. Steven Smith
• 47 min
  25. Adipose-immune interactions in obesity

  • Dr. Vishwa Dixit
• 39 min
  26. Health benefits of intentional weight loss

  • Prof. Xavier Pi-Sunyer
• 39 min
  27. Childhood obesity: implications for current and future health

  • Prof. Peter T. Katzmarzyk
• 46 min
  28. The clinical assessment and management of child and adolescent obesity

  • Prof. Louise Baur
• Archived Lectures - These lectures may not cover the latest advances in the field
• 41 min
  29. Gastrointestinal peptides and food intake regulation

  • Prof. Sir Stephen Bloom
• 48 min
  30. Obesity and mortality: questions and controversy

  • Prof. David Allison
• 37 min
  31. Obesity, diabetes and the cluster of the metabolic syndrome

  • Prof. Peter Wilson
• 44 min
  32. New standards in weight management: recent and future drugs for the treatment of obesity

  • Prof. Luc Van Gaal
• 46 min
  33. Health economics of obesity: new insights

  • Dr. Anne Wolf
• 34 min
  34. Bariatric surgery: techniques and mechanisms of action

  • Prof. Walter Pories
• 39 min
  35. Childhood obesity: implications for future health

  • Prof. Peter T. Katzmarzyk
• 14 min
  36. Pharmacotherapy for obesity 1 - the need for pharmacotherapy in weight management

  • Prof. Joe Proietto
• 46 min
  37. Pharmacotherapy for obesity 2 - pharmacological agents in current use & under development

  • Prof. Joe Proietto

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1. Introduction
2. The low level of physical activity today
3. Environmental factors causing weight gain/obesity
4. Genes are assumed to interact with dietary fat
5. Diet and portion size role in the caloric intake
6. Portion size
7. Soft drink single serving size 1950-2002
8. Caloric values of eating out
9. Recommended nutrient content
10. High fat diets increase obesity and diabetes risk
11. Cumulative food and energy intakes
12. Fast food
13. Energy density and fat content in different foods
14. Evidence based guidelines
15. Meta analysis of low fat diets (1)
16. Meta analysis of low fat diets - different studies
17. Analysis of low fat diets - effect on body weight
18. A typical long-term ad lib low-fat diet study
19. Meta analysis of low fat diets (2)
20. Women's health initiative (WHI) dietary trail (1)
21. Women's health initiative (WHI) dietary trail (2)
22. Reduction in the incidence of type 2 diabetes
23. The NIDDKdiabetes prevention program
24. Weight loss with a hypo caloric-low fat diet
25. Reduction in diabetes incidence with low fat diet
26. Walter Willetts "new healthy diet pyramid"
27. Differences between USDA'S/Willett's food pyramid
28. Dietary composition of ad lib diets: Willett/USDA
29. Major changes from USDA/NMR
30. We eat too little whole grain rye bread
31. Overweight and soft drinks/potatoes consumption
32. Which choice of 1760kj offers most satiety?
33. How much food for 1625kj?
34. Which choice of 420kj offers most satiety?
35. Which choice of 1330kj offers most satiety?
36. Almonds as a slimming tool?
37. Nutrient content of a weight-reducing diet
38. Low glycemic index carbohydrate
39. Background
40. The glycemic index (GI)
41. Predicted GI vs. measured GI
42. Results - body weight
43. Change in body weight
44. Sugar sweetened drinks and the relation to obesity
45. The importance of the non-fat component
46. Sugar rich beverages increase body weight
47. Popular high protein diet books
48. Low carbohydrate versus low fat
49. Low carbohydrate and physical performance
50. More adverse effects
51. The south beach diet
52. Composition of the south beach diet
53. Proposed hierarchy of satiety
54. Effect on satiety - how satisfied do you feel?
55. Results - 24 hour energy expenditure
56. Methods
57. High protein diet and in obesity management
58. Atkins and other low carbohydrate diets
59. The importance of the protein component
60. Protein versus carbohydrate
61. Changes in protein content and obesity prevalence
62. A randomized trial on two low fat diets
63. A randomized trial on low fat diets - weight loss
64. Protein reduces intra-abdominal fat
65. Calcium intake may cause fat loss
66. Calcium intake versus fat excretion
67. Excretion of fat (% of intake)
68. Us recommendations
69. Recommendations - institute of medicine, USA
70. The optimal diet

Topics Covered

• Environmental factors causing weight gain and obesity
• Genes interacting with dietary fat
• Portion size
• Eating away from home
• Recommended dietary composition of a weight-reducing diet
• Risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes
• Role of energy density
• Fast food
• Meta-analysis of low fat diets
• Lifestyle intervention
• Dietary composition
• The Glycemic Index
• Sugar-sweetened drinks and childhood obesity
• Low carbohydrate vs. low fat diets
• Hierarchy of satiety
• Energy expenditure
• Protein vs. carbohydrate
• Dietary intervention

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Series:

• Obesity

Categories:

• Clinical Practice
• Metabolism & Nutrition

Therapeutic Areas:

• Cardiovascular & Metabolic

Talk Citation

Publication History

• Published on October 1, 2007

Financial Disclosures

• Prof. Arne Astrup has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.