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- Epidemiology
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2. Epidemiology of obesity
- Prof. Jacob Seidell
- Etiology and Causes
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3. Metabolic, adipose tissue and muscle predictors of obesity
- Prof. Ian Macdonald
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4. Neural control of food intake and energy balance
- Prof. Hans-Rudolf Berthoud
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6. Dietary determinants of obesity
- Prof. Arne Astrup
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7. Physical inactivity as a determinant of obesity
- Prof. Wim Saris
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8. Environmental causes of obesity: sociocultural, built environment and economic factors
- Prof. Shiriki Kumanyika
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9. The developmental origins of obesity
- Prof. David Barker
- Consequences of Obesity
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10. Obesity, dyslipoproteinemia and inflammation
- Prof. Robert Eckel
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11. Pathophysiology and management of obesity related hypertension
- Prof. Arya Sharma
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12. Disorders of overeating
- Prof. Albert Stunkard
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13. Obesity, weight loss and health-related quality of life
- Prof. Aila Rissanen
- Dr. Jarmo Kaukua
- Treatment Options
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14. Lifestyle modification for weight control
- Prof. Thomas Wadden
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15. Bariatric / obesity surgery
- Prof. Henry Buchwald
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16. Can obesity be prevented in the current obesogenic environment?
- Prof. Boyd Swinburn
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17. Pharmacotherapy for obesity: why it is needed
- Prof. Joe Proietto
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18. Pharmacotherapy for obesity: hunger suppressors
- Prof. Joe Proietto
- Latest Developments in the Field
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19. Body composition
- Dr. Steven Heymsfield
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20. Adipose tissue metabolism and obesity
- Dr. Max Lafontan
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21. Obesity, present and future therapies
- Prof. Sir Stephen Bloom
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22. Energy expenditure in the lean and obese
- Prof. Dale Schoeller
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23. Obesity and adiponectin
- Prof. Philipp Scherer
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24. Ectopic fat: causes, consequences and treatment
- Prof. Steven Smith
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25. Adipose-immune interactions in obesity
- Dr. Vishwa Dixit
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26. Health benefits of intentional weight loss
- Prof. Xavier Pi-Sunyer
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27. Childhood obesity: implications for current and future health
- Prof. Peter T. Katzmarzyk
- Archived Lectures - These lectures may not cover the latest advances in the field
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29. Gastrointestinal peptides and food intake regulation
- Prof. Sir Stephen Bloom
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30. Obesity and mortality: questions and controversy
- Prof. David Allison
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31. Obesity, diabetes and the cluster of the metabolic syndrome
- Prof. Peter Wilson
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33. Health economics of obesity: new insights
- Dr. Anne Wolf
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34. Bariatric surgery: techniques and mechanisms of action
- Prof. Walter Pories
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35. Childhood obesity: implications for future health
- Prof. Peter T. Katzmarzyk
Printable Handouts
Navigable Slide Index
- Introduction
- The low level of physical activity today
- Environmental factors causing weight gain/obesity
- Genes are assumed to interact with dietary fat
- Diet and portion size role in the caloric intake
- Portion size
- Soft drink single serving size 1950-2002
- Caloric values of eating out
- Recommended nutrient content
- High fat diets increase obesity and diabetes risk
- Cumulative food and energy intakes
- Fast food
- Energy density and fat content in different foods
- Evidence based guidelines
- Meta analysis of low fat diets (1)
- Meta analysis of low fat diets - different studies
- Analysis of low fat diets - effect on body weight
- A typical long-term ad lib low-fat diet study
- Meta analysis of low fat diets (2)
- Women's health initiative (WHI) dietary trail (1)
- Women's health initiative (WHI) dietary trail (2)
- Reduction in the incidence of type 2 diabetes
- The NIDDKdiabetes prevention program
- Weight loss with a hypo caloric-low fat diet
- Reduction in diabetes incidence with low fat diet
- Walter Willetts "new healthy diet pyramid"
- Differences between USDA'S/Willett's food pyramid
- Dietary composition of ad lib diets: Willett/USDA
- Major changes from USDA/NMR
- We eat too little whole grain rye bread
- Overweight and soft drinks/potatoes consumption
- Which choice of 1760kj offers most satiety?
- How much food for 1625kj?
- Which choice of 420kj offers most satiety?
- Which choice of 1330kj offers most satiety?
- Almonds as a slimming tool?
- Nutrient content of a weight-reducing diet
- Low glycemic index carbohydrate
- Background
- The glycemic index (GI)
- Predicted GI vs. measured GI
- Results - body weight
- Change in body weight
- Sugar sweetened drinks and the relation to obesity
- The importance of the non-fat component
- Sugar rich beverages increase body weight
- Popular high protein diet books
- Low carbohydrate versus low fat
- Low carbohydrate and physical performance
- More adverse effects
- The south beach diet
- Composition of the south beach diet
- Proposed hierarchy of satiety
- Effect on satiety - how satisfied do you feel?
- Results - 24 hour energy expenditure
- Methods
- High protein diet and in obesity management
- Atkins and other low carbohydrate diets
- The importance of the protein component
- Protein versus carbohydrate
- Changes in protein content and obesity prevalence
- A randomized trial on two low fat diets
- A randomized trial on low fat diets - weight loss
- Protein reduces intra-abdominal fat
- Calcium intake may cause fat loss
- Calcium intake versus fat excretion
- Excretion of fat (% of intake)
- Us recommendations
- Recommendations - institute of medicine, USA
- 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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Talk Citation
Astrup, A. (2007, October 1). Dietary determinants of obesity [Video file]. In The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved March 20, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.69645/MGNB6475.Export Citation (RIS)
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.