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Here It Is, the “Holy Grail” of Obesity Research
So far on UCTV Prime’s “The Skinny on Obesity,” Dr. Robert Lustig and his UCSF colleagues have alerted us to the monumental scale of the obesity epidemic (it’s not just America anymore) and the...
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Hungry? Full? It’s Possible To Be Both!
As Dr. Robert Lustig explains in the “The Skinny on Obesity: Hunger and Hormones – A Vicious Cycle,” the sensation of hunger has less to do with will power and more to do with the body’s biochemical...
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Quiz: Are You Addicted to Food?
Don't miss "The Skinny on Obesity (Ep. 4): Sugar - A Sweet Addiction" The latest episode in UCTV Prime’s “Skinny on Obesity” series is all about the science of sugar addiction and, if you’re anything...
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Like Mother, Like Infant
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) state that by the year 2030, up to 42% of Americans will be obese, likely making this the first generation in the history of mankind...
View ArticleFour Sweet Tips from Dr. Lustig
If you’ve been following our series “The Skinny on Obesity,” you’ve heard Dr. Robert Lustig explain what happens to the body and the brain when faced with processing excess sugars. But what do we do...
View ArticleStress Beefs Up the Waistline — How Stressed Are You?
The latest ”Skinny on Obesity” episode, “A Fast-Paced, Fast Food Life,” focuses not just on what we put in our mouths, but how we live our lives. UCSF experts Elissa Epel and Barbara Laraia explain the...
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How Sweet is Sweet? An Overview of Sweeteners
The helpful folks at UCSF’s Center for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment (COAST), whose experts are featured in UCTV Prime’s “The Skinny on Obesity” series, offer an overview of sweeteners to...
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Regulating Sugar: It’s All About the Nudge
UCSF health policy Professor Laura Schmidt has plenty to say when it comes to the availability of sugar in the American diet. She agrees with the assement made by her UCSF colleagues in “The Skinny on...
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Regulation of Sugar – Strategies That Work
As suggested by the experts in “The Skinny on Obesity: Drugs, Cigarettes, Alcohol..and Sugar?” public policy intervention is one possible tactic to put the brakes on America’s obesity epidemic. Whether...
View ArticleReigning in Sugar with Regulation –“The Skinny on Obesity” Series Finale
This week we wrap up “The Skinny on Obesity” series with an argument for why obesity is a public health and economic threat that’s worthy of the same treatment as other public health problems like...
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