The incidence of obesity is on the increase in affluent societies, and the phenomenon commands increasing attention from health professionals, legislators and the media. This free course, Obesity: balanced diets and treatment, looks at the science behind obesity, examining the dietary, physiological and genetic aspects of the topic.
Overview
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 The components of a balanced diet
- 1 The components of a balanced diet
- 1.1 Balanced energy intake
- 1.2 Inadequate intake
- 1.3 Obesity
- 1.4 Obesity treatment
- 2 Genes, environment and the causes of obesity
- 2 Genes, environment and the causes of obesity
- 2.1 Ron revisited
- 2.2 Experimental studies of energy balance
- 2.3 Obesity – an evolutionary perspective
- 2.4 Obesity and brain reward systems
- 2.5 Obesity and ageing
- 2.6 A gene ‘for’ obesity?
- 2.7 Treatments for obesity
- 2.7.1 Adipose tissue
- 2.8 Summary of Section 2
- Conclusion
- References
- Acknowledgements
