CC Grand Rounds: (1) The Calculus of Calories: What Mathematics Can Teach Us About Obesity (2) Artificial Sweeteners and Obesity: More than an Association?
Presented by: (1) Kevin Hall, PhD, Senior Investigator, Integrative Physiology Section, Laboratory of Biological Modeling, NIDDK (2) Kristina I. Rother, MD, MHSc, Staff Clinician and Chief, Section on Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Category: Clinical Center Grand RoundsAired date: 02/26/2014 (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - February 27, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Past Events Source Type: video

New Technologies and Behavior Change Interventions: What Can They Do for Each Other?
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Lecture Series New mHealth technologies are proliferating at an astonishing rate, with many new tools being harnessed for behavior change interventions. Because they are inexpensive, transportable, and have broad (and growing) penetration, mHealth tools (e.g., smartphone apps, text messaging, accelerometers/pedometers) have the potential to overcome access barriers and extend the reach of behavioral interventions to the large population that may benefit. The co-emergence of new mHealth tools and new, efficient methodologies for intervention development creates an opportunity to ...
Source: Videocast - All Events - February 12, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video

Demystifying Medicine 2014-Obesity: Etiology, Pathogenesis and Why Weight Loss is Difficult
Presented by: Jack Yanovski, MD, PhD (NICHD) Kevin Hall, PhD (NIDDK) Category: Demystifying MedicineAired date: 02/04/2014 (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - February 7, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Past Events Source Type: video

Demystifying Medicine 2014 - Obesity: Etiology, Pathogenesis and Why Weight Loss is Difficult
Presented by: Jack Yanovski, MD, PhD (NICHD) Kevin Hall, PhD (NIDDK) Category: Demystifying MedicineAired date: 02/04/2014 (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - February 7, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Past Events Source Type: video

CC Grand Rounds: (1) The Calculus of Calories: What Mathematics Can Teach Us About Obesity (2) Artificial Sweeteners and Obesity: More than an Association?
For more information go to http://www.cc.nih.gov/about/news/grcurrent.htmlAir date: 2/26/2014 12:00:00 PM (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - January 29, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video

Demystifying Medicine 2014-Obesity: Etiology, Pathogenesis and Why Weight Loss is Difficult
The 2014 Demystifying Medicine Series, which is jointly sponsored by FAES and NIH, will begin January 7th and includes the presentation of patients, pathology, diagnosis and therapy in the context of major disease problems and current research. Primarily directed toward Ph.D. students, clinicians and program managers, the course is designed to help bridge the gap between advances in biology and their application to major human diseases. Each session includes clinical and basic science components presented by NIH staff and invitees. All students, fellows and staff are welcome, as well. For more information go to http://dem...
Source: Videocast - All Events - January 6, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video

Top Tips To Get Children Eating Healthy Food
Want some hot tips on how to get your children eating healthy? Recent surveys in Britain report that up to 20% of children in this country are obese. It turns out there’s plenty parents can do to ward off this epidemic from their homes. Watch this video! (Source: Streaming Well - Health Videos)
Source: Streaming Well - Health Videos - June 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: video

Preschool BMI Screening
The obesity epidemic is serious business, especially when it comes to kids. Being overweight or obese as a child puts you at risk of being overweight as an adult. And it increases your risk of health problems such as heart disease and diabetes. Experts at Mayo Clinic are working to prevent obesity in kids. They've teamed up with school districts to add body mass index screening to the standard screening kids go through before they start kindergarten. (Source: Mayo Clinic - Medical Edge Video)
Source: Mayo Clinic - Medical Edge Video - May 31, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: video

CC Grand Rounds: (1) How Can We Identify and Address Social Determinants of Obesity? Lessons Learned from Dallas County, Texas (2) The Potential for Glycated Albumin to Replace A1C in African Descent Populatons
Presented by: (1) Tiffany M. Powell-Wiley, MD, MPH, Assistant Clinical Investigator, Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Branch, Division of Intramural Research, NHLBI and Applied Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Populations Sciences, NCI (2) Anne E. SumnCategory: Clinical Center Grand RoundsAired date: 02/27/2013 (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - February 27, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Past Events Source Type: video

CC Grand Rounds: (1) How Can We Identify and Address Social Determinants of Obesity? Lessons Learned from Dallas County, Texas (2) The Potential for Glycated Albumin to Replace A1C in African Descent Populatons
CC Grand Rounds: (1) How Can We Identify and Address Social Determinants of Obesity? Lessons Learned from Dallas County, Texas (2) The Potential for Glycated Albumin to Replace A1C in African Descent PopulationsFor more information go to http://www.cc.nih.gov/about/news/grcurrent.htmlAir date: 2/27/2013 12:00:00 PM (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - February 4, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video