Science of Obesity

Part 1: Obesity the Pandemic without End

Presented by Peter Katzmarzyk, PhD, FTOS

Learning Objectives:

• After participating in this session, attendees should be able to:
  • Describe the time trends and current global distribution in pediatric obesity.
  • Describe the U.S. and global temporal and geographic trends in adult obesity.

Part 2: Genetic Basis of Obesity

Presented by Claude Bouchard, PhD

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the contribution of genetic differences to the risk of human obesity based on observational and experimental studies
• Recognize the complex genomic architecture of human obesity
• Appreciate that the risk of most common forms of obesity is defined by the frequency and effect size of multiple obesity-promoting and thinness-promoting alleles

Part 3: Dietary Supplements for Weight Loss – Fact behind the Fiction

Presented by Steven Heymsfield, MD

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the key features and regulatory pathway for dietary supplements for weight loss.
• Identify the ingredients and their effectiveness that comprise dietary supplements.

Part 4: Weight loss and metabolic rate and adaptation

Presented by Eric Ravussin, PhD

Learning Objectives:

• Results from the Biggest Loser will be presented and discussed.
• The potential mechanisms underlying the metabolic adaptation will be presented
• We will discuss the role of metabolic adaptation in weight loss and weight loss maintenance