| Edition |
Version 1.0. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Holiday lectures on science
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| Note |
The discs include: Four full-length presentations; detailed chapter search by scientific topic; direct access to animations; interviews with the speakers; special features on molecular structures of fat, fat metabolism, and measuring obesity. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Lecture 1. Deconstructing obesity / Jeffrey M. Friedman -- Lecture 2. Understanding fat : syndrome X and beyond / Ronald M. Evans -- Lecture 3. Balancing the fat equation / Ronald M. Evans -- Lecture 4. Exploring obesity : from the depths of the brain to the far Pacific / Jeffrey M. Freidman -- Disc 2. Discussion sessions and interviews. |
| Credits |
Executive producers, Thomas R. Cech, Peter J. Burns ; producer, Dennis Liu. |
| Summary |
In four thought-provoking presentations, Dr. Ronald M. Evans and Dr. Jeffrey Friedman discuss the complex biological systems that control body weight and energy metabolism--and how a better genetic understanding of these processes could lead researchers to treatments that curb obesity and improve public health. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
Includes English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Obesity -- etiology. |
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Body Weight -- physiology. |
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Obesity -- prevention & control. |
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Obesity.
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Obesity -- Physiological aspects.
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| Added Author |
Evans, Ronald M. (Ronald Mark), 1949-
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Friedman, Jeffrey, 1954-
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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| Spine Title |
Obesity |
| Standard No. |
NLM 101301237 |
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