Obesity: balanced diets and treatment

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.

• 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