Obesity: Lecture Series

Each lecture is viewable via Flash (standard-definition or podcast-sized, with closed-captions and chapter links) or RealPlayer (video only, for slower Internet connections).

Click the Player Help link in the Flash video player for more information.

2004 Holiday Lectures 
The Science of Fat

 

Lecture 1 — Deconstructing Obesity, by Jeffrey M. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D. 
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Lecture 2 — Understanding Fat: Syndrome X and Beyond, by Ronald M. Evans, Ph.D.
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Lecture 3 — Balancing the Fat Equation, by Ronald M. Evans, Ph.D.
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Lecture 4 — Exploring Obesity: From the Depths of the Brain to the Far Pacific, by Jeffrey M. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D. 
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Student discussion session on obesity
Panelists: Ronald M. Evans, Ph.D., Salk Institute for Biological Studies; Jeffrey M. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D., Rockefeller University 
Moderator: Sally Squires, Washington Post 

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For older video formats, visit the Obesity Lectures Archives page.

 

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A series of four Netcast lectures on Obesity and Health has been produced for the US Department of Health and Human Services by the College of Public Health, USF.

Obesity and Diabetes
Frank Diamond, MD
Monday, July 7, 2003, 1:30 - 2:30 pm, Tampa Campus, CIS Studio 1044
VIDEO: 42-100k for all Connections
Powerpoint (.pdf): Diabetes and Obesity

 

Nutritional Aspects of Obesity
Robert J. Campbell, MD
Department of Family Medicine, USF
Monday, July 7, 2003, 1:30 - 2:30 pm, Tampa Campus, CIS Studio 1044
VIDEO: 42-100k for all Connections
Powerpoint (.pdf): The Nutrition of Obesity

 

Cultural Competency in the Management of Obesity
Eric E. Coris, MD
Department of Family Medicine, USF
Monday, July 7, 2003, 1:30 - 2:30 pm, Tampa Campus, CIS Studio 1044
VIDEO: 42-100k for all Connections
Powerpoint (.pdf): Cultural competency in the management of obesity