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The Open University

Obesity: balanced diets and treatment

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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.

Syllabus

  • 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

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