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- A Global Perspective on Obesity-Related Health Disparities in the United States (59 min)
Shiriki K. Kumanyika, January 25, 2017 at the Boston University School of Public Health. Dr. Kumanyika is emeritus professor of epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and research professor in the Department of Community Health & Prevention at the Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University. She founded and continues to chair the African American Collaborative Obesity Research Network (AACORN), which now has its national office at the Dornsife School. She served as President of the American Public Health Association during 2015.
- Roettger and Boardman - Parental Incarceration and Gender-based Risks for Increased Body Mass Index: Evidence From the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health in the United States
Parental Incarceration and Gender-based Risks for Increased Body Mass Index: Evidence From the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health in the United States Michael E. Roettger* and Jason D. Boardman American Journal of Epidemiology 2012
- The Sugar Story: A Spoonful Of Addiction Makes The Profits Go Up?
The 1A, WAMU, Tuesday, Aug 22 2017 Our decisions about what to eat are driven by much more than hunger. Social trends, agricultural science and multimillion-dollar industries can make certain vegetables hip or carbs passé, while concerns for overall health sit on the sidelines. One of the major food trends of the last half-century was the movement away from fat. But, research published last year found that the fight against fat was fueled in part by sugar interests. As the New York Times reports: "The documents show that a trade group called the Sugar Research Foundation, known today as the Sugar Association, paid three Harvard scientists the equivalent of about $50,000 in today’s dollars to publish a 1967 review of research on sugar, fat and heart disease. The studies used in the review were handpicked by the sugar group, and the article, which was published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine, minimized the link between sugar and heart health and cast aspersions on the role of saturated fat." Now, with the research in doubt, with diabetes and obesity rates high and with questions rising about whether sugar is addictive, more and more people are turning away from a decades-long sugar habit. Guest host: Stephen Henderson. Guests: Gary Taubes Author of "The Case Against Sugar;" Science writer; @garytaubes Michael Moss Author of "Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us;" former investigative reporter for The New York Times; @MichaelMossC Courtney Gaine PhD, RD President and CEO, the Sugar Association in Washington, DC
- UNC Walk for Health
Co-founded by William “Henry Jr.” Thorpe and Bobby Gersten in 2015, UNC Walk for Health is a global initiative to raise awareness of and provide practical solutions to chronic health conditions. Their overall purpose is to help fulfill the official mission of their alma mater, the University of North Carolina, that is, improve the quality of life for people in this society and solve the biggest problems on the planet.
- Weight bias and obesity stigma: considerations for the WHO European Region
Weight bias is defined as negative attitudes towards, and beliefs about, others because of their weight.1 These negative attitudes are manifested by stereotypes and/or prejudice towards people with overweight and obesity. Prepared for the WHO Regional Office for Europe by Ximena Ramos Salas, with additional input from Jo Jewell and João Breda. The technical review on issues relating to gender, equity and rights was provided by Åsa Nihlén and Isabel Yordi, also of the WHO Regional Office for Europe.