CDC-TV has just released a new video in its "Health Matters" series "Finding a Balance" providing expert perspectives on caloric or "energy" balance and personal stories of how individuals have made changes in their lives to achieve this balance.
Synopsis: More than one third of U.S. adults are obese. Weight gain occurs when you consume more calories than your body uses. Reaching and maintaining a healthy weight will help you prevent and control many diseases and conditions. The key is FINDING A BALANCE in your lifestyle that includes healthy eating and regular physical activity.
The State of our Health, The Health of our State:Obesity in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Medical Society and Hopkinton Community Television have teamed up with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to produce a special one-hour presentation of Physician Focus: The State of our Health, the Health of our State: Obesity in Massachusetts. The show brings together experts in obesity, nutrition, and fitness to highlight the personal and public health aspects of overweight and obesity.
The program has four segments examining the major aspects of obesity: (1) the causes and extent of the problem, (2) the personal and public health effects of obesity, (3) how to improve health through proper nutrition and fitness, and (4) what physicians and public and private organizations are doing to reduce and prevent overweight and obesity.
To increase public awareness about weight bias, the Rudd Center has released three videos demonstrating myths and facts about weight predjudice, and the nature and extent of weight bias at home and in school, and at the doctor's office.
Two of the videos are hosted by former supermodel and activist Emme and feature Rudd Center experts including Rebecca Puhl, PhD, Director of Research & Weight Stigma Initiatives. Each video uses both expert commentary and dramatic representation to address the obstacles obese individuals face with weight bias in American society. The videos also present strategies to help combat this rapidly growing problem.
The Obesity Challenge: What Should the Next President Do?
The Obesity Society, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, National Journal - Washington, D.C 9/19/2007.
The conference looks at the budgetary and health implications of the nation’s rising obesity problem from the perspective of the major presidential candidates as well as health policy experts.
The Charlie Rose Science Series: Obesity and Nutrition
The panel discusses the rise in obesity in the US, along with its accompanying health concerns, such as type 2 diabetes. A number of obesity experts voice their opinions on the best measures to prevent further weight increases and to treat the existing health concerns.
Running Time: 56:40 Release Date: Jun 22, 2007 Charlie Rose - www.charlierose.com
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