Monthly Archives: February, 2014
Is lower ability to burn fatty acids in muscle a contributor to adult obesity? A Lecture presented by Dr. Greg Henderson
Gregory C. Henderson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Exercise Science & Sport Studies School of Art and Sciences Rutgers University http://www.exsci.rutgers.edu/faculty/full-time-faculty/441-gregory-henderson Dr. Henderson’s research is focused upon effects of exercise on macronutrient metabolism in humans. Differences between men and women, and effects of aging are of central interest. Dr. Henderson’s approach is to administer non-radioactive …
Exercise and Obesity: The Right Kind of Exercise is Important – Dr. James Levine and NEAT
In my nutrition and health class, students always ask about the role of structured exercise (done in a gym or at home on a treadmill, etc.) in treating obesity. I let them figure it out for themselves. I give them an assignment where they calculate their daily energy expenditure and I have them list their …
New Study Supports Case that Obesity Begins in Early Childhood
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (370: 403-311, 2014; January 30, 2014) supports the notion that the development of an overweight condition and/or obesity in early childhood are important causes of the increase in obesity rates in the US. In this study, 7738 children who were in kindergarten during the 1998–1999 …
How to cure obesity 
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