Author Archive: Joseph Dixon
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 …
Professor John Worobey’s Lecture on Childhood Obesity
Professor John Worobey of Rutgers University provided two background articles for his lecture on obesity in children: 1) “A narrative literature review of the development of obesity in infancy and childhood,” by Sally Robinson, Katie Yardy and Victoria Carter. J Child Health Care 2012 16: 339. 2) “Do not eat the red food!: Prohibition of …
The Seeds of Obesity are Sown in Young Children
One reason the obesity epidemic is a complex problem is that it has different causes at different stages of life, but a major root cause starts at a young age: For young children – It is so easy for parents and caregivers to allow children to watch TV or play computer games rather than to …
“How to Fix the Obesity Crisis” by David H. Freedman
David Freedman wrote the above article that was published in Scientific American, 304: 40-47, 2011 (February issue). The first part is quoted below, but you can find the entire article on the class Sakai site. Please read it for class on January 29, 2014. You can make comments on the article here! “Modern epidemic: For …
First Post – Reason for this Blog
Obesity: Biology, Behavior, and Management – spring 2014- Wednesdays 9:15 am – 12:15 pm Location: 206 Thompson Hall, Cook campus Course Director: Joseph L. Dixon, Ph.D., 132 Thompson Hall Background: The study of obesity provides an excellent opportunity to examine a complex problem from a multidisciplinary perspective. In fact, I believe the greatest surprise from …
How to cure obesity 
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