The Skinny on Obesity

S1 E1

The Skinny on Obesity — Season 1, Episode 6: A Fast-Paced Fast Food Life

30 min1 season, 9 episodes

Episode synopsis

The pace of modern life is a key contributor to today’s obesity epidemic. UCSF’s Elissa Epel and Barbara Laraia explain the stress connection and offer practical and effective solutions that don’t involve dieting and exercise.

About The Skinny on Obesity

In this Series, Dr. Lustig and his UCSF colleagues dig deeper into the root causes of the obesity epidemic. Discover why what we eat is as important as how much we eat. Understand the effects of stress on obesity rates, and why some predict that the next generation will die younger than the current one due to obesity and the many health problems it causes.

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