Obesity & Starvation on KQED Forum

August 16, 2006

On Tuesday, August 15, KQED-FM's Forum with Michael Krasny assesses a recent hypothesis on obesity, and how sugar may trigger a starvation reaction in the brain.

Michael Krasny's guest for the hour is Robert Lustig, MD, author of the theory, which was published last week in Nature Clinical Practice: Endocrinology & Metabolism. Lustig is professor of clinical pediatrics, and director of the Weight Assessment for Teen and Child Health (WATCH) Program at UCSF's Children's Hospital.

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"Childhood Obesity Caused by 'Toxic Environment' of Western Diets, Study Says"
August 11, 2006

"Childhood Obesity: Behavioral Aberration or Biochemical Drive? Reinterpreting the First Law of Thermodynamics"

Robert H. Lustig

Nature Clinical Practice: Endocrinology & Metabolism (2006) 2, 447-458

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