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Deadly Obesity Epidemic - Ex Interviews

Nine leading experts from scientific journalism, academia, nutritional science and medicine provide insights into the world wide obesity and diabetes epidemic. Since World War II there has been dramatic increase of the people who suffer from obesity and diabetes. Today two thirds of Americans are either overweight or obese. The question is how did this happen. Newly revealed answers to this question and possible solutions are presented in the series as well as the dire consequences economically and medically of not dealing with this deadly epidemic.

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  • Enette Larson-Meyer Ph.D
    Wednesday, November 20
    10:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Professor Larson-Meyer is an Associate Professor of Human Nutrition at the University of Wyoming in Laramie. Dr. Larson Meyer provides an overview of how the minimum daily nutrition requirements set forth by the government have failed us in providing guidelines for good health and weight management.
  • Len Kravitz, Ph.D
    Wednesday, November 13
    10:24 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Dr. Len Kravitz is a leading author, researcher and educator in the field of physical fitness. His focus is on the importance of exercise for weight management. In particular Dr. Kravitz describes his research into high intensity interval training [HIIT] for weight loss and management.
  • Simran Kaur, Mph
    Wednesday, November 13
    10:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Simran Kaur is a well-known public health advocate. She takes up the terrible health problem of childhood obesity and points out the close correlation between poverty and childhood obesity in America.
  • Tahereh Alavi Hojjat, Ph.D
    Wednesday, November 6
    10:20 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Tahereh Alavi Hojjat is a professor and Chair of Economics at DeSales University. Her focus is on the enormous economic cost of the obesity diabetes epidemic. She stresses how the food industry is killing our children.
  • James Hill, Ph.D
    Wednesday, November 6
    10:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Professor James Hill, is one of the world’s foremost experts in obesity and weight management. He emphasizes the relationship between sugar, obesity and long-term chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.