Why is it so difficult to lose weight?
Explore the complexities behind the obesity pandemic with "Why is it so difficult to lose weight?", where Prof James Stubbs unravels the challenges of maintaining energy balance. Discover the physiological and behavioral adaptations to weight loss and explore effective intervention strategies to make make loss easier and more sustainable.
You will learn about:
The obesity pandemic
The complexities of energy balance
The physiological and behavioural adaptations to weight loss
Intervention strategies to make weight loss easier
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Professor James Stubbs
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Why is it so difficult to lose weight?
This lecture on "Why is it so difficult to lose weight?" tackles important misconceptions around weight gain and obesity. Prof James Stubbs uses his extensive experience as a researcher in the field of obesity to explore the complex physiological and behavioural adaptations that occur in resposne to weight gain. James also shares insight on strategies to acheive weight loss and to sustain weight loss. Watch now for an eloquent overview of a complex problem that requires a multi-disciplianry approach.
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Professor James Stubbs
Professor James Stubbs is one of the world leaders in the field of obesity research. He is a biopsychologist interested in fundamental and applied approaches to human Appetite and Energy Balance. He has a BA (Biological Anthropology) First Class Hons and a PhD (Human Appetite and Energy Balance) from the University of Cambridge. He worked at the world renown Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health leading the Human Appetite and Energy Balance programme for 13 years. Prior to taking up this post, he held joint appointments as Professor of Behaviour Change and Weight Management at the University of Derby and Senior Research Specialist in a Commercial Weight Management Company.
James has over 30 years experience leading multi-disciplinary collaborations in human behaviour, physiology and psychology of food intake, diet composition, obesity, appetite and energy balance, funded by Research Councils, Scottish Office, EU and industrial collaborations. He has also spent 10 years in industry developing the evidence base for and applied solutions to weight control in the general population, recently focusing on sustained weight loss, relapse prevention and weight maintenance strategies.
James has over 30 years experience leading multi-disciplinary collaborations in human behaviour, physiology and psychology of food intake, diet composition, obesity, appetite and energy balance, funded by Research Councils, Scottish Office, EU and industrial collaborations. He has also spent 10 years in industry developing the evidence base for and applied solutions to weight control in the general population, recently focusing on sustained weight loss, relapse prevention and weight maintenance strategies.
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